ABSTRACT

This shortform textbook explores practical applications of how business ethics impacts working lives, allowing readers to reflect on their own moral compass through the use of ethical dilemmas.

Highlighting the extensive breadth of issues related to business ethics, the authors introduce and analyze ethical and unethical behaviors of firms through numerous real -life examples including Patagonia, Costco, LVMH, Bill Gates, Muhummad Yunus, Enron, WorldCom, Samsung, Purdue Pharma, Vale Mining and the COVID-19 crisis.

Regardless of career path or occupation, Absolute Essentials of Business Ethics is a valuable resource to understand why people make decisions based on their own ethical values and beliefs. Useful at both undergraduate and graduate levels, this unique textbook will serve students of business ethics around the world.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|15 pages

The foundations of business ethics

chapter 3|14 pages

Leadership and corporate governance

chapter 4|16 pages

Strategic planning and culture

chapter 5|18 pages

Decision-making and human resource issues

chapter 6|15 pages

Ethics and environmental sustainability

chapter 7|15 pages

Ethical issues in the developing world