Background
Williams, Oliver Franklin was born on December 4, 1939 in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Justin James Williams and Ruth Amelda Flammer.
(religious values at the office door. Apartheid was an evi...)
religious values at the office door. Apartheid was an evil, and business had great power in South Africa. Where there is power, there is also responsibil ity. I prayed about this long and hard. I pushed the companies as much as I thought I could. There were advances and there were setbacks, but finally we prevailed and the Blacks of South Africa secured their freedom. My effort in behalf of the Sullivan Principles was only one of a number of significant efforts of the anti-apartheid movement. All of those other efforts must be recognized, as well. The Sullivan Principles and the manner in which they were implemented in South Africa were in the nature of a grand experiment in the sociopolitical change and economic uplifting of the Black people of South Africa. What is even more important is that the Principles were driven by an ethical and moral imperative, and were voluntarily implemented by a group of enlight ened United States multinational corporations. No grand design or vision is ever perfect. We fall prey to human follies, limited understanding of the future, and necessary compromises to seek not what is perfect but what is possible. Thus, any such effort is subject to criticism from those who seek ideological purity and those who seek to minimize the impact of change from the status quo . .
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Williams, Oliver Franklin was born on December 4, 1939 in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Justin James Williams and Ruth Amelda Flammer.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Notre Dame, 1961. MTh, University Notre Dame, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1974.
Professor University Notre Dame, Indiana, since 1973, director Master of Divinity program, 1974—1977, associate provost, 1987—1994, director Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business, since 1994. Chairman board Leadership Development Program United States - South Africa, Washington, 1995—2004. Member advisory council United States Companies in South Africa (Sullivan Principles), New York City, 1987—1994.
Trustee St. Augustine's University, Johannesburg, since 1996. Board directors United Nations Global Compact Learning Forum Academic Network, since 2002. Visiting professor University Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, since 2003.
Board directors Foundation for United Nations Global Compact, since 2006.
(religious values at the office door. Apartheid was an evi...)
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Board directors Education Africa, Johannesburg, 1993, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Wayne, South Bend, 1986—1992, King's College, Pennsylvania, since 2004. Member of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Society for Business Ethics, Academy Management (chair social issues division 1990-1991).