The Professional Ethics Toolkit

Professionals in the business world face difficult decisions every day. From the large to the small, business decisions can have a significant impact on the lives of colleagues, shareholders, and customers. This is Business Ethics is a practical and useful guide to the philosophy of business ethics, full of clear examples drawn from major case studies that demonstrate how moral considerations come to bear on business decisions. Perfect for students of business ethics and for business professionals, This is Business Ethics is an instructive resource for navigating common business problems.

• Provides a definitive methodology for ethical decision-making in professional environments.
• Uses real-world examples and case studies to demonstrate and explain theoretical principles taken from critical ethical ideologies.
• Authored by an ethicist and professional consultant with years of practical experience in teaching workplace ethics for varied professions.
• Provides clear and concise coverage of the essential subjects in professional ethics, including role-engendered duties, conflicts of interest, competency, and the principles that underpin and define professionalism itself.

 

Christopher Meyers is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Director Emeritus of the Kegley Institute of Ethics at California State University, Bakersfield. He is also ethics faculty at Kern Medical Center, the hospital ethicist for Adventist Health of Bakersfield, ethics consultant for multiple other regional health care organizations, and a regular contributor to local and national media. The author of Journalism Ethics: A Philosophical Approach (2010) and A Practical Guide to Clinical Ethics Consulting: Expertise, Ethos, and Power (2007), he publishes across a range of areas in practical and professional ethics