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Guest Speaker Michele Edwards: The Volkswagen Scandal
Michele spoke with students about her experience as a forensic accountant, and the importance of keeping one's word.
December 7, 2023
The Sam M. Walton College of Business began the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative in January 2020 to bring a more comprehensive, strategic and influential approach to business ethics for our students and other stakeholders.
Michele spoke with students about her experience as a forensic accountant, and the importance of keeping one's word.
December 7, 2023
In this week’s episode, Cindy Moehring sits down with Ty Smith, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL, and founder and CEO of CommSafe AI, a tech company that disrupts emerging threats of unethical behavior 24/7 using AI.
May 5, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring chats with Vivienne Ming, a self-described mad scientist, theoretical neuroscientist, AI expert, entrepreneur, author, and is well-known for her research and inventions.
April 28, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Lukas Biewald, former founder and CEO of Figure Eight, and current founder and CEO of Weights and Biases, sits down with Cindy Moehring to discuss his experience and efforts to better the future of AI and machine learning.
April 21, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Join in as Cindy Moehring talks with Wilson Pang about designing responsible AI systems from conception to deployment in a world where technology moves incredibly fast.
April 14, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring is joined by Jerry Jones, EVP and Chief Ethics and Legal Officer of LiveRamp, a data enablement platform.
April 7, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Wendell Wallach, renowned bioethicist, author, and Senior Fellow of the Carnegie Council, joins Cindy Moehring to discuss trending ethical concerns of emerging technologies including AI, bioethics, and the metaverse.
March 31, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Rama Akkiraju, an IBM Fellow, IBM Academy Member, IBM Master Inventor, and Director of IBM’s Watson Division, is a pioneer in applying AI to solve real world problems.
March 17, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, co-author of Real World AI and Director of Product Management at Blue Shield California, sits down with Cindy Moehring to explain the difficulties and benefits of managing engineers as someone without an extensive background in technology.
March 10, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Sam Charrington, software engineer, entrepreneur and TWIML podcast host joins Cindy Moehring and sheds light on what lies behind the tech buzzwords.
March 3, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring chats with Hal Daumé, senior principal researcher at Microsoft and professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, to explore the intersection of ethics and technology.
February 24, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Join in as the two talk about the technologies changing what it means to be human, metaverse experiences, ethics surrounding digital heath statuses, and the new age of “surveillance capitalism.”
February 17, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring chats with Peter Singer, strategist at New America, Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and principal at Useful Fiction LLC.
February 14, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring visits with Kara Hill, Corporate Chief Information Officer and Transformation Lead at FIS, to learn more about ethics in the fintech world.
February 3, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Former Razorback and current President of Mercy NWA visits host Cindy Moehring in this incredible new episode of the BIS podcast.
January 27, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
In the first episode of the BIS Season 5, Cindy visits with Thomas E. Creely, the director of Ethics & Emerging Military Technology Graduate Program at the US Naval War College.
January 20, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Tune into this special episode of the BIS and hear Cindy Moehring’s discussion with Lisa Newman-Wise and Kwasi Mitchell of Deloitte as they explain how they came to their current positions.
December 16, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
This week’s episode of the BIS sees Cindy conversing with Anthony Campagna, Managing Director at ISS and Kevin Spellman, Senior Advisor to ISS and adjunct professor at IE Business School in Spain.
December 9, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Tune in to listen as Cindy and Maria chat about Control Risks' assistance in ensuring ESG compliance, how companies assess their supply chains, and the importance of businesses recognizing the impact they have on their communities.
December 1, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
This special episode of The BIS features Walton College professor Dan Worrell and Cindy Moehring talking about the history of CSR into what we now know as ESG.
November 17, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring chats with Andrew Ciafardini, Chief Sustainability and Global Public Policy Officer at FIS to discuss his incredibly diverse career.
November 11, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
On this new episode of the BIS podcast, Cindy Moehring speaks with Page Motes, Head of Global Sustainability at Dell Technologies.
November 4, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
In this new episode of the BIS, Cindy Moehring chats with Andy Reuben, the first Chief Sustainability Officer at Walmart and the CEO/founder of Trove, a white-label platform that helps companies resell their products and create a sustainable circular economy.
