Business Ethics

1. Thinking About Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship: Business Ethics Teaching and Learning-- Business Ethics Can Be Learnefd in a Classroom; Cheating on the Rise in College Students' Work; Scandal Shows Lack of Ethics; Business Schools Need Stronger Emphasis on Ethics; Business Purpose-- Profits are a Definite Business Need, But Not Purpose; More to it than Simply Making Money; Corporate Ethics Help Reap Dividends; Responsibility, Profitability Go Hand in Hand; Company Reputation is a Key Factor in Reaching Objectives; Greed and Cheating-- Greed Plays is Hand in Real Life; Greed is the Top Suspect for Recent Slide in Ethics; Greed Drives the Subprime Loan Market; 'Wall Street' Shows Greed Isn't Good; Do we Live in a Cheating Culture? Questionable Ethics Abound in Wall Street Crisis; Trends in Business Ethics in Recent Years-- Survey shows hope for ethics in business; Repentance, reform next steps in 2003; Executives Should Consider These New Year's Resolutions; Survey Says Not Many Think Highly of Executives' Ethics; Ethics trends in '07 may get worse in '08; Troubling Currents Lead to the Perfect Financial Storm; Two Scandals and the Decade Isn't Over Yet 2. Compliance, Companies, and Corporate Governance: Compliance Issues-- Lawyers, Not Law Rules This Nation; Are America's Lawyers on a Feeding Frenzy? Is Compliance with Federal Laws Killing Ethics in Business? Companies-- Who's to Blame for Enron's Fall from Grace? Trial of Ex-Enron Execs Reveals an Ethical Tsunami; Prosecutions of Top Execs Has an Upside; Merck's Record Reflects Two Different Faces; HealthSouth Gives the South an Ethics Scandal of its Own; Is Wal-Mart a Microcosm of America's Future? Pepsi Takes Moral High Road in Trade Secret Case; Accounting Firms Are Expected to be Ethical; Constant News Has a Downside Corporate Governance-- Slack Corporate Governance Costs us All; Compensation for Execs Often Seen as a Scam; Shareholder Activism Blossoms in the Spring 3. Ethical Leadership -- the Heart of Moral Direction: Ethics in Leadership-- Ethical Leaders Vital in New Millennium; From Moral Management to Moral Leadership; True Leadership Bears Four Main Responsibilities; Integrity is Foundation of Leadership; Ethical Leadership has Four Realms; Character Counts when it Comes to Business Success; Spitzer's Character Undermines Ethics; Finding 'Sweet Spot' of Leadership in Working World Servant Leadership-- Greenleaf Brought Origins of Servant Leadership; What Are the Core Characteristics of Servant Leadership? 4. Ethics Issues and Guidelines for Decision Making: Ethics Issues in Decision Making-- Questioning if it Pays to Be Ethical; Have You Yet to Discover your Moral Compass Spinning? Challenge Isn't Knowing, But Doing Right Thing; Knowing and Motivating Ethics in Business; Do Executives Display Same Ethics on Golf Course as they Do at Work? Speeding Metaphor as a Tool for Teaching Good Business Ethics Ethics Guidelines and Policies-- Iron Law May Guide Practices; The 'Big Three' Moral Guides for Businesses; Concepts of Fairness Often Influence Business Ethics; In Business, Golden Rule the Bestseller Business Must Polish Golden Rule; No Doubt Honesty Remains Best Policy in Business; Bill George Offers Guide for Ethics; The Truth Always Comes Out; Drucker's Management Principles Still Crucial; Ten Social Sins than can Affect Business Contacts 5. Spirituality and Business Ethics: Spirituality in the Workplace; Making Connection Between God and the Workplace; Secular Side of Spirituality and the Bottom Line; The Forgiveness Factor's Role in Work Place; Forgiveness is a Process that can Enhance Operations; Commandments Form Root of Business Ethics; One Rule Can Best Guide Practices 6. Ethics, Organizations, and Management: Field of Management Ethics Opened by Watergate Scandal; Pressure May Force Ethical Hand; The Signs of Ethical Breakdown in Organizations; The Four Vital E-Words of Organizations Today; Trust is the Key when Rating Great Workplaces; Ethics Programs Go Beyond Compliance Strategy; Crisis Management is an Urgent Topic Again; Honesty's Star is Rising in Job Recruiting; Secretaries Face Ethical Issues at Work as Well; How May Secretaries Respond to Ethical Pressures They Face? 7. Stakeholders, Environment and Sustainability: Stakeholder Approach-- The Stakeholder Approach to Business Ethics Environment and Sustainability-- Green Business Can Enhance Profits, Ethics; Environmental Initiatives Becoming Mainstream; Sustainability is More than a Buzzword 8. Employee Stakeholders: Workplace Fraud is a Huge Daily Problem; Workplace Violence Number Two Cause of Death at Work; Pay Attention to Warning Signs of Workplace Violence; Balance Needed in Weighing Surveillance, Privacy; Day Laborers Have Worked their Way into National Issue; Considering the Ethics of Illegal Immigration; Holidays a Prime Time for Stealing; Ethics Seen Differently By Women; Whistle-Blower Details Exposure of Fraud; Cell Phone Becoming an Ethics Issue 9. Consumer Stakeholders: Customers Should Expect Reasonable Business Ethics; Satisfied Customers Should Top Company Priorities; Attention to Service May Help Avoid 'Waiting-in-Line' Rage; Drug Ads Should Be Restricted; Lessons from ChoicePoint's Breach in Security; Credit Card Companies Thrive on Consumer's Carelessness; Consumers Own Worst Enemy with Credit Cards; Credit Card Companies Using Questionable Marketing; Rebates Have Crossed Line into Scam Territory 10. Global Topics in Business Ethics: Answering Question of What's Behind Anxiety Over Globalization; Global Capitalism's Impact Inspires Opposing Views; Sweatshop Issue Won't Fade Away; Self-regulation Best Way for Companies to Better Sweatshops; Business Ethics Take Italian Turn; Studying in Italy Provides Lessons in Ethics; Classic Case of Corporate Responsibility Still Unresolved at Bhopal; American Business Must Consider China Factor; Globalization Has Changed Social Contracts