Stetson University hosted the Templeton Business Ethics Case Competition where 20 schools from across country participated on February 21-22, 2019. Wake Forest students, Rory Britt (’21) and Indy Cousin (’21) placed first in the Competition with Pennsylvania State University taking second place, Clemson University coming in third and Elon University securing fourth place. The top four teams received cash prizes and trophies. Undergraduate students from 20 invited institutions across the country had the opportunity to analyze and present arguments on a contemporary business issue tied to financial, legal and ethical issues.
“We started hosting this competition five years ago because we saw a rising interest in co-curricular programming that gives students relevant, practical experience in solving business ethical and legal dilemmas. Over the years our cases have ranged across several areas of business activity from employee rights issues to environmental issues to this year’s gender equity case,” explained Jim Beasley, Ph.D., professor of management and co-director of the event. “Teaching students how to deal with these complex ethical issues in business is the primary mission of hosting such an event as the Templeton.”
For more information regarding the competition: https://www.stetson.edu/today/2019/02/showcasing-business-ethics%EF%BB%BF/