Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach

Scarcely a day goes by without revelations of an organizational scandal in business, government, or other institutions. We are all constantly faced with ethical decisions, and the choices we make determine success or failure in our careers. Craig Johnson shows how we can develop our ethical expertise, just as we develop our abilities to manage or oversee operations. Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach, Second Edition provides opportunities for readers to practice problem-solving and to defend their decisions.

This book is a significant revision of the author’s earlier book Ethics in the Workplace: Tools and Tactics for Organizational Transformation. It retains the practical focus of the first edition but now addresses organizational ethics in both work and volunteer organizations.

Craig E. Johnson (PhD, University of Denver) is a professor of Leadership Studies and former director of the Doctor of Business Administration program at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, ethics, and management and supervises doctoral dissertations. Previously he served as chair of the university’s Department of Communication Arts. Johnson is the author of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow (also published by SAGE) and coauthor, with Michael Z. Hackman, of Leadership: A Communication Perspective. He has published research findings, instructional ideas, and book reviews in The Journal of Leadership Studies, The Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, The Journal of Leadership Education, Academy of Management Learning and Education, The International Leadership Journal, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports and other journals. Johnson has led and participated in service and educational trips to Kenya, Rwanda, New Zealand, China, Brazil, and Honduras.