Business Ethics: Facing Up to the Issues (Economist Books) - Softcover

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This book builds on a survey done by London Business School with Arthur Andersen and work done by other organisations, such as the Centre for Tomorrow's Company, the Institute of Directors and the Global Ethics Trust. It reviews the issues and provides a practical framework for businesses to ensure that their ethics meet standards that enhance their reputation and performance. The book compares the different approaches taken on both sides of the Atlantic -- the US emphasis on regulation and compliance and the UK preference for changing corporate values - and draws heavily on the experiences of a wide range of companies and business managers. Chapters cover : Championing Ethics; Ethical Fitness; the Role of Leadership; Organisational Purpose and Values; Corporate Governance; Regulation and Alternatives; Corruption in High and Low Places; Accounting for Ethics; the Problems of Dealing With or Sourcing Products from Emerging Economies. Each of the 15 contributors is a specialist in business ethics working for such organisations as the Centre for Tomorrow's Company, the IOD, the Institute for Global Ethics, Transparency International, the Institute of Business Ethics.

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