Business Ethics For Dummies

by Bowie, Norman E.; Schnieder, Meg

• ISBN13: 9780470600337
• ISBN10: 0470600330
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

The tools you need to deal with ethical dilemmas in businessIn today's world, it's increasingly important for all businesses and government agencies to implement ethical conduct in the workplace. Therefore, business ethics has become required coursework for most students in undergraduate and postgraduate business programs.Mapping to a business ethics course, Business Ethics For Dummies examines ethical theory and discusses the moral issues facing corporate America. It covers topics such as conflicts of interest, trade secrets and insider trading, product safety and product liability, hiring, drug testing, sexual harassment, diversity, and much more. The basics of ethics and making ethical decisions How-tos on incorporating business ethics in the workplace A discussion of moral issues facing corporate AmericaPacked with easy-to-understand explanations and examples, Business Ethics For Dummies is a helpful resource for students, professors, business owners, managers, and CEOs who seek a clear understanding of the importance of ethics.

Author Biography

Norman E. Bowie is Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota. He received the first lifetime achievement award in scholarship from the Society for Business Ethics. Meg Schneider is an award-winning writer who has experience in television, radio and print journalism, and public relations.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Discovering What Ethics Is and Where It Fits in Business

Putting Ethics to Work in Business

Exploring Religion-Based Ethics

Examining the Study of Ethics

Exploring Common Business Ethics Issues

Identifying (And Handling) Conflicts of Interest

Mixing Marketing and Ethics

Understanding Public and Government Relations

Spreading the Wealth: Executive Pay, Bonuses, and Incentives

Managing People: Discrimination, Privacy, and Safety

Looking at Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility

Identifying the Stakes and the Stakeholders

Contributing to Charity

Protecting the Environment

Treating Competitors Fairly

Applying Business Ethics in the 21st Century

Establishing a Company's Ethical Culture

Examining the Relationship between Ethics and Profits

Cooking the Books: Accounting after Enron

Gathering, Using, and Protecting Information

Going Global: Ethical Issues for the Multinational Company

The Part of Tens

Ten Ethical Issues That Most Businesses Face

Ten Common Obstacles to Ethical Business Behavior

Ten Ways Managers Can Keep Their Companies Ethical

Ten Universal Ethical Guideposts

Appendix: An Interfaith Declaration: A Code of Ethics on International Business for Christians, Muslims, and Jews

Index.

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