Steven Snyder to
Deliver JRD Tata Ethics Oration at XLRI, Jamshedpur
On January 9th, 2008
Steven Snyder, Ph.D.,
founder of Orono-based
Snyder Leadership Group, has been selected to deliver the prestigious
JRD Tata Oration on Business Ethics. Snyder will present his speech on
January 9, 2008, at XLRI School of Business and Human
Resources in Jamshedpur, India. The annual oration is one of the most
sought-after events on the school's calendar and is watched closely by business
leaders in India and around the world as it provides fresh perspectives to
relevant issues that have a global impact.
"Each year our esteemed guest
lecturer is carefully selected from the world's foremost leaders on business
ethics," said Fr. E. Abraham S.J., Director of XLRI. "Dr. Snyder was
chosen because he is an eminent leader known for his intelligence, enterprise,
social and ethical concern."
As a distinguished guest lecturer
and innovator of leadership competency development, Snyder will deliver a speech
entitled, "Triple Bottom Line: Pathway to a 21st Century Business Paradigm".
Triple-bottom-line business accountability, which is also gaining global
recognition as 'sustainability reporting', is the practice of expanding
traditional business reporting to take into account environmental and social
performance in addition to financial results.
"It is truly an honor to present
as part of the JRD Tata Oration," said Steven Snyder. "Sustainability reporting,
or triple-bottom-line business accountability, is an emerging concept in India.
But with the country's rapidly growing economy, it is important to make sure
businesses are accountable for the long-term impact they are having
economically, socially and environmentally to ensure a strong future for India
and its people."
Past JRD Tata Oration lecturers
include University of St. Thomas Business Ethics Prof. Ken Goodpaster,
and Peter Eileen, Founder and Chairman of Transparency International,
the world's leading organization fighting against corruption.
Snyder began his acclaimed career
at Microsoft where he secured the company's relationship with IBM and helped
shape the history of the personal computer industry. He introduced
organizational and process innovations that have become hallmarks of Microsoft's
strategy. As co-founder and CEO of Net Perceptions, Snyder successfully
commercialized the groundbreaking technology, 'collaborative filtering', to
enable the real-time personalized recommendations that have become central to
the online shopping experience with Amazon.com.
Through his business experience
and innovative thinking, his consulting firm, Snyder Leadership Group, helps
organizations assess executive candidates, coach executive team members, and
successfully connect talent with business strategies. Snyder also teaches a
master's-level business ethics course as an adjunct faculty member at the
University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
The JRD Tata Oration on Business
Ethics, which began in 1991, is supported by an endowment from Mr. JRD Tata of
the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate company. The Tata Group, with more
than 90 businesses operating in steel, oil and other industries, has a global
reputation for innovation, research and professionalism.
