Denis Collins (born January 12, 1956) was an American business ethicist and tenured professor of business at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.
Denis Collins was born in the Bronx and raised in Carlstadt, New Jersey. He received a B.S. in business administration from Montclair State University in 1977, an M.A. in philosophy from Bowling Green State University in 1987, and a PhD in business environment and public policy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1990. He specialized in business ethics, teaching it at the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison, the University of Bridgeport, and Edgewood College.
He is a terminal cancer survivor, husband and father.
Collins' Optimal Ethics System Model is a compilation of what he says are best practices for achieving a morally healthy organization (preventing unethical or illegal behavior). They typically take the form of step-by-step instructions, like recipes. Collins offers empirical evidence that sustained financial success requires implementation of this model.
The Optimal Ethics System Model offers best practices in five categories:
Collins has authored or edited articles and essays on business ethics, social responsibility, participatory management, and service learning; he has also authored, co-authored, and co-edited several books: