CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1   INTRODUCING STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT MANAGING BUSINESS ETHICS: WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHY

Introduction

The Financial Disaster of 2008

Borrowing Was Cheap

Real Estate Became the Investment of Choice

Mortgage Originators Peddled “Liar Loans”

Banks Securitized the Poison and Spread it Around

Those Who Were Supposed to Protect Us Didn't

Moving Beyond Cynicism

Can Business Ethics Be Taught?

Aren't Bad Apples the Cause of Ethical Problems in Organizations?

Shouldn't Employees Already Know the Difference between Right and Wrong?

Aren't Adults' Ethics Fully Formed and Unchangeable?

This Book is about Managing Ethics in Business

Ethics and the Law

Why Be Ethical? Why Bother? Who Cares?

Individuals Care about Ethics: The Motivation To Be Ethical

Employees Care about Ethics: Employee Attraction and Commitment

Managers Care about Ethics

Executive Leaders Care about Ethics

Industries Care about Ethics

Society Cares about Ethics: Business and Social Responsibility

The Importance of Trust

The Importance of Values

How This Book Is Structured

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Exercise

Your Cynicism Quotient

Notes

SECTION II

ETHICS AND THE INDIVIDUAL

CHAPTER 2   DECIDING WHAT'S RIGHT: A PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH

Ethics and the Individual

Ethical Dilemmas

Prescriptive Approaches to Ethical Decision Making in Business

Eight Steps to Sound Ethical Decision Making in Business

Practical Preventive Medicine

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Exercise ...

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