Business Ethics: A Stakeholder and Issues Management Approach

Ethical decisions can be complicated, but ethics class doesn't have to be! BUSINESS ETHICS: STAKEHOLDER AND ISSUES MANAGEMENT APPROACH, Fifth Edition, helps students "get involved and be prepared, because ethics is everybody's business." This easy-to-follow guide addresses business ethics in a way you can understand. By using interesting, current, real-world examples and focusing on stakeholders, this textbook can help you outline your personal business ethics for years to come, giving you the practical tools you need to handle moral dilemmas in the workplace and the world.

A textbook for a graduate business course introducing business ethics within the stakeholder and issues management frameworks, and providing examples from research and the business press to illustrate the concepts and perspectives. The fourth edition expands the stakeholder analysis to incorporate values-driven management approaches. No dates are noted for earlier ones. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Joseph W. Weiss is Professor of Management at Bentley College, where he teaches and researches in the areas of business ethics, leadership, technology management, and organizational change management. He is a Fulbright Program Specialist and national peer reviewer for business applicants, past chair of the Academy of Management Consulting Division, and current co-chair of the HICSS (Hawaii International Conference of System Sciences) IT/Project Management track. He has studied and worked in the Middle East (the American University of Beirut) and has written five books, including BUSINESS ETHICS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & CHANGE, and FIVE-PHAS PROJECT MANAGEMENT. He has been awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, as well as the Innovative Teaching Award at Bentley College. He is a fellow with ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies), which awarded him a grant to introduce spirituality into the management curriculum at Bentley. He is a leadership consultant with two decades of experience working with Fortune 500 firms, government agencies, and startup companies.