"This book provides a practical guide to business ethics andharnessing ethics to improve business performance. It is part ofthe 'Essentials Series', which is intended to enable busy businessadvisory and corporate professionals to achieve rapid knowledge andskills in key business areas. The book is thus designed as "amanagerial 'how-to manual' on business ethics for executives andleaders. The book presents a wealth of practical suggestions andinitiatives accompanied by examples. Collins does an excellent jobof trying to inspire professionals to be proactive in approachingethical matters and seize the bull by the horns.„ (The MarketingReview, 2010, Vol. 10, No. 2)
“Essentials of Business Ethics, adheres to the notionthat ethics can be taught, that ethics can always be improved, andthat in business it is crucial for leaders to set a strong example. This book aims to help all those involved in the ethics process, beginning with business owners and managers and including ethicsand compliance officers, as well as ombudsmen who guide employees. The how-to format of the book makes it an easy-to-use resource.„(The CPA Journal, March 2010)
“Full of practical examples for managing ethics, this brief bookoffers critical advice on issues ranging from ethical decisionmaking and ethics training to environmental management andcommunity outreach. A great „nuts and bolts“ overview.„(climatechangecorp. com, 2009)
“Full of practical examples... A great „nuts and bolts“overview."(Ethical Corporation Magazine, March 2009)
Essentials of Business Ethics
Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance
von Denis CollinsThe essential guide to creating an organization ofhigh integrityand superior performance
With the high-profile corporate scandals that have taken placein recent years, corporate ethics are more important to a businessthan ever before. The failure of ethical leadership in anorganization is very destructive-it demoralizes the workforce, breeds public distrust, and ultimately results in organizationaldecay.
Based on more than two decades of consulting, teaching, andresearch, Denis Collins's Essentials of Business Ethics isdesigned with appreciation for your demanding professionalobligations, with easy-to-find, at-your-fingertips information. Itsnuts-and-bolts presentation provides you with practical „how-to“examples and best practices on every area of managing ethics insideyour organization in a handy, concise format.
This brief yet powerful guide presents executives and leaderswith timely discussion on:
* Human nature and unethical behavior in organizations
* Determining the ethics of job candidates
* The differences between a Code of Ethics and a Code ofConduct
* The best practices for managing diversity
* Using Management-by-Objectives to establish work goals thatencourage ethical behavior
* Performance appraisals that reward ethical behaviors
* Aligning community outreach with the company's mission andassets
* Handling the environmental change process
* How to manage three internal communication mechanisms foremployees to report potentially unethical or illegal behaviors: anEthics & Compliance Office, Ombudsman, and EthicsHotlines
Providing a five-step ethics job-screen process and an ethicaldecision-making framework, as well as guidelines for conducting avariety of business ethics workshops, Essentials of BusinessEthics is the only guide you will need containing all therelevant facts on business ethics, all in one place.
With the high-profile corporate scandals that have taken placein recent years, corporate ethics are more important to a businessthan ever before. The failure of ethical leadership in anorganization is very destructive-it demoralizes the workforce, breeds public distrust, and ultimately results in organizationaldecay.
Based on more than two decades of consulting, teaching, andresearch, Denis Collins's Essentials of Business Ethics isdesigned with appreciation for your demanding professionalobligations, with easy-to-find, at-your-fingertips information. Itsnuts-and-bolts presentation provides you with practical „how-to“examples and best practices on every area of managing ethics insideyour organization in a handy, concise format.
This brief yet powerful guide presents executives and leaderswith timely discussion on:
* Human nature and unethical behavior in organizations
* Determining the ethics of job candidates
* The differences between a Code of Ethics and a Code ofConduct
* The best practices for managing diversity
* Using Management-by-Objectives to establish work goals thatencourage ethical behavior
* Performance appraisals that reward ethical behaviors
* Aligning community outreach with the company's mission andassets
* Handling the environmental change process
* How to manage three internal communication mechanisms foremployees to report potentially unethical or illegal behaviors: anEthics & Compliance Office, Ombudsman, and EthicsHotlines
Providing a five-step ethics job-screen process and an ethicaldecision-making framework, as well as guidelines for conducting avariety of business ethics workshops, Essentials of BusinessEthics is the only guide you will need containing all therelevant facts on business ethics, all in one place.