October 28, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring is joined by Jon White, Managing Director at Omega Compliance, a Hong Kong-based organization that provides monitoring and guidance for ethical supply chain systems.
October 21, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring is joined by Alanna Fishman to discuss current environmental, social, and corporate governance, a practice that has gained increasing relevance in the business world.
October 14, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Matt Friedman, international human trafficking expert and esteemed public speaker, sits down with Cindy Moehring on this episode of The BIS.
October 7, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
In this episode, Cindy Moehring chats with Louis Bowen, CEO and Chairman of Asia Capital Management (ACM) Group.
September 30, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
On this episode of The BIS, Cindy Moehring chats with Ed Huber, Chief Sustainability Officer at Clorox.
September 22, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring’s guest is Kevin Bales, author, professor at the University of Nottingham, UK, and leading expert on contemporary slavery.
September 16, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
On this episode of The BIS, Cindy Moehring chats with Lisa Morden, VP of Safety and Sustainability at Kimberly-Clark.
September 9, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring sits down with Craig Harper, Chief Sustainability Officer at J.B. Hunt Transportation Services to discuss J.B. Hunt’s first sustainability report and the company’s journey towards a more ecologically responsible, inclusive, and safe set of business practices.
September 2, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Julie Kane, former Chief Executive Compliance Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and current board member at Siga Technologies, joins Cindy Moehring for the latest installment of The Business Integrity School.
April 29, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Deborah Majoras, Chief Legal Officer at Proctor & Gamble, joins Cindy Moehring to discuss the implications of business ethics in the corporate world.
April 22, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Melissa is currently the Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Eli Lilly and Company.
April 15, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Join Cindy Moehring as she talks with Dina Howell, board director for Spin Master and former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi X. Moehring and Howell discuss how critical it is for companies to have a strong, shared purpose and the importance of building trust between all stakeholders in the business ecosystem.
April 8, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
As CEO of Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI), Pat Harned is a true thought leader when it comes to empowering organizations to build and sustain high-quality ethics and compliance programs.
April 1, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Michael Bender, president and CEO of Eyemart Express, sits down with Cindy Moehring on this episode of The BIS. With experience in both public and private companies, Bender shares his unique view of the effect of the stakeholder theory in each sector.
March 25, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Vikas Anand is the Executive Director of MBA Programs and Graduate Innovation at the Walton College of Business.
March 18, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Vikas Anand is the Executive Director of MBA Programs and Graduate Innovation at the Walton College of Business.
March 11, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
In this episode, host Cindy Moehring sits down with Global Vice President of Ethics and Compliance at Anheuser-Busch InBev, Matt Galvin.
March 4, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
In this episode, host Cindy Moehring sits down with Global Co-Chair of Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice Charles “Chuck” Duross to discuss his lengthy career in the law deaing with white collar crime, business ethics and compliance.
February 25, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Join Cindy Moehring as she and Richard engage in an insightful conversation about white-collar crime and the future of business ethics.
February 11, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Cindy Moehring and Leo Mackay discuss the differences in ethics and compliance in the Navy vs corporate America.
February 5, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Eugene sits down with Cindy Moehring in this episode to discuss his experience interviewing over 50 white-collar criminals including Bernie Madoff.
January 28, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Walt Pavlo, a contributor at New York University School of Law’s program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement Program.
January 21, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
For our final episode of Season 2 of The BIS podcast, we’re honored to have Andrew Stark, professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto. Stark is also the author of the HBR article “What’s the Matter with Business Ethics?” Throughout season 2, we’ve been referencing this article to pull insights and look towards what the future of business ethics entails. Join us as Cindy Moehring and Stark discuss where the field of business ethics has been and where it’s heading.
December 22, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
She started in the business world, but now teaches in academia. We are excited to introduce our next guest, Ann Tenbrunsel, a true leader in the field of business ethics.
December 17, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Celia Moore, professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Imperial College Business School in London is our next guest. Celia's teaching sits at the epicenter of leadership and ethics with a focus on supporting individuals to enact their moral agency responsibly.
December 10, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
We're staying close to home for this episode of The BIS! This week Cindy is interviewing Professor Jennifer Kish-Gephart from the University of Arkansas. Professor Kish-Gephart's research is based on why individuals behave unethically in the workplace particularly through the lens of emotions, moral disengagement, and the non-conscious.
