Evaluating supply and demand for executive education in ethics / Katharina de Biasi, Linda Kannenberg, Inggrid Panontongan, Simon Piest; supervised by Prof. Dr. Philipp Schreck, Dr. Anja Staemmler; WCGE, Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics

Abstract

Management summary: In an investigation about how well managers’ demand for business ethics training is met by market offers, four different categories of educational providers were identified – private academies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities and corporate universities. The diverse offers of these institutions are met by an increase in demand that is characterized by (1) a heightened interest in compliance-related ethical issues, (2) the wish for practical applicability of the content, (3) a diverse and disputed understanding of the term ‘ethics’, (4) the importance of the company’s corporate culture, (5) three different target groups, namely future leaders, middle and top management and (6) a preference for three formats conveying business ethics education – webinars, seminars and workshops and conferences, conventions and similar events.