Essentials of Business Ethics: Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance Contributor(s): Collins, Denis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470442565 ISBN-13: 9780470442562 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This book describes how to create organizations of high integrity and superior performance. The tentative contents is: Part One: Background; (1) Unethical Behavior and Human Nature; (2) Historical Perspective of Business Ethics; Part Two: Hiring for Ethics, Codes and Training; (3) Determining the Ethics of Job Candidates; (4) Codes of Ethics and Conduct; (5) Ethical Decision Making and Warning Hazard; (6) Ethics Training; (7) Diversity Training; Part Three: Ethics Structures and Processes; (8) Ethics Officers, Chaplains, Ombudsman, Hotlines, Whistle-Blowing; (9) Ethical Role Models, Participatory Management, Work Goals & Performance Appraisals; (10) Ethics Audit and Best Practices; Part Four: Community Impacts; (11) Environmental Management; and (12) Community Relations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Ethics |
Dewey: 174.4 |
LCCN: 2008054163 |
Series: Essentials (John Wiley) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 318 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 professional obligations, with easy-to-find, at-your-fingertips information. Its nuts-and-bolts presentation provides you with practical "how-to" examples and best practices on every area of managing ethics inside your organization in a handy, concise format. This brief yet powerful guide presents executives and leaders with timely discussion on:
Providing a five-step ethics job-screen process and an ethical decision-making framework, as well as guidelines for conducting a variety of business ethics workshops, Essentials of Business Ethics is the only guide you will need containing all the relevant facts on business ethics, all in one place. |