Human Resources Management

From the Encyclopedia of Management

From Ethics, Science, Technology, and Engineering: A Global Resource

From the Encyclopedia of Philosophy

From the Encyclopedia of Management

Provides a framework for identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical dilemmas encountered through working life.

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.

This presentation, produced by Prendismo, features Alice Eldridge discussing the implementation of her company's ethics program.

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.

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.

“Businesses today face a decision to place profits before ethics, Today’s Marketplace discusses the need to maintain ethical standards."

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.