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This book considers ethical issues arising in professional and business settings and the role of individuals making decisions and coping with moral dilemmas. Readers can benefit from engagement in filmic narratives, as a simulated environment for developing a stance towards ethical challenges. The book starts by elaborating on critical thinking and on normative ethical theories, subsequently presenting the structure and cinematic elements of narrative film. These two avenues are tools for evaluating films and for discussions on various ethical problems in contemporary business, including: the corporate and banking financial machinations (greed, fraud, social responsibility); workplace ethical challenges (harassment, violence, inequity, inequality); professional and business ethical challenges (corruption, whistleblowing, outsourcing, downsizing, competition, and innovation); environmental and social issues; international business and human rights; and personal responsibility and identity challenges due to career pressures, loss of privacy and cyber harassment, and job structure changes in light of changing technology.
List of contents
1 Introduction.- 2 Ethical Positions and Decision Making.- 3 Mythical Structure of Narration, Cinematic Elements, Film Genres.- 4 Financial Machinations and Ethical Perspectives.- 5 Workplace Harassment, Violence, Inequity, and Inequality.- 6 Professional and Business Ethical Challenges.- 7 Business, Environment, Society.- 8 Career Pressures, Responsibility, Identity.
About the author
Jadranka Skorin-Kapov is Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Integration of Business Education and Humanities (CIBEH) at Stony Brook University, USA. She has diverse background with three PhDs, in Operations Research, Philosophy, and Art History and Criticism. Skorin-Kapov is the recipient of five National Science Foundation grants, and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.
Summary
This book considers ethical issues arising in professional and business settings and the role of individuals making decisions and coping with moral dilemmas. Readers can benefit from engagement in filmic narratives, as a simulated environment for developing a stance towards ethical challenges. The book starts by elaborating on critical thinking and on normative ethical theories, subsequently presenting the structure and cinematic elements of narrative film. These two avenues are tools for evaluating films and for discussions on various ethical problems in contemporary business, including: the corporate and banking financial machinations (greed, fraud, social responsibility); workplace ethical challenges (harassment, violence, inequity, inequality); professional and business ethical challenges (corruption, whistleblowing, outsourcing, downsizing, competition, and innovation); environmental and social issues; international business and human rights; and personal responsibility and identity challenges due to career pressures, loss of privacy and cyber harassment, and job structure changes in light of changing technology.
