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Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life
Howard, Ronald A.; Korver, Clinton D.; Birchard, Bill
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Description for Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life
hardcover. Explains how and why we use deep metaphors. Focusing on the seven metaphors - balance, connection, container, control, journey, resource, and transformation - this book shows how deep metaphors unconsciously pervade and shape our lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
We often make small ethical compromises for "good" reasons: We lie to a customer because our boss asked us to. We exaggerate our accomplishments on our resume to get an interview. Temptation blindsides us. And we make snap decisions we regret. Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless, but they instill in us a hard-to-break habit of distorted thinking. Rationalizations drown out our inner voice, and we make up the rules as we go. We lose control of our decisions, fall victim to the temptations and pressures of our situations, taint our characters, and sour business and personal relationships. ... Read more
We often make small ethical compromises for "good" reasons: We lie to a customer because our boss asked us to. We exaggerate our accomplishments on our resume to get an interview. Temptation blindsides us. And we make snap decisions we regret. Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless, but they instill in us a hard-to-break habit of distorted thinking. Rationalizations drown out our inner voice, and we make up the rules as we go. We lose control of our decisions, fall victim to the temptations and pressures of our situations, taint our characters, and sour business and personal relationships. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781422121061
SKU
V9781422121061
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Ref
99-15
About Howard, Ronald A.; Korver, Clinton D.; Birchard, Bill
Ronald A. Howard is a professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering in Stanford University's School of Engineering, and the director of the Department's Decisions and Ethics Center. Clinton D. Korver is the founder and CEO of DecisionStreet, which provides Web-based tools to help consumers make important life decisions.
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