Ethics Misconduct and the Financial Services Industry

<p>This book explores how ethics and the moral context of business have evolved</p><p>historically in inf luential management theories and concepts. It looks at how</p><p>managerial thought accommodates morality values and ethics and demonstrates</p><p>the emerging patterns of ethical conduct to illustrate how moral aspects</p><p>of management and organizational practice can become peripheral.</p><p>The author examines a diverse range of data sources such as the most seminal</p><p>books in management and academic papers published in the mainstream</p><p>academic literature. The readings selected in the process are subject to critical</p><p>analysis and are complemented by an exploratory study of the financial services</p><p>industry based on semistructured in-depth interviews. The uniqueness of the</p><p>proposed approach comes first from the consolidation of many perspectives</p><p>such as management organization studies and business anthropology rather</p><p>than focusing on one particular subdiscipline; second from using a mixed</p><p>methodology combining literature reviews with empirical exploratory research</p><p>based on interviews; and third from including a narrative context in the</p><p>analysis and proposed future theory framework.</p><p>This book will appeal to students researchers and scholars who teach ethics</p><p>in the fields of economics or business. It is useful for advancing theory and</p><p>research on moral management and as a resource for management practitioners</p><p>looking to create business practices fostering moral sensitivity. Those interested</p><p>in setting future development directions may also find the proposed</p><p>consolidation of theoretical and empirical evidence valuable for the design of</p><p>future policies.</p>