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Ethical Objectives by Richard A. Cosier more—no discussion of management education would be com- plete without talk of the need for ethics. Now, as AACSB Interna- tional faces so many wide-ranging goals, daunting challenges, and great opportunities, we must remember that we can accomplish these goals, face these challenges, and leverage these opportunities only if we never lose our focus on integrity. With that focus D firmly in place, I believe AACSB will be able to achieve five important objectives it has planned during the next year and beyond. These objectives address close- ly related priorities such as globalization, assurance of learning, the impact of research, the importance of engaging with the busi- ness community, and the growing responsibility business will have to promote and support social causes. All of these issues reflect AACSB's recognition that neither the organization nor its business school members can ignore the need to grow with and stay ahead of an expanding world economy. Only by tackling these issues can we continue to serve the global business community effectively. uring a lecture he gave at Purdue University two years ago, Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa told the audi- ence that "ethics should serve as the grounds for all solutions we impose in this era." I could not agree AACSB International's new board chair believes that an unrelenting focus on ethics and adaptability will galvanize the association as it tackles important initiatives. 52 BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008