Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human nature and unethical behavior in organizations -- The ethical foundation of capitalism and the optimal ethics systems model -- Hiring ethical people -- Codes of ethics and codes of conduct -- Ethical decision-making framework -- Ethics training -- Respecting employee diversity -- Ethics reporting systems -- Ethical leadership, work goals, and performance -- Empowering ethical employees -- Environmental management -- Community outreach and respect.

"With the high-profile corporate scandals that have taken place in recent years, corporate ethics are more important to a business than ever before. The failure of ethical leadership in an organization is very destructive--it demoralizes the workforce, breeds public distrust, and ultimately results in organizational decay"--P. [4] of cover.

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