David Cherrington, DBA, SPHR

Professor of Organizational Leadership and Strategy

“Ethical Lapses in Human Resource Management“

Although many of the major frauds and ethical violations that have shocked the business community have focused on accounting irregularities and financial errors, the pressures and inducements that lie at the foundation of these mistakes have been largely rooted in unhealthy human resources practices.  Many HR practices that appear innocent and even desirable on the surface can exert an abusive influence on members and lead them to participate in serious moral lapses.  Every organization has the capacity to abuse people, even organizations that are led by highly principled managers and executives.  Attendees will learn the identification and the effective communication of the organization’s values and ethics.

Biography

David Cherrington is a professor at Brigham Young University where he teaches organizational behavior and human resource management.  He has taught human resource management every year since 1968 when he was a graduate student at Indiana University.  He is the author of three text books, three research books, three internet courses, the Human Resource Certification Preparation self-study materials, and about 50 research articles.  He has conducted extensive research on the topics of honestly, character development, white collar fraud, and business ethics.