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10-11-05
By Teresa Carp, 541-737-9057
SOURCE: Jeanne Silsby, 541-737-6020
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Patrick Kuhse, an international speaker, trainer and consultant on business ethics, will examine errors of judgment that have sabotaged high-profile business careers including his own in a lecture at Oregon State University titled, "Business Ethics: Why Smart People Can Do Such Dumb Things."
The lecture is from noon to 1:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, in Gilbert Hall Room 224. OSU's College of Business is presenting the talk as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
In the wake of a financial fraud, Kuhse traveled a downward spiral from high-flying San Diego stockbroker to international fugitive in the jungles of Costa Rica to stints behind bars in two countries and back again. Having emerged from this strange odyssey, Kuhse is uniquely qualified to examine key warning signs and critical thinking errors that result in unethical behavior and criminal activity in the business world.
Just a few years ago figures such as Kenneth Lay, Martha Stewart and Dennis Kozlowski were high-profile business executives and even celebrities who dazzled the public with their ideas and lifestyles. Then they made bad choices that derailed their careers. These are among the cases Kuhse discusses in his talk.
Kuhse's talk is free and open to the public. For more information, phone 737-6020 or go online at www.bus.oregonstate.edu.about.ddls.htm.
About Oregon State University: OSU is one of only two U.S. universities designated a land grant, sea grant, space grant and sun grant institution. Its more than 19,000 students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. OSU programs touch every county within Oregon, and its faculty teach and conduct research on issues of national and global importance.