M19 / Ethics and the 21st-century communicator: Results from the latest IABC Research Foundation study
(Panel)

Date: Monday, 27 June
Time: 3 - 4:15 pm
Track: Business Management

What is the communication professional's role and responsibility in developing a culture of ethical behavior? And what ethical considerations come into play when communicators act as advisors to management during times of crisis and organizational change? Dr. Shannon Bowen will present the findings the IABC Research Foundation's latest study on ethics, co-sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and ROI Communications, and will raise a number of issues of concern. An international panel will discuss the findings and their implications for communicators.

Learning objectives include:

• Understanding the views of practitioners about the relevance of workplace ethics
• Gaining information about the ethical issues facing practitioners around the world
• Recognizing the impact of different ethical traditions on communication practice

Moderator / Gloria Walker, ABC, FRSA / Thailand, is chairman of the IABC Research Foundation. She is head of the media and communications department at Webster University Thailand and has more than 25 years of public relations, public affairs, and internal and corporate communication experience in the U.S. and Europe.

Presenter / Shannon A. Bowen, Ph.D. / Texas, USA, is an assistant professor in the School of Communications at the University of Houston. She won the ICA public relations division Outstanding Dissertation Award for her research in applying Kantian moral philosophy to public relations.