Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach

by Craig E. Johnson

With an interdisciplinary focus, Organizational Ethics equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to make a positive impact in a variety of workplaces. Author Craig E. Johnson builds the text around interdependent levels of organizational behavior, examining ethics at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Self-assessments, reflection features, and application projects give students ample opportunity to practice their ethical reasoning abilities. The Fifth Edition includes over 25 new case studies on current events and prominent figures, 24 new self-assessments, and new discussions on topics such as cross-cultural ethical conflict and organizational virtue.

Genres: Leadership, Grad School

528 pages, Paperback

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.