LibGuides: Business Administration: Business Ethics

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Books and eBooks

Business Ethics by Richard A. Spinello
The text aims to help students make ethical decisions, demonstrate integrity in the workplace, and advocate for moral business practices. Includes sections on Personal Integrity in the workplace, Corporate Values and Responsibilities, and Global Capitalism. All content is supported by 40 contemporary case studies. The book is complemented by online resources for instructors and students, including: Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, an Instructor's Manual with extensive case notes, Exercises and Activities, Multimedia resources, Quizzes, Flashcards, and SAGE Journal Articles.
Absolute Essentials of Business Ethics by Peter Stanwick and Sarah Stanwick
Publication Date: 2020-11-20
eBook
"Business Ethics" by Jonathan Law
A chapter from "Business: The Ultimate Resource" eBook.
Case Histories in Business Ethics by Chris Megone (Editor); Simon J. Robinson (Editor)
eBook
Business Ethics in the Social Context by Lisa H. Newton
Call Number: HF5387.5 .U6 N49 2014
The Story of Success by Leigh Hafrey
Call Number: HF5387 .H34 2005

Articles

"Ethics"
From the Encyclopedia of Management
"Business Ethics"
From Ethics, Science, Technology, and Engineering: A Global Resource
"Business Ethics"
From the Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"Corporate Social Responsibility"
From the Encyclopedia of Management
The Business Ethics Workshop
Provides a framework for identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical dilemmas encountered through working life.

Business Ethics Videos

Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
Recent headlines have announced to the world that numerous American business executives have acted illegally or unethically. Enron, has collapsed in scandal, and even home-furnishings guru, Martha Stewart, has fallen from grace. Arthur Anderson accountants can't tell credits from debits and a New York Times reporter prefers to write fiction rather than fact. These scandals have badly tarnished the image of American business. This video covers ethical theories, codes of ethics, ethical decision making, and social responsibility of business. Focus group methodology is used to highlight the nature of unethical practices.
Alice Eldridge Discusses Lockheed Martin's Ethics Program
This presentation, produced by Prendismo, features Alice Eldridge discussing the implementation of her company's ethics program.
Risk, Reward, Responsibility: Ethics in Business, in Ethics in America II
Should the executives at Casablanca Cruise Lines have asbestos removed from their ships by a company based in the former Soviet republic of Novostan? The cost would be $80 million less than if an American company were used, but Novostani standards of worker safety are far less rigorous. What should executives at MaxiCorp disclose about accidents in cars using their device, which doubles the mileage of cars in which it is installed, when they have no idea whether their device is contributing to the accidents? And what should executives at Wowie Info do when the authoritarian government of Jaigunda demands the name of a Jaigundan customer who has been using Wowie's Internet services to criticize the government? In each case, panelists struggle to make sound business decisions while observing ethical imperatives in the changing global economy.
Business vol. 02: 02 - What factors affect ethical behavior?
This video was designed to improve your business skills --- if you dream of owning your own business or help you become the corporate executive you want to be.
Business Ethics, in Today's Marketplace
“Businesses today face a decision to place profits before ethics, Today’s Marketplace discusses the need to maintain ethical standards."
Innocent Drinks: Good Ethics, Good Business?
This program profiles the U.K.-based smoothie firm Innocent Drinks and discusses the company’s product, profitability, and marketing strategies. It also highlights Innocent’s contributions to sustainable development in its supplier countries and looks at its environmental practices.

Evaluating Websites

Use domain name types to determine reliability and access

.com – commercial business
.org – organizations
.edu – educational institutions
.gov – government agencies

.gov domains will usually be our best source since they are both reliable and accessible to the public.

Consider 4 aspects about a source to determine if it is reliable:

Author
Motivation or Bias
Evidence
Timeliness

1. Author

Is the author listed?
Is the author an individual or a group?
What makes the author an expert?

2. Motivation or Bias

Is this opinion or fact?
Is the source supported by an organization or company? What do they stand to gain from this?
Websites ending in ".edu" or ".gov" will more likely present a neutral point of view (but not always).
Are your own biases making you critical about the source before examining the evidence?

3. Evidence

Does the source provide any evidence such as citations or links? Do the links work?
Was the information reviewed by experts?
Can you confirm the information in another source?

4. Timeliness

When was the information published or last updated?
Is the information up to date?