A Better Way to Think About Business: How Personal Integrity Leads to Corporate Success

Synopsis

Is business ethics a contradiction in terms? Absolutely not, says Robert Solomon. In fact, he maintains that sound ethics is a necessary precondition of any long-term business enterprise, and that excellence in business must exist on the foundation of values that most of us hold dear. Drawing on twenty years of experience consulting with major corporations on ethics, Solomon clarifies the difficult ethical choices all people in business face. He uses an "Aristotelian" approach to remind readers that a corporation--like an individual--is embedded in a community, and that corporate values such as fairness and honesty are meaningless until transformed into action. Without a base of shared values, trust and mutual benefits, today's national and international business world would fall apart. In keeping with his conviction that virtue and profit must thrive together, Solomon both examines the ways in which deficient values actually destroy businesses, and debunks the pervasive myths that encourage unethical business practices. Complete with a working catalog of virtues designed to illustrate the importance of integrity in any business situation, this compelling handbook contains a gold mine of wisdom for either the small business manager or the corporate executive struggling with ethical issues.

Copyright:

1999

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780195354638

Related ISBNs:

9780195112382, 9780195167337, 9780199880522, 9780195112382, 9780195167337, 9780199880522

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Date of Addition:

12/09/22

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy

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