In modern business environments, ethical behavior plays a crucial role in success. Managers and business leaders must pay close attention to the ethics of their policies and behaviors to avoid a reputation-crushing scandal. Business Law and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores best practices business leaders need to navigate the complex landscape of legal and ethical issues on a day-to-day basis. Utilizing both current research and established conventions, this multi-volume reference is a valuable tool for business leaders, managers, students, and professionals in a globalized marketplace.
In todays increasingly interconnected and global society, the protection of basic liberties is an important consideration in public policy and international relations. Profitable social interactions can begin only when a foundation of trust has been laid between two parties. Human Rights and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications considers some of the most important issues in the ethics of human interaction, whether in business, politics, or science and technology. Covering issues such as cybercrime, bioethics, medical care, and corporate leadership, this four-volume reference work will serve as a crucial resource for leaders, innovators, educators, and other personnel living and working in the modern world.
To ensure the success of their organizations in the increasingly cutthroat corporate world, leaders of such organizations need to assess the techniques they already use. This can be done via the implementation of successful educational programs and the maintenance of appropriate ethical conduct. The book “Business Law and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications” is a comprehensive source of academic information that includes coverage of the most recent learning and educational methodologies for corporate contexts. It also offers coverage of the role that ethics and integrity play in day-to-day company operations. This book is suitable for managers, practitioners, students, professionals, and academics actively working in the corporate sector since it includes a wide variety of topics. This book is both extensive and well-organized, and it addresses some of the fundamental concerns that are related to corporate ethics and value systems. This book offers an insightful understanding of the social plague that compels corporations to behave unethically and corruptly and gives evidence. In addition to this, it discusses a selection of well-known ethical theories, some of the most important factors that enter into the making of ethical judgments, and the part that overall quality management plays in ensuring that good ethics are followed in the workplace. Although it is primarily written with students of management and commerce in mind, the book is equally applicable and helpful for professionals already working in those fields.
Focusing on ethics in every aspect of the business environment, The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Second Edition by Gerald R. Ferrera, Mystica M. Alexander, William P. Wiggins, Cheryl Kirschner and Jonathan Darrow, prepares students to work within current industry norms, practices, and legislation. Ethics coverage is integrated throughout the book and featured in nearly every chapter. Ethical theory is interwoven with practical applications using several novel pedagogical tools developed to promote focused, thoughtful inquiry and to highlight the interplay of ethics and law. The book also meets the needs of students who will be facing an increasingly international business environment. Integrated coverage of international issues goes beyond comparative law topics and includes substantial coverage of central topics in international business law, such as, bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, key provisions of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods, and a comparison of the Uniform Commercial Code and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Key Features: Excellent, pragmatic discussion of business organization implications and legal aspects of expanding a U.S. business internationally Crisp, thorough coverage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, with contextual material on corruption effects on society and business, as well as explanation of the law and examples Readable, concise explanation of financing international business transactions, including overview of international debtor-creditor issues, risks specific to international transactions and description of the Letter of Credit process