December 3, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
She's been seen on her Ted Talks by over 12 million, is one of the top 100 media executives by the Hollywood Reporter, and is the author of 6 books. Now, Margaret Heffernan is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath sharing her practical experience with students.
November 19, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Kirsten Martin is a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza School of Business. Kirsten is a nationally recognized expert in privacy, technology and corporate responsibility.
November 12, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
He started as a medical doctor and psychiatrist by training, but now, this week's podcast guest, Gianpiero Petriglieri, is a professor of organizational behavior and expert on leadership and learning in the workplace. Petriglieri talks with Cindy Moehring about the relationship between leadership and ethics along with his thoughts on where the field of business ethics should be heading in the future.
November 5, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
He started as a medical doctor and psychiatrist by training, but now, this week's podcast guest, Gianpiero Petriglieri, is a professor of organizational behavior and expert on leadership and learning in the workplace. Petriglieri talks with Cindy Moehring about the relationship between leadership and ethics along with his thoughts on where the field of business ethics should be heading in the future.
October 29, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
He started as a medical doctor and psychiatrist by training, but now, this week's podcast guest, Gianpiero Petriglieri, is a professor of organizational behavior and expert on leadership and learning in the workplace. Petriglieri talks with Cindy Moehring about the relationship between leadership and ethics along with his thoughts on where the field of business ethics should be heading in the future.
October 22, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
We have the immense pleasure of having Ed Freeman, university professor and academic director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. As the author and editor of over 30 volumes and 150 articles in the areas of stakeholder management, business strategy, and business ethics, Freeman is a true luminary in his field. Most recently, Freeman is known for his new book The Power of And, and his new documentary, Fishing with Dynamite, available on iTunes. Join us as Cindy Moehring and Ed Freeman discuss the stakeholder theory, Freeman's contributions to the field of business ethics, and where the future of business ethics education is heading.
October 15, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
We head outside of the United States to talk with Professor Dirk Matten on this episode of The BIS Podcast. As the founding director of the Center for Excellence and Responsible Business at York University, Dr. Matten has gained a wealth of knowledge that he shares with Dr. Cindy Moehring. Dr. Moehring and Dr. Matten share their insights on what direction they believe business ethics education should be heading for the future.
October 8, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Dr. Cindy Moehring and Jeffrey Moriarty discuss his research on the ethical aspect of compensation arrangements including CEO compensation his role and the impact the Hoffman Center for Business Ethics has, and where business ethics is going in the future to best prepare students heading into the workforce.
October 1, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
In this episode of the BIS: Business Integrity School Podcast, Cindy Moehring sits down with Mary Gentile, creator and director of “Giving Voice to Values” (GVV). Mary’s approach has advanced the ethics field by asking a completely different question. Once you know what you think the right thing to do is, how do you go about about getting it done? This action-oriented step is a practical addition to the necessary awareness and analysis of issues.
September 24, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
In the latest episode of The BIS: Business Integrity School Podcast, Cindy Moehring speaks with Professor John Hasnas from Georgetown University. Their shared passion for business law and business ethics is evident in this episode of the Business Integrity School.
September 17, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
In the age of technology and artificial intelligence, it’s more important than ever to ensure the algorithms are transparent, explainable, and understandable. Technology can’t work without humans, human programming, and human intervention. This episode gives practical tips on how algorithms can be used effectively and ethically. Your resource for practical business ethics tips, from the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
September 10, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
In the age of technology and artificial intelligence, it’s more important than ever to ensure the algorithms are transparent, explainable, and understandable. Technology can’t work without humans, human programming, and human intervention. This episode gives practical tips on how algorithms can be used effectively and ethically. Your resource for practical business ethics tips, from the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
July 22, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
With the increase of supply chains that span the globe and involve multiple links in the chain, there is potential for forced labor. Who is in charge when this happens? Who bears the burden? This episode explains the business ethics principle of avoiding forced labor, and how to put it into practice. Your resource for practical business ethics tips, from the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
July 9, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Trust is a fundamental building block of developing and retaining customers. When it comes to the contracts, both express and implied, that have been agreed upon, trust is more important than ever. This video provides examples of companies that lost this trust and gives practical tips for living up to the terms of your contract. Your resource for practical business ethics tips, from the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
July 2, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
In the age of #MeToo, respecting other’s autonomy is at the forefront of the media. But when work cultures sometimes blur lines, how do you respond? This episode breaks down actionable tips you can use to practice the business ethics principle of avoiding discrimination and harassment.
