Ethical Business Decisions (Harvard Business School Case Studies Selection - Business Basics Series): Harvard Business School Case Studies Selection

Author: MaryC. Gentile
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Harvard Business School Case Studies Collection - Business Essentials Series. In a market economy, do people treat each other with sincerity, or is it a game of deceit? Is there a need for business ethics? As corporate competition intensifies, why do people find it increasingly difficult to judge which competitive methods are ethical and which are not? The author combines theoretical explanations with case studies to elucidate the ethical issues in business decision-making in an accessible manner. The book consists of five relatively independent articles, where the author discusses topics such as the normative foundation of business, non-preachy moral norms, the commandments of character shaping, management efficiency and diversity, and ethical issues in the application of information technology. Through reading, readers can quickly understand how to integrate ethical considerations into the business decision-making framework. Particularly noteworthy is that the case studies in the appendix all occurred in the late 1980s, and their ethical implications are especially meaningful for Chinese enterprises entering the 21st century.