Essentials of Business Ethics - Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance

Zusatztext "Full of practical examples...A great "nuts and bolts" overview."(Ethical Corporation Magazine! March 2009) Informationen zum Autor Denis Collins, PhD, is a tenured Professor of Business at Edgewood College and teaches in the areas of business ethics, management, leadership, and organization behavior. Considered a leader among business ethics professors, Dr. Collins serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Academic Ethics, and Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society and has published numerous books and articles in the areas of social philosophy, participatory management, business ethics, and service learning. Klappentext Essential guidance for creating world-class organizationProviding practical "how-to" examples and best practices on every area of managing ethics inside organizations, this brief yet powerful book lays down the foundation for creating a culture of high integrity and superior performance and offers advice relevant to every organization or company. Topics include best practices in determining the ethics of job candidates; ethical decision making; ethics and diversity training; ethics officers and hotlines; ethical leadership, work goals, and performance appraisals; environmental management; community outreach; and much more. Part of Wiley's Essentials series, Essentials of Business Ethics is designed to enable corporate leaders to get up to speed quickly on the nuts and bolts of business ethics.Denis Collins (Madison, WI) currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Academic Ethics, and Encyclopedia of Business Ethics. Zusammenfassung Essential guidance for creating world-class organization Providing practical "how-to" examples and best practices on every area of managing ethics inside organizations, this brief yet powerful book lays down the foundation for creating a culture of high integrity and superior performance and offers advice relevant to every organization or company. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Preface. About the Web Site. Acknowledgments. PART 1 Background. 1 Human Nature and Unethical Behavior in Organizations. Daily Occurrence of Ethical Dilemmas. Competitive Advantages of Ethical Organizations. Managing Morally Imperfect People. What Is the Extent of Unethical Behaviors at Work? What Types of Organizations and Operational Areas Have Ethical Problems? Why Do Good People Behave Unethically? What Are the Costs of Unethical Behaviors? What Is Human Nature? Summary. Notes. 2 The Ethical Foundation of Capitalism and the Optimal Ethics Systems Model. Adam Smith's Capitalism and Business Ethics. Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The Optimal Ethics Systems Model. Summary. Note. PART 2 Getting Everyone on Board. 3 Hiring Ethical People. The Five-Step Ethics Job Screen Process. Summary. Notes. 4 Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct. Difference Between a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct. Importance of Code Expectations and Awareness. Prevalence of Codes of Ethics and Conduct. Code of Ethics Content. Code of Conduct Content. Effective Codes. Annual Code of Ethics Assessment. Summary. Notes. 5 Ethical Decision-Making Framework. Rotary International's Four-Way Test. Raytheon's Ethics Quick Test. The Ethics Decision-Making Framework. The Five Ethical Theories. Persuading Others. Ten "Ethical Hazard Approaching" Signs. Summary. Notes. 6 Ethics Training. Extent of Ethics Training. Who to Train. Web-Based Ethics Training. <...

Product details

• Authors: Collins, D Collins, Denis Collins
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2009
• EAN: 9780470442562
• ISBN: 978-0-470-44256-2
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Essentials (John Wiley)
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management