June 25, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Being fraudulent or deceitful isn’t always out of malice or intent to harm. Unfortunately, it often comes out of arrogance and hubris. Watch to learn more about how to use three simple tips to practice the business ethics principle of refraining from fraud.
June 18, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
The pressure of situations can make speaking up difficult to do. However, it is an important aspect of the practice of business ethics. This episode offers practical ways you can find and use your voice.
June 11, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
This video explores how people decide which companies to trust. Research has shown that people base their trust in a company on two things: the company’s ethics and competence, but the two are not equally weighted. Ethics is 3x more important. Watch this episode to learn more about how you can establish trust with your customers by focusing on business ethics.
June 4, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Business ethics often seems impractical and hard to grasp, but here are examples and practical tips on how to better understand and apply business ethics. This episode provides insight into the 6 principles for practicing business ethics effectively.
May 28, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Business ethics is an integral part of the corporate world. This introductory video offers information on how it applies to everyone in business, and the importance of integrating the topic in a practical way throughout a business school’s curriculum. Continue through this series to learn more about the principles of business ethics and how you can apply them.
May 21, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Michele spoke with students about her experience as a forensic accountant, and the importance of keeping one's word.
December 7, 2023
Learn from experts about the importance of keeping your word and following through with your actions.
August 24, 2023
Founder & Executive Chair Cindy Moehring outlines how the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative has accomplished so much in just a few years.
July 31, 2023 | By Cindy Moehring
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and DALL-E are disrupting the business world. How can leaders optimize this technology while keeping ethical guidelines?
June 30, 2023 | By Cindy Moehring
Its successful whistleblower program plays an important role in the SEC's mission to protect investors, maintain fair markets, and facilitate capital formation.
May 30, 2023 | By Cindy Moehring
What can businesses do to fight child labor abuse? Cindy Moehring provides five proactive steps businesses can take to address this core ethical issue.
April 27, 2023 | By Cindy Moehring
Public trust in business is high compared to how the public perceives government, media, and NGOs. What can businesses do to maintain and further this trust?
March 30, 2023 | By Cindy Moehring
What to do about ChatGPT and generative AI technology? Businesses could use ethical guidelines and human editing to account for some of its cons.
March 3, 2023 | By Cindy Moehring
OIn October. 10, the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative continued its “Let’s Talk” series with speaker Sherron Watkins, former VP of Enron, and famous whistleblower of Enron.
October 14, 2022 | By Yonatan Khaitas
On Sept. 14, the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative kicked off its Let’s Talk speaker series with Mary Gentile, Ph.D., author of Giving Voice to Values, a pioneering business curriculum for values-driven leadership.
September 20, 2022 | By Aliza Wrigley
Set a tone, and create a culture that can address challenges.
September 9, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
This program will teach you how to speak up when you know something is wrong, and how to create a culture where people are empowered to stand up.
August 8, 2022
On April 6, the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative concluded its spring Let’s Talk About Ethical Artificial Intelligence speaker series with Jerry Jones, executive vice president and chief ethics officer of Live Ramp and special advisor to Club de Madrid.
April 19, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
On March 9, the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative continued its spring Let’s Talk About Ethical Artificial Intelligence speaker series with Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, the co-author of our book of the semester Real World AI.
March 18, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
Last week, The Walton College of Business was joined by Pete W. Singer to begin this semester’s Let’s Talk about Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) speaker series. Singer is a leading futurist, a Strategist at New America, a New York Times Bestselling author, and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University.
February 16, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
The Spring 2022 Let’s Talk program, produced by the Walton College Business Integrity Leadership Initiative and sponsored by J.B. Hunt consists of a speaker series and a book and is focused on ethical artificial intelligence (AI).
January 7, 2022 | By Cindy Moehring
On Nov. 9, University of Arkansas students and employees of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., gathered in-person and virtually for the “Preventing Human Trafficking” workshop hosted by the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative and sponsored by J.B. Hunt.
