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Unity in the Workplace: Ethics in Action

Dr. Eric B. Dent

Uncommon Friends Endowed Chair Professor of Ethics, FGCU

In both unionized and non‑unionized workplaces, management and employees often struggle over wages, work rules, authority, and dignity. Workers chafe against policies they consider outdated; management grows frustrated with resistance to change. Few people seem satisfied with today’s workplace, and even fewer possess a credible vision for resolving increasingly entrenched conflict.

The COVID‑19 pandemic accelerated many of these tensions. Others—driven by generational change, automation and artificial intelligence, immigration, income disparity, and cultural polarization—continue to intensify. Workplace conflict appears inevitable. The question is whether unity is possible.

Let's explore what we can learn from Moral Re‑Armament’s (MRA’s) work in unifying labor and management in deeply divided industrial settings.

Key learning objectives:

• The role of the apology in workplace reconciliation
• Ethical principles operative in all workplaces and countries
• Inspirational examples of reconciliation in deeply divided industries and workplaces

About the Speaker:

Dr. Dent serves as Professor and Uncommon Friends Endowed Chair in Ethics at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is committed to an interdisciplinary research agenda and has publications in journals of leadership, consulting, philosophy, workplace spirituality, science, history, communications, psychology, education, and others. Dr. Dent has been honored for his teaching, scholarship, and service, including two best paper awards at the Academy of Management Conference and North Carolina’s highest designation of appreciation for distinguished volunteer service bestowed by the governor. Dr. Dent has served in many capacities in academia, ranging from Faculty Senate Chair to Business School Dean. He is a consultant to Fortune 500, government, and non-profit organizations, as well as an invited speaker to national audiences. Before earning his Ph.D., Dr. Dent served as a corporate vice president in the financial services industry. He began his career as a computer scientist with IBM.