Business : Business Ethics

Values-based leadership is based upon honesty, respect, trust and dignity, and it regards every employee within a company as a valued human being. This book shows how leaders can create extraordinary outcomes without sacrificing performance and profits, by acting ethically and virtuously and treating all stakeholders with respect and dignity. more...

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The first book to show how knowledge management and corporate integrity intersect more...

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With evidence gathered from extensive case studies, this volume provides a new look at marketing, and in particular the move to establish ostensibly 'green' marketing. more...

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Why do good people do ethically questionable things? Why do reputable businesses ignore the harmful consequences of their actions? These questions continue to challenge philosophers, legal scholars, and corporate leaders. In this pathbreaking book, Patricia Werhane sets forth a model that explains ethical failings in business and shows how to transcend them. Deleterious corporate actions are often attributed to simple greed, and regulations have traditionally been enacted to counter them. But Werhane argues that most corporate managers are not without moral sensibilities, nor are they motivated primarily by greed or self-interest. Indeed, companies themselves often attempt to improve ethical behavior-most American companies today have values statements, and ethics training is widespread-but applying moral principles to practical decision-making has not been entirely successful. What is missing, according to Werhane, is a highly developed moral imagination that enables managers and the companies they run to be aware of, evaluate, and change the mental models that often constrict business behavior. The development of moral imagination is not identified merely with increased sensitivity to the existence of ethical issues in business. It includes awareness of the mind-sets that govern managerial and corporate decision-making, the development of reasoning skills to evaluate and moderate these mind-sets, and creativity to ponder viable alternative solutions to what appear to be insoluble economic dilemmas. Unique in its sophisticated application of ethical reasoning to real day-to-day business problems, this book points the way to the exemplary moral leadership that will enable companies to flourish in the complex global economies of the twenty-first century.  more...

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What do the following top business execs have in common? David Neeleman (CEO/Founder, Jet Blue), Jim Quigley (CEO, Deloitte & Touche)/ Kevin Rollins (CEO, Dell), Kim Clark (Dean, Harvard Bus.School)/ Dave Checketts (ex-CEO, Madison Square Garden/ New York Knicks), Gary Crittenden (CFO, AmEx)? They are all devout Mormons who spend their Sundays exclusively with their families, who work smart (but not long hours) and who always put their spouses and children first. These, along with dozens of others, all come from strong Mormon backgrounds. Indeed, their modern-day blending of commercial success along with their faith makes for a fascinating look at how they balance their lives. For the first time ever, critically acclaimed author and investigative journalist Jeff Benedict (a Mormon himself) examines these highly successful Mormons business exec's, and gets them to reveal how their beliefs have influenced them and have enabled them to achieve incredible success. With original interviews and unparalleled access, Benedict show how this mix of hard work and religion has propelled these individuals to the top of their respective professions. more...

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