The Best Business Ethics Books 2024

1. Oxford Higher Education: Business Ethics : Principles and Practices (Paperback)

Business Ethics is designed to serve as a textbook for first year students of MBA and diploma students of management courses. The book provides a deep insight into the crucial role played by ethical choices in managerial decision making within an organization as well as the impact of such decisions on the world at large. Starting with a broad overview of the meaning and scope of ethics and the development of ethical thought, the book puts forward the applications of ethical standards to business areas such as corporate governance, marketing and brand management, advertising, and finance. The discussion shifts to a more human level with the various issues of workplace ethics as well as consumer rights. Special focus is given to ethical choices related to the environment, cyber space and criminal intimidation. Contemporary issues like corporate code of ethics, political correctness and the role played by NPO and NGO in upholding moral values are discussed in detail. Finally, several open-ended issues like Intellectual Property. The book follows a debate-based approach where both for and against views are presented, followed by concept analysis and logical deductions. This approach is well aided with a number of caselets, case studies and end chapter review questions. This book will also serve as a useful reference for BBA faculty and professionals.

• Author: D Albuquerque • ISBN:9780195699647 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:2010-07-01

2. Cobalt Cover-Up: The Inside Story of a Deadly Conspiracy at the Largest Car Manufacturer in the World (Hardcover)

Following a deadly car crash, small-town lawyer Lance Cooper risked everything to battle one of the most powerful auto corporations in the world to get justice for a young woman. A fast-paced, journalistic account of tragedy turned to triumph, despair to hope, Cobalt Cover-Up is an inspirational, thoroughly compelling, and victorious read. In the midst of his own family struggles, small-town Georgia lawyer Lance Cooper agreed to defend Ken and Beth Melton and investigate the deadly accident that killed their daughter Brooke after she inexplicably lost control of her Chevy Cobalt. But what started as a heartbreaking yet all too common lawsuit quickly escalated into a David vs. Goliath case when Cooper discovered shocking evidence that General Motors concealed an ignition switch defect for nearly a decade--resulting in 124 deaths, including Brooke's, and risking the lives of millions more.-- Despite GM's settlement offers and attempts to bury evidence, Cooper refused to back down and worked tirelessly to expose the truth. Locked in a tenacious legal fight, Cooper and the Meltons faced incredible odds--Ken and Beth losing jobs and suffering the difficulty of grieving a beloved daughter during a court battle, Cooper risking his reputation and private practice against the overwhelming opposition from GM's team of lawyers, and both parties facing massive financial strain. Yet, in the relentless pursuit for justice and to protect future innocent lives, this small-town lawyer and a working-class American couple stared down the biggest US auto manufacturing mogul and ultimately transformed the entire industry.

Cobalt Cover-Up: The Inside Story of a Deadly Conspiracy at the Largest Car Manufacturer in the World (Hardcover)

3. Business & Professional Ethics for Directors, Executives & Accountants, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - Businesses and the accounting profession have never been under such close ethical scrutiny. Understanding why ethical behavior is so important to success and knowing potential pitfalls are key to reaching personal and organizational goals successfully. BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVES & ACCOUNTANTS, 8E demonstrates that it�s not just about learning rules. You must learn how to use ethical strategies, make ethical decisions, and integrate the latest information on ethics and governance scandals, legal liability and professional accounting and auditing issues. To keep learning interesting and underscore the importance of ethical issues, this edition provides more than 120 cases, including classic frauds, bankruptcies, loss of reputation, and unprofessional practices. Cases provide excellent opportunities for role playing and for developing your understanding of soft skills, including communications, persuasion, presentation, leadership and a global mindset.

Business & Professional Ethics for Directors, Executives & Accountants, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

4. Moral Issues in Business (with InfoTrac) [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. A unique collection of text, cases, and readings, MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS is the best-selling business ethics book in North America. Combining insightful and accessible introductions prepared by the editors, cases that highlight the real world poignancy of the matters addressed in this book, and reading selections from the most influential voices in contemporary ethical debates, this book--the standard for today's business ethics books--is a comprehensive, flexible, and pedagogically proven course of study exploring the intersections of commerce and ethics.