November 24, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Trucking industry executives and staff came together recently to raise awareness of human trafficking that affects about 40 million people worldwide.
November 11, 2021 | By Jeff Della Rosa
On October 12, I sat down for a wonderful talk on Zoom with Matthew Friedman. Friedman is an accomplished author and chief executive officer of the Mekong Club, an organization that ensures businesses and individuals work to create a slave-free world.
October 25, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Speakers and panelists provided insights into the value and ethics of blockchain systems and noted that anything can be represented as a token of the technology. The discussions took place Friday (Oct. 8) as part of a virtual event hosted by the University of Arkansas Blockchain Center of Excellence.
October 9, 2021 | By Jeff Della Rosa
On September 24, we had the pleasure of listening to Kevin Bales over a Zoom conference call. Bales is the co-founder of Free the Slaves, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, and accomplished author.
September 28, 2021 | By Cindy Moehring
Eugene Soltes, our fourth and final guest speaker for this semester’s Let’s Talk about Fraud program, joined us on the evening March 17. Soltes, a professor at Harvard Business School and author of our book of the semester, “Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal”, shared his research and observations via Zoom to Walton College students, staff, faculty, and members of the community.
March 24, 2021
Charles “Chuck” Duross, our third guest speaker for this semester’s Let’s Talk about Fraud series, joined us on the evening of March 3 and shared his experiences via Zoom to over 230 participants, most of whom were students studying multiple majors at the University of Arkansas.
March 9, 2021
Richard Bistrong was the second guest speaker for the Spring 2021 semester’s Let’s Talk about Fraud series.
February 23, 2021
Walt Pavlo, the first guest speaker for this semester’s Let’s Talk about Fraud series, spoke on Jan. 27 via Zoom.
February 3, 2021
“This semester’s program was designed to give participants first-hand insight into what white collar crime is, why people do it, and how it can be avoided” said Cindy Moehring, Founder and Executive Chair of the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative.
January 27, 2021
Over the course of the fall 2020 semester, the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, held weekly workshops for students, faculty, and the NWA community to further the conversation on systemic racism and provide guidance on an action-oriented approach to speaking up against racism.
January 4, 2021
Ijeoma Oluo spoke via Zoom at the University of Arkansas for the Let’s Talk program on integrity and race. The event was a huge success with over 600 attendees.
January 4, 2021
A spring program about white collar crime. What it is. Why people do it. How to recognize it.
December 18, 2020
Mary Gentile, author of Giving Voice to Values, came to the University of Arkansas on September 29th to discuss how people can effectively voice their personal values. The virtual event on Zoom drew in over 150 people and the audience included students, faculty, staff, prominent business professionals, and other members of the NWA community.
November 12, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Virus-tracing software has become a controversial tool in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, and its success or failure is largely in the hands of the tech industry.
September 3, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
A book, workshop, and speaker series for students, faculty, and staff at the Sam M. Walton College of Business to initiate, inform, and enhance discussions about what racism is, how to speak up about it, and engage in productive dialogue.
August 18, 2020
The ever-increasing and pervasive existence of technology in our lives makes the ethical use of it more important than ever.
July 16, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
A full two-thirds of the world’s supply of cobalt is found in the Congo, and tech companies need it to make the lithium-ion batteries in phones, computers and almost every other rechargeable gadget.
July 8, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
A company’s commitment to honor its contract terms – explicit and implicit – is one of the six principles for practicing business ethics effectively.
July 2, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
The #metoo movement is a practical way of thinking about one of the six principles for the practice of business ethics – respect everyone’s autonomy.
June 25, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
The hardest integrity lessons to learn are often the ones that seem so simple. It pays to be reminded of them because managers slip up on the seemingly easy things and ruin their careers, over and over again.
June 18, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Let’s look at those four scenarios and how you, as a leader, can better ensure your organization’s culture is positioned to either prevent unethical behavior or quickly nip it in the bud.
June 11, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
This year’s Edelman trust barometer reveals that despite a strong global economy and near full employment, none of the four main societal institutions scored high enough to be considered trusted. None of them.
June 4, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring
Business schools have a role to play here in making sure current and future business leaders learn from these situations and avoid making the same mistakes.
May 20, 2020 | By Cindy Moehring