Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach

by Craig E. Johnson

Every industry must confront unethical behavior in the workplace. Whether your students want to pursue careers in business, education, public service, or the military, they will need a solid foundational understanding of ethics and the impact their decisions will have on their organizations and their own lives.



Organizational A Practical Approach equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to make a positive difference in their workplace. Self-assessments, reflection opportunities, and application projects allow students to practice their ethical reasoning abilities. Each part of the book focuses on a different aspect of ethical organizational behavior, examining ethics at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The revised Fourth Edition includes a new feature titled Contemporary Issues in Organizational Ethics and new case studies on current topics such as fake news, sexual harassment, and cultural appropriation. This book shows how readers can develop their ethical expertise and provides opportunities to practice problem-solving to defend their decisions.

Genres: Leadership, Grad School

482 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2011

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was used as a textbook for a class recently took. In all the classes I have taken, this has been the worst book I have ever experienced. The book doesn't sufficiently discuss ethical theory, and copies concepts from other academic disciplines. It is not intellectually stimulating and the author seems to be out of touch with complexities of modern organizations. The author makes bold statements with no academic references. Here is an example regarding downsizing: "significant numbers of people undergo suffering as profits and nonprofits alike participate in “cycles of destruction” involving restructuring and downsizing. Others are victimized when they lose out on promotions and pay raises." Organization do not restructure or downsize for no reason. The author does not discuss the reasons for restructuring and downsizing such as globalization and automation. Statements such as this are made throughout the book, without discussing the complexities of the modern world.

[Carmen Dampf]

Here is a solid read that generally explores ethical concepts in business--pretty good, and a great number of case studies are presented. This would be a great addition for classroom discussion, especially at the upper collegiate level.

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty good ethics textbook that focuses on ethics in a way that is not too abstract or theoretical to be useful. I appreciated that. Much better than some other ethics material I have read.

[Gina Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

5th edition.

[Kat Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Good, practical, content. Loved the formatting.