Business : Business Ethics

Providing a discussion of the ethical relationships that lie at the core of leadership, this book explores how leaders themselves view their role, as well as the ways in which leadership functions within business, politics and society. It begins with chapters examining how religious beliefs and emotions color the way leaders make decisions. more...

Price: $100.00

Using classical American pragmatism, the authors provide a philosophical framework for rethinking the nature of the corporation--how it is embedded in its natural, technological, cultural, and international environments, emphasizing throughout its pervasive relational and moral dimensions. They explore the relationship of this framework to other contemporary business ethics perspectives, as well as its implications for moral leadership in business and business education.  more...

Price: $54.50

The terrorist outrages of 11 September 2001 and the rapid collapse of Enron both highlight the uncomfortable fact that business and business people are subject to risks much broader and often more personally hazardous than the commercial and financial risks studied at business school. This book is the result of 20 years’ experience in this field. It explains in detail the nature of risk and provides country analysis showing the extent and severity of local risk. It also proposes a series of defences against these risks – through careful assessment, staff awareness, good business practice and practical measures such as building design and use of security equipment. more...

Price: $25.95

Sensitive Chaos deals with the issue of ethics and offers suggestions as to how businesses can align both the company's and individual's values. With the issue of ethical business practices and conduct becoming very important in modern business, this book is a must for all business people. more...

Price: $6.25

How maverick companies have passed up revenue growth—and focused on greatness instead. Most books about successful businesses focus on public companies, where the definition for success is steady growth in revenue and profits. Yet there are many excellent, privately held companies marching to the beat of a different drum; they have stricken revenue and profit growth from the top of their mission statements. Instead, they define themselves by their passion for their products and their commitment to their employees, customers, and community—embracing a clarity and loyalty to purpose that’s an anomaly in today’s environment. Small Giants is a fascinating book about the unconventional people who run these purpose-driven companies. Longtime Inc. magazine editor Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside these companies to determine the secret ingredient, the elusive "mojo" that makes them great. more...

Price: $15.00