An Introduction to Business and Management Ethics provides an introduction to some of the major challenges facing anyone concerned with standards of behaviour in organizations. It starts from a consideration of the resources provided by philosophical ethics and moves on to consider the challenges inherent in working in a competitive business environment. The book gives straightforward guidance to students of business ethics and encourages the application of theory through the use of topical exercises and case studies.

This undergraduate textbook captures the dynamic nature of business ethics in the era of globalization.

Since its inception, An Introduction to Business Ethics, by Joseph DesJardins, has been a cutting-edge resource for the business ethics course. DesJardins's unique approach encompasses all that an introductory business ethics course is, from a multidisciplinary perspective. It offers critical analysis and integrates the perspective of philosophy with management, law, economics, and public policy, providing a clear, concise, yet reasonably comprehensive introductory survey of the ethical choices available to us in business.

Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Take a seat in the boardroom. What will you decide? Corporations make difficult decisions about the right thing to do every day, but as an organization made up of people with different perspectives and values, how can a business behave ethically? This is Business Ethics offers a dynamic and engaging introduction to the study of corporate morality. Offers real-world practical advice for navigating ethical dilemmas in business, developed and explained through illustrative high-profile case studies like the Ford Pinto case, Enron, Walmart and British Petroleum. Explores how ethical theory informs business policy and practice. Presents unresolved contemporary case studies for consideration, inviting readers to participate in the decision-making and offer their own recommendations. The latest in the This is Philosophy series, This is Business Ethics features supplemental online resources for instructors and students at https://www.wiley.com/enus/thisisphilosophy/thisisbusinessethicsanintroduction

The recent financial crisis has awakened a renewed sensibility to ethics in business and management, and an increasing interest in a better understanding of how ethics and economics are intertwined. Managers and executives must understand not just the moral value of ethical behaviour, but also how this can strengthen and benefit the organization.

This book can be an integrated learning vehicle for all working professionals who aspire to become an Ethics & Compliance officer in their respective organization. In first few chapters, it has been defined business ethics as the principles and standards that determine acceptable conduct in business organizations. The acceptability of behaviour in business is determined by corporate governance, as well as each individual's personal moral principles and values. Basic ethical and corporate social responsibility concerns have been codified as laws and regulations that encourage businesses to conform to society's standards, values, and attribution. Codes of ethics, policies on ethics, and business ethics training programs to advance ethical behaviour because that prescribes which activities are acceptable and which are not, and limit the opportunity for misconduct in business processes. An ethical issue is a situation, or opportunity that requires a person to choose among several actions that may be evaluated as right or wrong, causes potential dilemma between ethical or unethical decision making which has been covered in ethical decision making chapter. To help you understand ethical issues that perplex businesspeople today, department wise ethical challenges has been captured and this book also talks about ethical leadership and organizational thought processes on ombudsman ship & dedicated full time office of ethics and compliance. This book covers latest trends and data’s on global perception index, most ethical companies, best companies in CSR activities 2016 etc. for readers.