Book 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:
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Human nature and unethical behavior in organizations
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Determining the ethics of job candidates
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The differences between a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct
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The best practices for managing diversity
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Using Management-by-Objectives to establish work goals that
encourage ethical behavior
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Performance appraisals that reward ethical behaviors
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Aligning community outreach with the company's mission and assets
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Handling the environmental change process
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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.
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 and articles in the areas
of social philosophy, participatory management, business ethics, and
service learning.
