Ebook: Corporate Ethics and Corporate Governance

Corporations are under fire. Hardly a day goes by that executive conduct doesn’t appear as a topic – or, more accurately, as a problem – in the media. This leads to increased public pressure on corporations, many of whom are reacting and publicly assuming their corporate responsibility.

This book represents an introduction to and overview of the diverse aspects of the ethical challenges confronting companies today. It introduces executives, students and interested observers to the complex trends and developments in business ethics. On the one hand, this book presents industry-specific topics in ethics, and on the other hand it provides a general, interdisciplinary survey of the ethical dimensions of management and business.

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Corporations are under fire. Hardly a day goes by that executive conduct doesn’t appear as a topic – or, more accurately, as a problem – in the media. This leads to increased public pressure on corporations, many of whom are reacting and publicly assuming their corporate responsibility.

This book represents an introduction to and overview of the diverse aspects of the ethical challenges confronting companies today. It introduces executives, students and interested observers to the complex trends and developments in business ethics. On the one hand, this book presents industry-specific topics in ethics, and on the other hand it provides a general, interdisciplinary survey of the ethical dimensions of management and business.

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Corporations are under fire. Hardly a day goes by that executive conduct doesn’t appear as a topic – or, more accurately, as a problem – in the media. This leads to increased public pressure on corporations, many of whom are reacting and publicly assuming their corporate responsibility.

This book represents an introduction to and overview of the diverse aspects of the ethical challenges confronting companies today. It introduces executives, students and interested observers to the complex trends and developments in business ethics. On the one hand, this book presents industry-specific topics in ethics, and on the other hand it provides a general, interdisciplinary survey of the ethical dimensions of management and business.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VII
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Introduction to Ethics....Pages 11-36
Business Ethics....Pages 37-54
Habits of the Heart in US-American and German Corporate Culture....Pages 55-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
The Importance of Leadership in Shaping Business Values....Pages 67-77
The Servant as Leader....Pages 79-85
The Structure of Moral Leadership....Pages 87-94
Why Work?....Pages 95-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Organizational Integrity — Understanding the Dimensions of Ethical and Unethical Behavior in Corporations....Pages 113-128
Enron — Pride Comes Before the Fall....Pages 129-136
Andersen. No Fairy Tale Ending....Pages 137-147
How to Discover and Avoid Corruption in Companies....Pages 149-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
The Path to Corporate Responsibility....Pages 159-172
The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits....Pages 173-178
Pan-European Approach. A Conceptual Framework for Understanding CSR....Pages 179-199
Corporate Social Responsibility at Volkswagen Group....Pages 201-210
Historical Responsibility: Corporate Forms of Remembrance of National Socialist Forced Labour at the Volkswagen Plant....Pages 211-228
Cross-cultural Sensitivities in Developing Corporate Ethical Strategies and Practices....Pages 229-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Transnational Actors and World Politics....Pages 251-286
The UN Global Compact: The Challenge and the Promise....Pages 287-308
Back Matter....Pages 327-332
Global Public Rules and Citizenship Rights: A New Responsibility of Private Business Firms?....Pages 309-326

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Corporations are under fire. Hardly a day goes by that executive conduct doesn’t appear as a topic – or, more accurately, as a problem – in the media. This leads to increased public pressure on corporations, many of whom are reacting and publicly assuming their corporate responsibility.

This book represents an introduction to and overview of the diverse aspects of the ethical challenges confronting companies today. It introduces executives, students and interested observers to the complex trends and developments in business ethics. On the one hand, this book presents industry-specific topics in ethics, and on the other hand it provides a general, interdisciplinary survey of the ethical dimensions of management and business.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VII
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Introduction to Ethics....Pages 11-36
Business Ethics....Pages 37-54
Habits of the Heart in US-American and German Corporate Culture....Pages 55-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
The Importance of Leadership in Shaping Business Values....Pages 67-77
The Servant as Leader....Pages 79-85
The Structure of Moral Leadership....Pages 87-94
Why Work?....Pages 95-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Organizational Integrity — Understanding the Dimensions of Ethical and Unethical Behavior in Corporations....Pages 113-128
Enron — Pride Comes Before the Fall....Pages 129-136
Andersen. No Fairy Tale Ending....Pages 137-147
How to Discover and Avoid Corruption in Companies....Pages 149-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
The Path to Corporate Responsibility....Pages 159-172
The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits....Pages 173-178
Pan-European Approach. A Conceptual Framework for Understanding CSR....Pages 179-199
Corporate Social Responsibility at Volkswagen Group....Pages 201-210
Historical Responsibility: Corporate Forms of Remembrance of National Socialist Forced Labour at the Volkswagen Plant....Pages 211-228
Cross-cultural Sensitivities in Developing Corporate Ethical Strategies and Practices....Pages 229-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Transnational Actors and World Politics....Pages 251-286
The UN Global Compact: The Challenge and the Promise....Pages 287-308
Back Matter....Pages 327-332
Global Public Rules and Citizenship Rights: A New Responsibility of Private Business Firms?....Pages 309-326
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