Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach

by Craig E. Johnson

Overview

Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach, Sixth Edition provides readers with opportunities to apply ethical principles and practices in a variety of settings through self-assessments, analyses, projects, and discussion. Bestselling author, Craig E. Johnson, shows how we can develop our ethical competence, just as we develop our abilities to manage or oversee operations. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781071904190
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/07/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	480

About the Author

Craig E. Johnson (PhD, University of Denver) is professor emeritus of leadership studies at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, ethics, and management. During his time at the university, he served as founding director of the George Fox Doctor of Business Administration program and chair of the Department of Communication Arts. He is the author of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership (also published by SAGE) and coauthor, with Michael Z. Hackman, of Leadership: A Communication Perspective. He has published research findings, instructional ideas, and book reviews in the Journal of Leadership Studies, the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, the Journal of Leadership Education, Academy of Management Learning and Education, the International Leadership Journal, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, and other journals. When not teaching or writing, he enjoys working out, reading, fly-fishing, volunteering, watching sports, and spending time with his spouse.

Table of Contents

List of Case Studies, Self-Assessments, and Ethics in Action
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Laying an Ethical Foundation
1. Ethical Perspectives
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Utilitarianism: Do the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
Kant’s Categorical Imperative: Do What’s Right Despite the Consequences
Rawls’s Justice as Fairness: Balancing Freedom and Equality
Aristotelian Ethics: Live Well
Confucianism: Building Healthy Relationships
Altruism: Concern for Others
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
Part II. Practicing Individual Ethics in the Organization
2. Components of Personal Ethical Development
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Component 1: Realistic Self-Appraisal
Component 2: Discovering Vocation
Component 3: Identifying Personal Values
Component 4: Developing Character
Component 5: Creating a Moral Identity
Component 6: Drawing Upon Spiritual Resources
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
3. Ethical Decision Making and Action
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Once More With Feeling: Emotion in Moral Decision Making
Components of Ethical Behavior
Decision-Making Formats
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
Part III. Practicing Interpersonal Ethics in the Organization
4. Ethical Interpersonal Communication
Dialogue: An Ethical Framework for Interpersonal Communication
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Ethical Communication Competencies
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
5. Exercising Ethical Influence
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Questions of Power
Ethical Issues in Influence
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
6. Ethical Conflict Management and Negotiation
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Conflict in Organizational Life
Becoming an Ethical Conflict Manager
Resolving Conflict Through Ethical Negotiation
Combating Aggression and Sexual Harassment
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
Part IV. Practicing Group, Leadership, and Followership Ethics
7. Improving Group Ethical Performance
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Acting as a Morally Responsible Team Member
Responding to Ethical Danger Signs
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
8. Leadership Ethics
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The Ethical Challenges of Leadership
The Shadow Side of Leadership
Normative Leadership Theories
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
9. Followership Ethics
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The Growing Power of Followers
The Ethical Challenges of Followership
Meeting the Moral Demands of Followership: Principles and Strategies
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
Part V. Practicing Ethics in Organizational Systems
10. Building an Ethical Organization
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Making Ethics Matter
Components of Ethical Culture
Cultural Change Efforts
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
11. Managing Ethical Hot Spots in the Organization
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Ethical Marketing
Ethical Finance and Accounting
Ethical Human Resource Management
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
12. Promoting Organizational Citizenship
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The Organization as Citizen
Promoting Organizational Citizenship
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
13. Ethics in a Global Society
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The Dangers of Globalization and the Challenges of Ethical Diversity
Developing Cross-Cultural Ethical Competence
Chapter Takeaways
Application Projects
Notes
References
Index
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

A very student-based, skill-building, introspective, and action-based approach to ethical decision-making that is more personal and practical.

Joe Gerard

Craig provides a well-structured and comprehensive treatment of organizational ethics in a down-to-earth style. The relevant and cross-sector cases and examples make this an accessible learning tool for any student from any discipline.

Linda G. Olson

An easy to read and compelling overview of ethics in the organizational context.

Joel T. Mackey

Very complete ethics coverage from personal to corporate. Up-to-date illustrations. Wide variety of methods used and available to introduce the material.

Pam Meyer

Versatile, easy-to-read, equipped with plentiful instructor resources, and comprehensive in the discipline.

Kathryn Woods

This is an excellent text that succeeds in being intellectually rigorous, philosophically insightful, and well-grounded in psychology and the social sciences. If you are considering any change in the textbook you use for your business ethics course, I would recommend Organizational Ethics.

Robert Bass

[This] is a very applied textbook that helps students become better ethical decision makers.

John Tichenor

Johnson has provided a well thought out, thorough, and enjoyable text.

John Osoinach

[This is] a well-written text book that provides undergraduate students a basic understanding of workplace ethics and one that provides faculty numerous ancillary ideas for creating an engaging course.

Denise M. Cumberland

An excellent, practical, student-centered, introductory organizational ethics text for undergraduates.

Glen E. Chapuis

Organizational Ethics provides strong insight into the increasingly important field. Ethics is moving from being an optional business activity to becoming an integral part of any business that wishes to be successful and this book provides a particularly strong grounding in the practical aspects of ethics.

Joseph K. Fitzgerald

"Craig provides a well-structured and comprehensive treatment of organizational ethics in a down-to-earth style. The relevant and cross-sector cases and examples make this an accessible learning tool for any student from any discipline."--Linda G. Olson

"Johnson has provided a well thought out, thorough, and enjoyable text."--John Osoinach

"Organizational Ethics provides strong insight into the increasingly important field. Ethics is moving from being an optional business activity to becoming an integral part of any business that wishes to be successful and this book provides a particularly strong grounding in the practical aspects of ethics."--Joseph K. Fitzgerald

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