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Essentials of Business Ethics: Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance
Denis Collins
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Description for Essentials of Business Ethics: Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance
Paperback. Essential guidance for creating world-class organization Providing practical "how-to" examples and best practices on every area of managing ethics inside organizations, this brief yet powerful book lays down the foundation for creating a culture of high integrity and superior performance and offers advice relevant to every organization or company. Series: Essentials Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
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 ... Read morepractices 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:
- Human nature and unethical behavior in organizations
- Determining the ethics of job candidates
- The differences between a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct
- The best practices for managing diversity
- Using Management-by-Objectives to establish work goals that encourage ethical behavior
- Performance appraisals that reward ethical behaviors
- Aligning community outreach with the company's mission and assets
- Handling the environmental change process
- How to manage three internal communication mechanisms for employees to report potentially unethical or illegal behaviors: an Ethics & Compliance Office, Ombudsman, and Ethics Hotlines
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.
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Place of Publication
New York, United States
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About Denis Collins
Denis Collins, PhD, is a tenured Professor of Business at Edgewood College and teaches in the areas of business ethics, management, leadership, and organization behavior. Considered a leader among business ethics professors, Dr. Collins serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Academic Ethics, and Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society and has published numerous books ... Read moreand articles in the areas of social philosophy, participatory management, business ethics, and service learning. Show Less
Reviews for Essentials of Business Ethics: Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance
"This book provides a practical guide to business ethics and harnessing ethics to improve business performance. It is part of the 'Essentials Series', which is intended to enable busy business advisory and corporate professionals to achieve rapid knowledge and skills in key business areas. The book is thus designed as "a managerial 'how-to manual' on business ethics for executives and ... Read moreleaders. The book presents a wealth of practical suggestions and initiatives accompanied by examples. Collins does an excellent job of trying to inspire professionals to be proactive in approaching ethical matters and seize the bull by the horns." (The Marketing Review, 2010, Vol. 10, No. 2) "Essentials of Business Ethics, adheres to the notion that ethics can be taught, that ethics can always be improved, and that in business it is crucial for leaders to set a strong example. This book aims to help all those involved in the ethics process, beginning with business owners and managers and including ethics and compliance officers, as well as ombudsmen who guide employees. The how-to format of the book makes it an easy-to-use resource." (The CPA Journal, March 2010) "Full of practical examples for managing ethics, this brief book offers critical advice on issues ranging from ethical decision making and ethics training to environmental management and community outreach. A great "nuts and bolts" overview." (climatechangecorp.com, 2009) "Full of practical examples...A great "nuts and bolts" overview."(Ethical Corporation Magazine, March 2009) Show Less