Ethics and Business: An Integrated Approach for Business and Personal Success

Ethics & Business: An Integrated Approach for Business and Personal Success gives students the practical knowledge and skills to identify ethical dilemmas, understand ethical behavior in themselves and others, and advocate for ethical behavior within their organization. The course focuses on three ethical questions: the individual, the organization, and the societal perspective. These questions and views explore different areas of business ethics, such as the use and abuse of power, challenges to honesty and integrity, and participation in ethical interventions such as reporting, repair, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

Most business ethics courses are based on a single point of view. Depending on the viewpoint, this might be based on philosophical theory, organizational behavior, or a legal and regulatory compliance approach. As an author team, we combine and integrate these points of view into a unified whole by incorporating unique content, original videos, and adaptable case studies to assist students in making ethical decisions in their professional and personal lives.

PAUL C. GODFREY is the William and Roceil Low Professor of Business Strategy at the BYU Marriott School of Business. He has been honored with both the school’s Outstanding Researcher and Outstanding Teacher awards. An active researcher, his work has appeared in a number of premiere scientific publications, including Nature Biotechnology, the Academy of Management Review, and the Strategic Management Journal. Paul's previous textbook, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases (4th edition) provides students with a well-written, tools-driven approach to these important areas of business.

LAURA E. JACOBUS is a seasoned attorney and business leader. She has held strategic legal and business leadership roles in Silicon Valley global high tech companies including Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Her interest in business ethics began while working in Silicon Valley during the dot-com bubble. Laura now teaches in several different business and law programs, including those at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, SCU Law School, Widener Delaware Law School, and Baker College. She teaches primarily in the areas of ethics and compliance, risk management, international business and business communications. Laura has co-authored Essential Lawyering Skills: A Companion Guide for Neil W. Hamilton's ROADMAP (2021, American Bar Association). She received a Juris Doctor from SCU School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English from SCU. She is an attorney licensed to practice in California.