
Ethics Incorporated
Top Priority and Bottom Line
Dipankar Gupta(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 4. July 2006
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-7619-3470-7 (ISBN)
Description
This pioneering book discusses the role of ethics in today's fiercely competitive business environment. The author examines in detail how business ethics and values contribute to effective business practices. The book approaches this important subject from the perspective of leadership and maintains that thinking in terms of business ethics is really thinking leadership. It illustrates how more competitiveness, creativity, cohesion and direction in business practices can be achieved if top management has a clear focus on ethics.
The book also outlines the mechanism by which businesses can go about building an ethical and transparent organization. The author examines:
- the purpose and role of business;
- the role of values, goals and the mission of business;
- the practical steps to creating an ethical organizational culture;
- the relationship between business ethics, productivity and profits.
The book also outlines the mechanism by which businesses can go about building an ethical and transparent organization. The author examines:
- the purpose and role of business;
- the role of values, goals and the mission of business;
- the practical steps to creating an ethical organizational culture;
- the relationship between business ethics, productivity and profits.
More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-3470-7 (9780761934707)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
11/2005
HarperCollins Publishers India
€34.80
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Person
Dipankar Gupta is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Content
Getting It Right
What is Business Ethics and What It Is Not
How to Make It Work
Putting Business Ethics in Place
Step by Step
Guidelines for Business Ethics in Practice
Corporate Governance and Ethical Leadership
Keeping Up Best Practices
For an Ethics Game Plan
Playing It Safe and Playing to Win
In Times of Trouble
Recognizing Red Flags
Walking the Talk
A Little Ethics Is A Dangerous Thing
Vendor Monitoring and Compliance
A New Dimension of Business Ethics
Globalization and the Paradigm Shift
From Production to Consumption
What is Business Ethics and What It Is Not
How to Make It Work
Putting Business Ethics in Place
Step by Step
Guidelines for Business Ethics in Practice
Corporate Governance and Ethical Leadership
Keeping Up Best Practices
For an Ethics Game Plan
Playing It Safe and Playing to Win
In Times of Trouble
Recognizing Red Flags
Walking the Talk
A Little Ethics Is A Dangerous Thing
Vendor Monitoring and Compliance
A New Dimension of Business Ethics
Globalization and the Paradigm Shift
From Production to Consumption