Business Ethics A Case Study Approach

Name: Business Ethics A Case Study Approach
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ISBN: 9780470450673

ISBN-10: 0470450673

ISBN-13: 9780470450673

Edition: 2009

Authors: Stephen K. Henn, Henn

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/26/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.30" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

#60;b#62;Stephen K. Henn#60;/b#62; is President of SmartPros Legal & Ethics, Ltd. He is an experienced consultant, executive, and attorney with over fifteen years as a pioneer and leader in legal and ethics training for lawyers and executives. He has been an instructor for several live and Web-based legal and ethics programs. Prior to SmartPros Legal & Ethics, Henn was president and CEO of Cognistar Interactive Corporation, a leader in Web-based continuing legal education and executive ethics and compliance training.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction


Themes


Case Study: A CFO's Dilemma



Why Are Ethics Critical?


What Is the Objective?


The Research


Stakeholder Approach


All Animals Are Equal, but ...


A Two-Way Street


Uncle Sam


Toward a Workable Model



Why "Business" Ethics Is Not Just about Corporations


Case Study: The Duke University Lacrosse Scandal


20/20 Hindsight


The Burden of Expectations


Case Study: The United Way


A Broad Impact



A Historical Review


The Ancient World


Greek Citizens' Code


Military Codes


Cardinal Virtues and Vices


Business Ethics in Times Past


Timbuktu


Case Study: Saint Thomas Aquinas


Case Study: Arthur Andersen


The Nature of Man



Why Do People Behave Badly?


Moral Development


Fraud Triangle


Propensity


Hierarchy of Needs


Case Study: Walt Pavlo


There but for the Grace of God


Broken Windows


Rending Moral Fabric



Work Environment and Group Dynamics


Social Animals


Relative Ethics


Social Control Theory


Case Study: The Stanford Prison Experiment


Elements of Social Bonding


Case Study: The Milgram Experiment


Power, Authority, and Proximity


Positive Peer Pressure



Leadership


Tone at the Top


Authenticity


Case Study: Vaclav Havel


Outside Perspectives


Case Study: The Smithsonian Institution


Leadership Bonding



The Common Element-Trust


Prisoners' Dilemma


Trust


The Cost of Trust


Case Study: The Tylenol Poisonings


A Well of Goodwill


Case Study: Firestone-Ford Tire Recalls


Two Approaches



Building an Army of Davids


Herding Cats


1 Samuel 17


Breaking the Chains


Basic Principles


Evangelize


Case Study: Jordan's Furniture


Back to Maslow


Moral Hazard


Causes and Culture



The Positive Power of Peer Pressure


The Gentleman at Dinner


Belief


I Fly SWA


Attachment


Commitment


Involvement


In the Trenches


Why Are We Doing This?


The Whole Picture



How to Develop Leadership


Fore!


Case Study: Whirlpool and Leadership Development


Investing in the Future


Emerging Leaders


A Bias



The Logic of William of Ockham


Law of Parsimony


Is It the Means or the Ends?


The Whole View


All Organizations Are Businesses


Case Study: University versus Nation


All about Me


Case Study: Charles Ponzi and His Scheme


Enjoying the Kool-Aid


CEO and Trust


Feeding the Wolf


Index