Business Ethics Department
Head: Joan Fontrodona
Business is not merely a realm for profit maximizing; it is also a human reality. As such, human excellence can manifest itself in the decisions and conduct of individuals and organizations.
Our Department of Business Ethics is committed to highlighting ethics as essential to and at the core of business activity and decision-making. The complexities of a global and dynamic business world, where non-economic and economic concerns coexist, give ethics a vital role in guiding human action, always with the potential for human excellence in mind.
Founded within the framework of IESE’s mission to serve society, especially the business world, the department is committed to training future managers to consider business ethics in their analysis of business problems.
Coursework includes Leading Organizations: Systems, Values and Ethics, Christian Anthropology, Christian Humanism and Business Culture and Social and Political Ideas for Business.
Through their research, the department’s faculty is bringing the most recent and influential ideas in business ethics to the academic and business community. Some of their findings have been published in books and prestigious journals such as The Journal of Business Ethics and Business and Society Review.
Conferences
We have pioneered the organization of conferences and forums in the field such as The International Symposium on Business, Ethics and Society, with more than 20 editions, and the Humanizing the Firm and the Management Profession workshop.
In addition, faculty members regularly participate in the following conferences:
- European Business Ethics Network (EBEN)
- Society for Business Ethics (SBE)
- International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE)
- International Symposia on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education
- Corporate government regulation
- Performance appraisal systems & incentive systems
- Pricing policies and product profitability: activity-based costing
Areas of expertise
- Ethical foundations of management
- The role of business in society
- Corporate social responsibility
- Ethics and decision-making
- Humanism in organizational cultures
- Corporate corruption and fraud
Emeritus.
Emeritus.
Publications
Journal Articles (refereed)
Journal Articles (refereed)
VIVES, J., SCHREMPF-STIRLING, J., CORAIOLA, D. M. (2024). Dealing with organizational legacies of irresponsibility. Academy of Management Perspectives, 38 (3), 286-303. doi:10.5465/amp.2022.0126.
MELÉ, D. (2024). What is the humanistic and ethical value of the “logic of gift” in business relationships? A conceptual approach. Business and Society Review. doi:10.1111/basr.12361. (Online first)
MATSER, I., FONTRODONA, J., VAN WASSENHOVE, L. (2023). Guest editorial. Driving impact through responsible investing and finance. Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal, 14 (5), 917-921. doi:10.1108/SAMPJ-08-2023-606.
CAVOTTA, V., PALAZZO, G., VACCARO, A. (2023). Mobilizing after corporate environmental irresponsibility in a community of place. A Framing microprocess perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 182 (4), 1155-1169. doi:10.1007/s10551-021-04983-1.
VIVES, J., VAN DER MERWE, H. (2023). Remedy and Accountability a Decade after the Marikana Massacre. Business and Human Rights Journal, 8 (1), 115-119. doi:10.1017/bhj.2023.2.
MELÉ, D. (2023). La interacción entre personas en la empresa: ¿pueden complementarse mutuamente los enfoques de Pérez López y Wojtyla? Empresa y Humanismo, 26 (1), 121-152. doi:10.15581/015.XXVI.1.121-152.
FONTRODONA, J., MELÉ, D. (2022). Thinking about the future of work. Promoting dignity and human flourishing. Humanistic Management Journal, 7 (2), 181-188. doi:10.1007/s41463-022-00136-2.
JIMÉNEZ-YÁÑEZ, R.-M., FONTRODONA, J. (2022). The impact of the SDGs on non-financial corporate communications. An analysis of CaixaBank reports (2013-2019). Iberica (43), 235-259. doi:10.17398/2340-2784.43.235.
DOMINGO, VIANNEY, V., MELÉ, D. (2022). Re-thinking management: insights from western classical humanism. Humanistic management: what can we learn from classical humanism? Humanistic Management Journal, 7 (1), 1-21. doi:10.1007/s41463-021-00115-z.
MELÉ, D. (2021). Ethics at the workplace in the fourth industrial revolution. A Catholic social teaching perspective. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 30 (4), 72 -783. doi:10.1111/beer.12368.
Working Papers
Working Papers
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2019). ¿Es la paciencia una virtud apropiada para un directivo? (WP-1227). Barcelona: IESE.
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2018). Oeconomicae et Pecuniariae Quaestiones: una reflexión desde la economía (WP-1208). Barcelona: IESE.
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2017). El hogar: próposito, función, trabajo y cuidado (WP-1182). Barcelona: IESE.
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2017). Work in the Firm: Collective Action and Common Good (WP-1186-E). Barcelona: IESE.
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2017). The Home: Purpose, Function, Work and Care (WP-1182-E). Barcelona: IESE.
Proceedings
Proceedings
VELMER, S., RAMUS, T., VACCARO, A. (2023). Union with diverging goals. How collaboration unfolds if partners are driven by heterogeneous logics. In Academy of Management (Ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings.
VELMER, S., RAMUS, T., VACCARO, A. (2023). Leveraging Ethical Claims for Nonethical Purposes. In Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Ed.), Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings.
MONGELLI, L., RULLANI, F., VACCARO, A., VERSARI, P. (2020). Social business hybrids' diversification. Effects on socioeconomic combined performance. Academy of Management Proceedings.
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2019). La Educación Financiera y la función social de las instituciones financieras. En José M. Domínguez Martínez (Ed.), Educación Financiera: Realidades y retos (pp. 152 - 154).
