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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018791703321

Autore

Collins Denis <1956->

Titolo

Essentials of business ethics : creating an organization of high integrity and superior performance / / Denis Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2009

ISBN

9786612114571

9780470486238

0470486236

9781282114579

1282114573

9780470486009

0470486007

9781118386163

1118386167

9780470486221

0470486228

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Essentials series

Disciplina

174/.4

Soggetti

Business ethics

Free enterprise - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

ESSENTIALS of Business Ethics: Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance; Essentials Series; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Web Site; Acknowledgments; Part I: Background; Chapter 1: Human Nature and Unethical Behavior in Organizations; Chapter 2: The Ethical Foundation of Capitalism and the Optimal Ethics Systems Model; Part II: Getting Everyone on Board; Chapter 3: Hiring Ethical People; Chapter 4: Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct; Chapter 5: Ethical Decision-Making Framework; Chapter 6 :Ethics Training; Chapter 7: Respecting Employee Diversity

Part III: Daily Internal OperationsChapter 8: Ethics Reporting Systems; Chapter 9: Ethical Leadership, Work Goals, and Performance Appraisals;



Chapter 10: Empowering Ethical Employees; Part IV: Being a Good Citizen; Chapter 11: Environmental Management; Chapter 12: Community Outreach and Respect; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The essential guide to creating an organization ofhigh integrity and superior performance With the high-profile corporate scandals that have taken place in recent years, corporate ethics are more important to a business than ever before. The failure of ethical leadership in an organization is very destructive-it demoralizes the workforce, breeds public distrust, and ultimately results in organizational decay. Based on more than two decades of consulting, teaching, and research, Denis Collins's Essentials of Business Ethics is designed with appreciation for your demanding prof