Linda Treviño and Kate Nelson bring together a mix of theory and practice in Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk about How to Do It Right 6th Edition.
In this new edition, the dynamic author team of Linda Treviño, prolific researcher and Distinguished Professor, and Kate Nelson, Professor and longtime practitioner of strategic organizational communications and human resources, equip students with the pragmatic knowledge they need to identify and solve ethical dilemmas, understand their own and others’ ethical behavior, and promote ethical behavior in their organization.
Managing Business Ethics is the perfect text to prepare students for a range of roles in the business world— managers across business functions, communications professionals, compliance officers, corporate counsels, human resources managers, and senior executives.
 
Table Of Contents
 
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing Straight Talk About Managing Business Ethics: Where We’re Going and Why
Introduction
The Financial Disaster of 2008
Borrowing Was Cheap
Real Estate Became the Investment of Choice
Mortgage Originators Peddled “Liar Loans”
Banks Securitized the Poison and Spread it Around
Those Who Were Supposed to Protect Us Didn’t
Moving Beyond Cynicism
Can Business Ethics Be Taught?
Aren’t Bad Apples the Cause of Ethical Problems in Organizations?
Shouldn’t Employees Already Know the Difference between Right and Wrong?
Aren’t Adults’ Ethics Fully Formed and Unchangeable?
This Book is about Managing Ethics in Business
Ethics and the Law
Why Be Ethical? Why Bother? Who Cares?
Individuals Care about Ethics: The Motivation To Be Ethical
Employees Care about Ethics: Employee Attraction and Commitment
Managers Care about Ethics
Executive Leaders Care about Ethics
Industries Care about Ethics
Society Cares about Ethics: Business and Social Responsibility
The Importance of Trust
The Importance of Values
How This Book Is Structured
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Exercise
Your Cynicism Quotient
Notes
Section II: Ethics and The Individual
Chapter 2: Deciding What’s Right: A Prescriptive Approach
Chapter 3: Deciding What’s Right: A Psychological Approach
Conclusion
Exercise
Understanding Cognitive Moral Development
Discussion Questions
Short Case
Notes
Chapter 4: Addressing Individuals’ Common Ethical Problems
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Short Cases
Notes
Section III: Managing Ethics in The Organization
Chapter 5: Ethics as Organizational Culture
Introduction
Chapter 6: Managing Ethics and Legal Compliance
Introduction
Appendix: How Fines Are Determined under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
Notes
Chapter 7: Managing for Ethical Conduct
Introduction
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