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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146407103321

Autore

Henn Stephen K. <1963->

Titolo

Business ethics [[electronic resource] ] : a case study approach / / Stephen K. Henn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

0-470-50029-8

1-119-20538-7

1-62198-424-9

1-282-12200-2

9786612122002

0-470-50027-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

174.4

174/.4

Soggetti

Business ethics

Professional ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Business Ethics: A Case Study Approach; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Why Are Ethics Critical?; Chapter 3: Why ''Business'' Ethics Is Not Just about Corporations; Chapter 4: A Historical Review; Chapter 5: Why Do People Behave Badly?; Chapter 6: Work Environment and Group Dynamics; Chapter 7: Leadership; Chapter 8: The Common Element-Trust; Chapter 9: Building an Army of Davids; Chapter 10: The Positive Power of Peer Pressure; Chapter 11: How to Develop Leadership; Chapter 12: The Logic of William of Ockham; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There's a ""new normal"" in business ethics Despite all the words and regulations aimed at building ethical and responsible organizations, observed misbehavior has increased-think of the Siemens scandal and Bernie Madoff. Business Ethics: A Case Study Approach confronts the brutal fact about business ethics as it exists today-it's not working.



This stirring casebook powerfully draws a direct line between ethics and business performance-that is, the sounder your company's ethical foundation, the stronger it will perform in brand recognition, sales, customer satisfaction and lo