Practical Business Ethics for the Busy Manager

With a conversational writing style, rather than the language of formal ethical theories, this short, readable book suggests to its readers that they should plan how be better business people than they would otherwise be. It contains a common sense, practical approach to doing good work—emphasizing the need to prepare in advance for ethical dilemmas, long before they arise. KEY TOPICS Chapter topics cover American corporate and organizational culture, identifying personal values, moral mentors, getting the facts necessary for good work, determining the issue that requires good work, locating the relevant law, identifying the alternative options, and applying personal ethical principles to doing good work. For business people—and people who will one day be business people—who want to make a difference in business practice and improve behavior in their selves and business environment.

M. Neil Browne, Andrea Giampetro-Meyer, and Carrie Williamson have written a lively, straightforward book showing people how to be ethical in business. It contains a commonsense, practical approach to doing good work-emphasizing the need for people to prepare in advance for ethical dilemmas. The authors take an honest, realistic view of how managers can help improve ethical behavior in the rushed, output-driven business environment.

• A practical perspective.
  – Makes text concepts and ethical principles something people can apply to their lives.
• Student-friendly writing style.
  – Saves the formal theories for an appendix in Chapter 4.
  – Enables students to easily understand learned concepts throughout the text.
• Global boxes.
  – Provides students with international examples of business ethics and essential information for today's global business manager.