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Social Licence and Ethical Practice

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Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations

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Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations Volume 27

Social Licence and Ethical Practice

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Hugh Breakey

Griffith University, Australia

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Contents

About the Contributors

Desireé A. Abdelkader earned her MBA with a concentration in Marketing from Hofstra University. She has experience in Social Media Content Creation and Organizational Planning and is the Founder of Ābrand Your Brand, LLC, providing fashionable and functional footwear for adults with extra wide feet. Previously, she obtained MSW (Adelphi University), provided individual- and group-level therapy.

Larelle Bossi is an Interdisciplinary Applied Philosopher and Educator in Thinking about a ‘sense of place’. She continues to develop an ethics of place firmly embedded within First Nations’ ontologies which are intimately bound to contemporary issues of climate change, resource, and environmental management. Her focus is on human–nature relationship in narrative forms, and also how they centre in feminist literature and the experience of the feminine.

Hugh Breakey is Deputy Director of Griffith University’s Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law. His research in moral philosophy explores the ethical challenges in many diverse fields, including professional ethics, ethical decision-making, peacekeeping, argument, institutional governance, climate change, sustainable tourism, private property and intellectual property, human rights, and international law.

Debra R. Comer (PhD, Yale University) is the Mel Weitz Distinguished Professor in Business in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship in Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business. Her current research interests include neurodiversity in the workplace, the use of fiction in management education, and ethical behaviour in organizations.

Tim Dare is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Auckland and Former Lawyer. He has written on the Philosophy of Law, Legal Ethics, Medical Ethics, and the Use of Predictive Analytics in Child Protection. He is now a Data Ethics Advisor to several New Zealand Government Agencies.

Charles Falzarano, MD, is a Resident Physician at Stonybrook Southampton Hospital. He is pursuing his MBA at Hofstra University with a focus in Health Service Management. He aspires to combine his business and medical knowledge to work within interprofessional teams to deliver superior care to patients.

Hugh Forehead is a Research Fellow in SMART’s Digital Living Lab, specializing in environmental sensing, particularly air quality and water quality. He contributes a scientific perspective to STEM education about Indigenous ways to heal country in the Illawarra. Other interests include geographic information systems, spatial analysis, artificial intelligence, and simulation modelling.

Umair Ghori is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Bond University, with a professional background in Corporate Law Practice. His research in International Trade Law focuses on export restrictions and social licenses. He holds LLB (Hons) from the University of London and LLM & PhD degrees from UNSW.

Howard Harris graduated as a Chemical Engineer, worked in Industry and Commerce. Later he returned to university, completed a PhD in Applied Philosophy and taught ethics in a business school for decades before retiring. He was for a time President of AAPAE and later Secretary of ISBEE.

Catherine Howlett is Director, Higher Degree Research Training with Gnibi College of Indigenous Knowledges. Her research focuses on the political economy of mining on Indigenous lands (and Native Title), resource management on Indigenous lands, Indigenous curriculum development, Indigenous knowledge and research methodologies. She is currently co researcher on a major Norwegian research project with Sami colleagues at the Artic University in Tromso, Norway. This project focuses on examination of how Indigenous knowledge might be utilized in environmental governance and planning regimes.

Jade Kennedy is a Yuin man and Knowledge Holder from the Illawarra and South Coast of NSW. He is an Academic Developer and Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges, University of Wollongong. Jade is also highly involved in the cultural protection, heritage preservation and Aboriginal advancement of the Illawarra and South Coast region. His current roles include Chairperson of the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Lands Council, Director of Warra Binge Nunda Gurri, Spokesperson for the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy (SPATE) and Custodian of the Illawarra Region.

Chris Kuster is a Researcher with ANCORS who examines the human dimensions of oceans governance. He has a particular interest in the integration of diverse values and knowledge in the different aspects of governing and managing oceans spaces.

Catherine Moyle is a Gamilaroi researcher, based in the Illawarra region of NSW. She currently works as Research Fellow at ANCORS on the ARC Linkage Project, Better oceans, better futures: Indigenous knowledges and oceans governance. Catherine is also actively involved in Indigenous environmental governance roles including as a board member of the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Lands Council. Her research interests include values based governance, relationality, and Aboriginal experiences of belonging and diversity in urban areas.

Sean Mullooly works in the Accounting Industry. He received his BBA and MBA with a concentration in Accounting from Hofstra University. A self-proclaimed cinephile, he enjoys watching films in his free time.

Joseph Naimo works as a Researcher in Philosophy and Professional Ethics. Spending much time these days working as an Ethical Consultant and as a Volunteer Advocate for people with disabilities.

Chris Provis studied and taught philosophy, then worked for some years in industrial relations, and subsequently has taught and written in business ethics, working recently on ethical decision-making and on Confucianism. He is now an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Business School at the University of South Australia.

Amir Rafiee is a current PhD candidate at Griffith University whose research focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) ethics in the context autonomous vehicles (AVs). His research also focuses on the moral principles and techniques required to inform the development and responsible use of AI technology.

Randa Sacedon is an AGRTP scholarship recipient and a PhD candidate at ANCORS, University of Wollongong, Australia. Her PhD research explores the role of narratives within global ocean governance. Her research interests include storytelling, knowledge systems, equitable ocean governance, and legal and policy frameworks for wholistic ocean resource management.

Abdul Sattar is a Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is Founding Director of the Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems (IIIS) (2003–2015), at Griffith University. He was a Research Leader at NICTA (2005–2015), a National Centre of Excellence in ICT.

Gemma Viney is a PhD candidate in the Department of Government and International Relations, and a Research Assistant at the Sydney Environment Institute. Her thesis examines Australian experiences and articulations of environmental justice, with an emphasis on collaborative methodologies and participant action research. Her aim is to recentre community knowledge at the heart of Environmental Justice Scholarship in Australia.

Michelle Voyer is a Senior Research Fellow with the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS). Her research focuses on the human dimensions of marine conservation and resource management, including protected areas and commercial and recreational fisheries. Her current research examines the social and governance challenges surrounding the emerging Blue Economy.

Yong Wu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation at Griffith University, Australia. His research areas are Logistics and Supply Chain Management in general, and in particular on the modelling, optimization, and simulation aspects to improve the operational performance, resilience, and traceability of different supply chains.

Tarisa K. Yasin is a PhD candidate and Semester Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Law at Bond University. Her research interest is in Public International Law, specifically International Humanitarian Law. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and International Relations as well as a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She is admitted as a Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Acknowledgements

The editor acknowledges the financial support of the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), established and supported under the Australian Government’s CRC Program, grant number CRC-20180101 (Project 5.20.005). The CRC Program supports industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers, and the community. This Special Issue arose out of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics: ‘Social Licence and Ethical Practice’, 11 - 13 August 2021 at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Thanks go to Griffith University’s Law Futures Centre for its generous support.