A Knowledge@Wharton Special Report
Remembering Thomas Dunfee
Knowledge@Wharton notes with great sorrow the passing of Thomas W. Dunfee, chairman of Wharton's Legal Studies and Business Ethics department and former vice dean of the school's undergraduate division. A lawyer by training and an internationally recognized pioneer in business education, Tom brought the subject of business ethics to the Wharton school curriculum and established the school as a leading center for business ethics research.
Among many other Wharton projects, he helped to create both the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research and the business ethics program. On national and international levels, he was a leader in both the Society for Business Ethics and the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics. Through these activities and his leadership roles in other professional associations, he was instrumental in firmly establishing business ethics research and teaching as priorities at both Wharton and numerous other business schools.
Closer to home, he was an early and enthusiastic supporter of Knowledge@Wharton, where his name has regularly appeared. We link to some of his many contributions below.
Baseball, Steroids and Business Ethics: How Breaches of Trust Can Change the Game
Feb 20, 2008
Current Controversies in Executive Compensation: 'Issues of Justice and Fairness'
May 02, 2007
Picking Up the Pieces from Katrina: What Lies Ahead
Nov 21, 2005
A Changing of the Guard at the SEC: Will Corporate America Get a More Sympathetic Ear?
Jul 13, 2005
Corporate Fraud on Trial: What Have We Learned?
Mar 30, 2005
Death of a Drug: The Aftermath of Merck's Recall
Oct 20, 2004
How Serious Was the Fraud at Computer Associates?
Oct 20, 2004
Can We Trust the Mutual Fund Industry Yet, or Is Reform Illusory?
Jul 28, 2004
Enron's Ken Lay: Captain of a Modern-day Titanic?
Jul 28, 2004
Why Smart People Do Unethical Things: What's Behind Another Year of Corporate Scandals
Jan 14, 2004
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor?
Oct 20, 2004
Forging a Link Between Shareholder Value and Social Good
May 19, 2003
Enron and Andersen: Bad Apples or Bad Barrel?
Aug 28, 2002
What’s Behind U.S. Drug Companies’ Response to the AIDS Crisis Abroad?
Apr 11, 2001
Firestone’s Second Big Tire Blowout
Aug 30, 2000
A New Strategy for Fighting Corruption: The C2 Principles
May 24, 2000
Doing Well By Doing Good
Oct 27, 1999
A Sense of Responsibility (from the Wharton Alumni Magazine)
Spring 2004
