A Contemporary Look at Business Ethics

<p>A Contemporary Look at Business Ethics provides a ‘present day’ look at business ethics to include the<br />challenges opportunities and increased need for ethical leadership in today’s and tomorrow’s<br />organizations. The book discusses current and future business ethics challenges issues and<br />opportunities which provides the context leaders and their organizations must navigate.<br />The book includes an in?depth look at lessons learned about the causes of unethical behavior by examining a number of real?world<br />examples of ethical scandals from around the world that have taken place over the past few decades. The analysis of the various<br />ethical scandals focuses on concepts like ethical versus unethical leadership received wisdom the bottom?line mentality<br />groupthink and moral muteness all of which contribute to the kind of organizational culture and ethical behavior one finds in an<br />organization. The book discusses ethical decision making in general and the increased role of religion and spirituality in<br />confronting unethical behavior in contemporary organizations.<br />The book also takes an in?depth look at the impact ethical scandals have on employees and more specifically the psychological<br />contract and person?organization ethical fit with the goal of identifying along with other things what leaders can do to restore<br />relationships with employees and rebuild the organization’s reputation in the eyes of<br />various stakeholders.</p>