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Organizational Ethics
A Practical Approach

Sixth Edition
January 2025 | 480 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Part One: Practicing Personal Ethics in the Organization
 
Chapter 1: Ethical Competencies and Perspectives
Developing Ethical Competencies

 
Defining Organizational Ethics

 
Ethical Perspectives

 
 
Chapter 2: Ethical Decision Making and Action
Ethical Decision Making as Reason AND Intuition

 
Components of Ethical Behavior

 
Decision-Making Formats

 
 
Chapter 3: Components of Personal Ethical Development
Component 1: Setting a Direction

 
Component 2: Identifying Personal Values

 
Component 3: Developing Character

 
Component 4: Creating a Moral Identify

 
Component 5: Drawing Upon Spiritual Resources

 
 
Part Two: Practicing Interpersonal Ethics in the Organization
 
Chapter 4: Ethical Interpersonal Communication
Dialogue: An Ethical Framework for Interpersonal Communication

 
Ethical Communication Competencies: Being Present

 
Ethical Communication Competencies: Building Bridges

 
 
Chapter 5: Exercising Ethical Influence
Questions of Power

 
Truth as the Moral Standard for Influence

 
Ethical Issues in Influence: Setting the Stage

 
Ethical Issues in Influence: Proactive Tactics

 
Ethical Issues in Influence: Managing Images

 
 
Chapter 6: Ethical Conflict Management
Conflict in Organizational Life

 
Becoming an Ethical Conflict Manager

 
Constructive Argument: A Key Tool for Productive Conflict

 
Resolving Conflict Through Ethical Negotiation

 
Combating Aggression

 
Preventing Sexual Harassment

 
 
Part Three: Practicing Leadership, Followership, and Group Ethics
 
Chapter 7: Leadership and Followership Ethics
The Ethical Challenges of Leadership

 
The Shadow Side of Leadership

 
Stepping Out of the Shadows: Normative Leadership Approaches

 
The Ethical Challenges of Followership

 
Meeting the Moral Demands of Followership: Principles and Strategies

 
 
Chapter 8: Improving Group Ethical Performance
Acting as a Morally Responsible Team Member

 
Taking On Shared Ethical Duties

 
Responding to Ethical Danger Signs

 
 
Part Four: Practicing Ethics in Organizational Systems
 
Chapter 9: Building an Ethical Organization
Making Ethics Matter

 
Formal Components of Ethical Culture

 
Informal Components of Ethical Culture

 
Improving Ethical Culture

 
 
Chapter 10: Managing Ethical Hot Spots in the Organization
Ethical Marketing

 
Ethical Finance and Accounting

 
Ethical Human Resource Managment

 
 
Chapter 11: Promoting Inclusive, Sustainable Organizational Citizenship
The Organization as Citizen

 
Components of Organizational Citizenship

 
Promoting Organizational Citizenship

 
 
Chapter 12: Organizational Ethics in a Global Society
The Dangers of Globalization and the Challenges of Ethical Diversity

 
Coming to Grips With Perceptual Biases

 
Understanding Ethical Diversity

 
Finding Moral Common Ground

 
Resolving Cross-Cultural Ethical Conflicts

 

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Key features
KEY FEATURES:
  • Chapter-opening learning objectives identify what students should be able to do upon completion of the reading.
  • Self-assessment questionnaires within chapters allow students to reflect on their personal values, styles, and preferences.
  • Contemporary Issues in Organizational Ethics features provide examples of current ethical issues confronting our society today with suggestions on how to navigate them.
  • Ethical Checkpoint features prompt students to pause and consider important points and questions to help them reflect on content covered.
  • Chapter Takeaways and Application Projects concluding each chapter help readers engage in further reflection, analysis, and implementation.
  • Three case studies per chapter accompanied by discussion questions expose students to current and relatable topics and stimulate critical thinking.

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