Description
These readings grew out of the author's monthly column on business ethics in the business section of the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper. Written in an open and engaging style, the book features topics that are timely, each followed by several thought provoking discussion questions. The book includes readings on the current financial crisis in order to challenge today's students to confront the economic reality in which they will have to live. An excellent addition to any Business Ethics course.
Table of Contents
1. Thinking About Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship: Business Ethics Teaching and Learning-- Business Ethics Can Be Learnefd in a Classroom; Cheating on the Rise in College Students窶� Work; Scandal Shows Lack of Ethics; Business Schools Need Stronger Emphasis on Ethics; Business Purpose-- Profits are a Definite Business Need, But Not Purpose; More to it than Simply Making Money; Corporate Ethics Help Reap Dividends; Responsibility, Profitability Go Hand in Hand; Company Reputation is a Key Factor in Reaching Objectives; Greed and Cheating-- Greed Plays is Hand in Real Life; Greed is the Top Suspect for Recent Slide in Ethics; Greed Drives the Subprime Loan Market; 窶聾all Street窶� Shows Greed Isn窶冲 Good; Do we Live in a Cheating Culture? Questionable Ethics Abound in Wall Street Crisis; Trends in Business Ethics in Recent Years-- Survey shows hope for ethics in business; Repentance, reform next steps in 2003; Executives Should Consider These New Year窶冱 Resolutions; Survey Says Not Many Think Highly of Executives窶� Ethics; Ethics trends in 窶�07 may get worse in 窶�08; Troubling Currents Lead to the Perfect Financial Storm; Two Scandals and the Decade Isn窶冲 Over Yet 2. Compliance, Companies, and Corporate Governance: Compliance Issues-- Lawyers, Not Law Rules This Nation; Are America窶冱 Lawyers on a Feeding Frenzy? Is Compliance with Federal Laws Killing Ethics in Business? Companies-- Who窶冱 to Blame for Enron窶冱 Fall from Grace? Trial of Ex-Enron Execs Reveals an Ethical Tsunami; Prosecutions of Top Execs Has an Upside; Merck窶冱 Record Reflects Two Different Faces; HealthSouth Gives the South an Ethics Scandal of its Own; Is Wal-Mart a Microcosm of America窶冱 Future? Pepsi Takes Moral High Road in Trade Secret Case; Accounting Firms Are Expected to be Ethical; Constant News Has a Downside Corporate Governance-- Slack Corporate Governance Costs us All; Compensation for Execs Often Seen as a Scam; Shareholder Activism Blossoms in the Spring 3. Ethical Leadership -- the Heart of Moral Direction: Ethics in Leadership-- Ethical Leaders Vital in New Millennium; From Moral Management to Moral Leadership; True Leadership Bears Four Main Responsibilities; Integrity is Foundation of Leadership; Ethical Leadership has Four Realms; Character Counts when it Comes to Business Success; Spitzer窶冱 Character Undermines Ethics; Finding 窶牢weet Spot窶� of Leadership in Working World Servant Leadership-- Greenleaf Brought Origins of Servant Leadership; What Are the Core Characteristics of Servant Leadership? 4. Ethics Issues and Guidelines for Decision Making: Ethics Issues in Decision Making-- Questioning if it Pays to Be Ethical; Have You Yet to Discover your Moral Compass Spinning? Challenge Isn窶冲 Knowing, But Doing Right Thing; Knowing and Motivating Ethics in Business; Do Executives Display Same Ethics on Golf Course as they Do at Work? Speeding Metaphor as a Tool for Teaching Good Business Ethics Ethics Guidelines and Policies-- Iron Law May Guide Practices; The 窶錬ig Three窶� Moral Guides for Businesses; Concepts of Fairness Often Influence Business Ethics; In Business, Golden Rule the Bestseller Business Must Polish Golden Rule; No Doubt Honesty Remains Best Policy in Business; Bill George Offers Guide for Ethics; The Truth Always Comes Out; Drucker窶冱 Management Principles Still Crucial; Ten Social Sins than can Affect Business Contacts 5. Spirituality and Business Ethics: Spirituality in the Workplace; Making Connection Between God and the Workplace; Secular Side of Spirituality and the Bottom Line; The Forgiveness Factor窶冱 Role in Work Place; Forgiveness is a Process that can Enhance Operations; Commandments Form Root of Business Ethics; One Rule Can Best Guide Practices 6. Ethics, Organizations, and Management: Field of Management Ethics Opened by Watergate Scandal; Pressure May Force Ethical Hand; The Signs of Ethical Breakdown in Organizations; The Four Vital E-Words of Organizations Today; Trust is the Key when Rating Great Workplaces; Ethics Programs Go Beyond Compliance Strategy; Crisis Management is an Urgent Topic Again; Honesty窶冱 Star is Rising in Job Recruiting; Secretaries Face Ethical Issues at Work as Well; How May Secretaries Respond to Ethical Pressures They Face? 7. Stakeholders, Environment and Sustainability: Stakeholder Approach-- The Stakeholder Approach to Business Ethics Environment and Sustainability-- Green Business Can Enhance Profits, Ethics; Environmental Initiatives Becoming Mainstream; Sustainability is More than a Buzzword 8. Employee Stakeholders: Workplace Fraud is a Huge Daily Problem; Workplace Violence Number Two Cause of Death at Work; Pay Attention to Warning Signs of Workplace Violence; Balance Needed in Weighing Surveillance, Privacy; Day Laborers Have Worked their Way into National Issue; Considering the Ethics of Illegal Immigration; Holidays a Prime Time for Stealing; Ethics Seen Differently By Women; Whistle-Blower Details Exposure of Fraud; Cell Phone Becoming an Ethics Issue 9. Consumer Stakeholders: Customers Should Expect Reasonable Business Ethics; Satisfied Customers Should Top Company Priorities; Attention to Service May Help Avoid 窶聾aiting-in-Line窶� Rage; Drug Ads Should Be Restricted; Lessons from ChoicePoint窶冱 Breach in Security; Credit Card Companies Thrive on Consumer窶冱 Carelessness; Consumers Own Worst Enemy with Credit Cards; Credit Card Companies Using Questionable Marketing; Rebates Have Crossed Line into Scam Territory 10. Global Topics in Business Ethics: Answering Question of What窶冱 Behind Anxiety Over Globalization; Global Capitalism窶冱 Impact Inspires Opposing Views; Sweatshop Issue Won窶冲 Fade Away; Self-regulation Best Way for Companies to Better Sweatshops; Business Ethics Take Italian Turn; Studying in Italy Provides Lessons in Ethics; Classic Case of Corporate Responsibility Still Unresolved at Bhopal; American Business Must Consider China Factor; Globalization Has Changed Social Contracts
