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""Business ethics? Isn't that an oxymoron?" As a lecturer in ethics, communication, and leadership at MIT's Sloan School of Management and a moderator of the Aspen Executive Seminar, Leigh Hafrey has heard time and again that ethics and business don't mix. In The Story of Success, Hafrey draws on fifteen years of conversations with business-people at all stages of their careers, from MBA to Chairman of the Board, to articulate five steps that generate...

"Never has ethical business conduct received as much attention and focus as it does at present, in the wake of the far-reaching financial and societal effects of the dramatic collapses that have thundered through Corporate America. Whether your company is private, publicly-held, works with the government -- either contractually or through direct regulation -- the establishment and enforcement of a comprehensive, ethical code of conduct within your...

What is ethical behavior and does it really matter in today's workplace? Can unethical behavior affect the performance of a business? In answering some common questions about ethics, Eve Ash and Peter Quarry tackle this sometimes sensitive subject with clarity and precision.

Ethics policies and life in the corporation with an emphasis on hiring, bosses, privacy, lying, cheating and stealing, and leading by example.

It's not that most businesspeople lack moral convictions. Rather, they tend not to voice them and are inattentive when others do. Dr. Bird sees this behavior as moral silence, deafness, and blindness, and, following this analogy to the senses, he argues that the practice of ethics is a form of communication. Thus, instead of focusing on specific moral issues, Dr. Bird examines the things that stifle communication about moral issues - factors that...

If you're interested in understanding the (not-so) ethical underpinnings of business today, this book is both a must-have tool and a fascinating window into today's business world.

Using Pittsburgh's steel industry as a case study, this bold documentary explores supply side economics and the trickle down myth, challenging the assumption that private corporations can be trusted to make the investments upon which all Americans depend. Called "impressive" by John Kenneth Galbraith, the film contrasts two Pittsburgh steelworkers' conventional faith in private enterprise with the actual strategies and priorities of U.S. Steel. Interviews...