Book Description

Today?s business environment is full of ambiguous situations where right vs. wrong is no longer as clear-cut as it used to be. Managers and employees are constantly faced with ethical dilemmas where making the wrong decision could result in litigation, adverse publicity, and even criminal prosecution. Avoiding the pitfalls of making the wrong decision has become paramount to protecting a corporation?s image and financial resources. In ?Doing the Right Thing: A Guide to Business Ethics,? Professor Harden provides a simple and easy-to-understand guide to identifying when an ethical dilemma is present and how to evaluate the relevant facts to make the ethically correct decision. The book is divided into three parts: a description of ethical principles that helps the reader to understand ethical concepts and how they are used, a discussion of common ethical problems that most businesses face, and a step-by-step guide to using ethical concepts and principles to make decisions that can be easily defended.After reading this book, the reader will be able to quickly identify ethical dilemmas and be able to intuitively determine the correct course of action.