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Business and Hospitality Ethics<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The “business” in business ethics refers to the local, national, and international economy and those industries that have a major impact on the economy.<\/p>\n

From an academic perspective at NAU, business ethics includes subjects from The W. A. Franke College of Business, the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, the Department of Business & Administration at NAU-Yuma, as well as the economic aspects of subjects taught in departments across campus, such as the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Music, the Department of Educational Leadership, the School of Communication, the Department of Politics and International Affairs, and many others.<\/p>\n

People in leadership roles regularly deal with business ethics. Making good ethical decisions is not always easy. It can require that a person think beyond their comfort zone and look for potential ethical issues. It is key not only to understand the foundations of ethics, but also to have tools to help make decisions.<\/p>\n

In The W. A. Franke College of Business, faculty developed a decision-making model based in managerial decision-making literature but with a focus on the ethical dimensions of a decision. This model, called the COVER model, has been used by students and alumni, as well as regional businesses and governmental agencies.<\/p>\n

Because different organizations work differently, and people think differently, we also have collected several organization-developed decision-making models. Our page on organization models will link you to several different decision-making models that might fit your style. We selected these models because they incorporate several different ethical philosophies to help you gain a broad perspective of the implications of your decision.<\/p>\n

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Northern Arizona University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM)<\/strong> is home to the Isbell Hospitality Ethics Program. Professor Allen Reich and Chef Mark Molinaro<\/a> serve as the current Isbell Hospitality Ethics Professors.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The goal of the\u00a0Isbell Professorship\u00a0is to improve the ethical climate in the hospitality and tourism industry by emphasizing and highlighting awareness for hospitality students and professionals. This goal is pursued through research, teaching, and professional workshops. Research literature supports that it is imperative to teach ethics to hospitality students.<\/p>\n

As part of their role, these professors will work to organize a professional summit with a key topic focused on ethics. The summit is planned to take place in the spring or summer of the coming year,\u00a0 and will be geared toward hospitality professionals, with students invited and encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n\n

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