MELÉ, D. (2018). Meanings of Work in Catholic Social Teaching- Dialogue with "Meaningful Work" in Organizational Studies. In Antonio Argandoña Rámiz & Francisco Javier Insa Gómez (a cura di) (Ed.), Work in a Human Economy: Business and Common Good in a Changing Society. Atti del Convegno "The Heart of Work" Pontificia Università della Santa Croce. Roma, 19-20 ottobre 2017, Volume IV/5 (pp. 95 - 113). Edizioni Santa Croce.
Articles in other publications
Articles in other publications
GKEREDAKIS, M. (2024). Ethics in action. IESE Business School Insight (168), pp. 56-63.
GKEREDAKIS, M. (2024). La decisión correcta. IESE Business School Insight (168), pp. 56-63.
HEALY, P. M. (2024). Así puedes prevenir los delitos corporativos. IESE Business School Insight (167), pp. 76-83.
HEALY, P. M. (2024). Deter corporate crime with a culture of integrity. IESE Business School Insight (167), pp. 76-83.
MELÉ, D. (2023). La interacción entre personas en la empresa ¿pueden complementarse mutuamente los enfoques de Pérez López y Wojtyla? Empresa y Humanismo, 26 (1), 121-152. doi:10.15581/015.XXVI.1.121-152.
Books
Books
MELÉ, D. (2024). The Humanistic person-centered company. Conceptual foundations. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
VACCARO, A. (2022). Compliance beyond compliance. Managing organizations with integrity. Madrid: Mc-Graw Hill.
MELÉ, D. (2022). Ética Profesional. Ediciones UC - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
MELÉ, D. (2020). El valor humano y cristiano del trabajo. Enseñanzas de S. Juan Pablo II. Barañáin: EUNSA. Ediciones Universidad de Navarra.
VACCARO, A. (2020). Lo Spionaggio aziendale. Soveria Mannelli (Italia): Rubbettino Editore.
Edited books
Edited books
VACCARO, A., RAMUS, T. (2022). Social innovation and social enterprises. Toward a holistic perspective. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
SCHLAG, M., MELÉ, D. (2019). A Catholic Spirituality for Business: The Logic of Gift. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.
MELÉ, D., SCHLAG, M. (2015). Humanism in Economics and Business. Perspectives of the Catholic Social Tradition. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
MELÉ, D., DIERKSMEIER, C. (2012). Human Development in Business. Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical 'Caritas in Veritate'. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.
MELÉ, D., CASTELLÀ, J. M. (2010). El desarrollo humano integral. comentarios interdisciplinares a la Encíclica "Caritas in veritate" de Benedicto XVI. Barcelona: Iter.
Book Chapters
Book Chapters
MELÉ, D. (2024). La subjetividad de la persona en la acción emprendedora. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 35-42). Barcelona: Gestión 2000.
ARGANDOÑA, A. (2024). La empresa es una communidad de personas. En R.M. Fité, P. Nueno, K. Mehta, and J. Vilà (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 43-52). Barcelona: Gestión 2000.
MELÉ, D. (2024). Supremacía de la dimensión subjetiva del trabajo. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P. ; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas emrpesariales (pp. 273-290). Barcelona: Gestión 2000.
MELÉ, D. (2023). Profesor y referente entrañable. En Fernández, Fernando & Andrés-Gallego, José (Eds.), Sobre José Luis Illanes, persona y obra. Madrid: Ideas y Libros Ediciones.
BURGOS, J. M., MELÉ, D. (2023). Personalism. In Poff, D. ; Michalos, A. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Studies
Studies
MARTÍNEZ, B., FONTRODONA, J. (2024). Hacia una economía descarbonizada. Estrategias para combatir el calentamiento global. IESE.
FONTRODONA, J., MARTÍNEZ, B. (2024). Benefit corporations y sociedades de beneficio e interés colectivo. Un movimiento en auge.. Cuaderno 59. IESE.
MARTÍNEZ, B., FONTRODONA, J. (2024). La gestión empresarial de la huella hídrica: clave para un desarrollo sostenible. Cuaderno 58. IESE.
FONTRODONA, J., MARTÍNEZ, B. (2023). La gestión sostenible de proveedores. Cuaderno 57: Extendiendo el liderazgo y el impacto de las empresas. IESE.
MARTÍNEZ, B., FONTRODONA, J. (2023). Sostenibilidad y Formación Profesional Dual. Una oportunidad para la implicación de las empresas. Cuaderno no 55. IESE.
Cases
Cases
ARIAS PADILLA, D., FONTRODONA, J. (2024). Gavi the Vaccin Alliance - Fundación "la Caixa": La Alianza para la Vacunación Infantil. IESE, BE-225.
ARIAS PADILLA, D., FONTRODONA, J. (2024). Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance-"la Caixa" Foundation: the Alliance for Childhood Vaccination. IESE, BE-225-E.
VACCARO, A. (2023). A letter to my former professor. IESE, BE-219-E.
FONTRODONA, J. (2023). Marshall Bradley en Hoffman & Lucas (A). IESE, BE-220.
FONTRODONA, J. (2023). Marshall Bradley en Hoffman & Lucas (B). IESE, BE-223.
Technical Notes
Technical Notes
CALLEJA, R., GARCÍA DE SANTOS, T. (2024). Reformist II: strategies for change. IESE, BEN-161-E.
CALLEJA, R., GARCÍA DE SANTOS, T. (2024). Reformista II: estrategias de cambio. IESE, BEN-161.
CALLEJA, R. (2024). Reformista III: virtudes, habilidades y herramientas. IESE, BEN-162.
CALLEJA, R., GARCÍA DE SANTOS, T. (2024). Organizational ethics. IESE, BEN-163-E.
GONZÁLEZ-PERALTA, O. (2023). The role of business in society. IESE, BEN-158-E.