Moral Issues in Business, Used [Paperback]

5. The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibility in Today's Business [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Based on Seglin's regular New York Times column, this engaging and provocative new book brings the issues of corporate and personal responsibility in a profit-driven world down to the kind of everyday decisions all people have to make.

The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibility in Today's Business, Used [Paperback]

6. The Civil Corporation: The New Economy of Corporate Citizenship [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. The author explores how far businesses can and should improve their social and environmental performance, arguing that corporate citizenship emerges from the New Economy dynamics and relating it to learning, knowledge and innovation. The book sets out practical issues for business, including goal and boundary setting, measurement, dialogue and how to build trust.

The Civil Corporation: The New Economy of Corporate Citizenship, Used [Hardcover]

7. Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity & Social Responsibility, Used [Paperback]

Author Note Laura Hartman was most recently at DePaul University. She also currently serves as executive director of a trailblazing trilingual elementary school in Haiti, the School of Choice/l'Ecole de Choix. She is also cofounded an online micro-development, finance, and education system for people living in poverty in Haiti, called Zafen. Previously, Hartman served as director of external partnerships for Zynga.org, the charitable arm of the social game developer Zynga. She has written many other books including Rising above Sweatshops: Innovative Management Approaches to Global Labor Challenges. Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity & Social Responsibility 4e provides a comprehensive, accessible, and practical introduction to the ethical issues arising in business. Hartman et al., focuses on real-world ethical decision making at both the personal and policy levels and provides students with a decision-making process that can be used in any situation. Practical applications throughout the text show how theories relate to the real world. The 4th edition features thoroughly updated statistics and coverage of timely issues and dilemmas throughout the text.

Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity & Social Responsibility, Used [Paperback]

8. Honest Work: A Business Ethics Reader, Used [Paperback]

Revised in the aftermath of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression, the third edition of Honest Work: A Business Ethics Reader reflects and reinforces the editors' assertion that business ethics is primarily about the ethics of individuals. Featuring 115 brief articles and 89 real-life case studies, this unique anthology covers all aspects of business ethics under the overarching theme of the good life--what it means to students as individuals, what it means for business, and what it means for society. The book also includes an extensive chapter that explores the relationship between leadership and ethical behavior in business. Excerpts from plays, short stories, and novels enliven the text, and study and discussion questions engage students. In the wake of the global recession, the third edition offers 18 new readings and 21 new case studies on such topics as employment in an uncertain job market, honesty and trust, the financial crisis, justice and fairness, the free market, the global village, and more. This edition also includes more discussion questions for each article and chapter. An Instructor's Resource CD containing chapter objectives and summaries, essay questions, a test bank, suggested readings, and web links is available to adopters. A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/ciulla contains the same material as the Instructor's CD along with self-quizzes, suggested readings, and web links for students.

Honest Work: A Business Ethics Reader, Used [Paperback]

9. Moral Issues in Business, Used [Paperback]

This book combines narrative, cases, and articles discussing the nature of ethical theory, economic justice, diversity and affirmative action in the workplace.

Moral Issues in Business, Used [Paperback]

10. Business Espionage : Risk, Threats, and Countermeasures, Used [Paperback]

Business Espionage: Risk, Threats, and Countermeasures provides the best practices needed to protect a company's most sensitive information. It takes a proactive approach, explaining the measures and countermeasures that can be enacted to identify both threats and weaknesses. The text fully explains the threat landscape, showing not only how spies operate, but how they can be detected. Drawn from the author's 40 years of experience, this vital resource will give readers a true understanding of the threat of business spying and what businesses can do to protect themselves. It is ideal for use as a tool to educate staff on the seriousness of the threat of business espionage.

Business Espionage : Risk, Threats, and Countermeasures, Used [Paperback]