Business Ethics

A Case Study Approach

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Shows senior management how to promote ethical behaviour and enhance performance As a result of the highly publicized corporate scandals that have transpired in the past five to eight years, public companies are under increased scrutiny in the area of organizational conduct. Preface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1 Introduction. Themes. Case Study: A CFO s Dilemma. CHAPTER 2 Why Are Ethics Critical? What Is the Objective? The Research. Stakeholder Approach. All Animals Are Equal, but ... A Two Way Street. Uncle Sam. Toward a Workable Model. CHAPTER 3 Why ``Business Ethics Is Not Just about Corporations. Case Study: The Duke University Lacrosse Scandal. 20/20 Hindsight. The Burden of Expectations. Case Study: The United Way. A Broad Impact. CHAPTER 4 A Historical Review. The Ancient World. Greek Citizens Code. Military Codes. Cardinal Virtues and Vices. Business Ethics in Times Past. Timbuktu. Case Study: Saint Thomas Aquinas. Case Study: Arthur Andersen. The Nature of Man. CHAPTER 5 Why Do People Behave Badly? Moral Development. Fraud Triangle. Propensity. Hierarchy of Needs. Case Study: Walt Pavlo. There but for the Grace of God. Broken Windows. Rending Moral Fabric. CHAPTER 6 Work Environment and Group Dynamics. Social Animals. Relative Ethics. Social Control Theory. Case Study: The Stanford Prison Experiment. Elements of Social Bonding. Case Study: The Milgram Experiment. Power, Authority, and Proximity. Positive Peer Pressure. CHAPTER 7 Leadership. Tone at the Top. Authenticity. Case Study: Václav Havel. Outside Perspectives. Case Study: The Smithsonian Institution. Leadership Bonding. CHAPTER 8 The Common Element Trust. Prisoners Dilemma. Trust. The Cost of Trust. Case Study: The Tylenol Poisonings. A Well of Goodwill. Case Study: Firestone Ford Tire Recalls. Two Approaches. CHAPTER 9 Building an Army of Davids. Herding Cats. 1 Samuel 17. Breaking the Chains. Basic Principles. Evangelize. Case Study: Jordan s Furniture. Back to Maslow. Moral Hazard. Causes and Culture. CHAPTER 10 The Positive Power of Peer Pressure. The Gentleman at Dinner. Belief. I Fly SWA. Attachment. Commitment. Involvement. In the Trenches. Why Are We Doing This? The Whole Picture. CHAPTER 11 How to Develop Leadership. Fore! Case Study: Whirlpool and Leadership Development. Investing in the Future. Emerging Leaders. A Bias. CHAPTER 12 The Logic of William of Ockham. Law of Parsimony. Is It the Means or the Ends? The Whole View. All Organizations Are Businesses. Case Study: University versus Nation. All about Me. Case Study: Charles Ponzi and His Scheme. Enjoying the Kool Aid. CEO and Trust. Feeding the Wolf. Index.
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Schrijver
Henn, Stephen K.
Titel
Business Ethics
Uitgever
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Jaar
2009
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
208
Gewicht
381 gr
EAN
9780470450673
Afmetingen
241 x 159 x 25 mm
Bindwijze
Hardback

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