USAHEC: Ethics: BUSINESS

What Really Motivates People to Be Honest in Business

TEDTalk. Each year, one in seven large corporations commits fraud. Why? To find out, Alexander Wagner takes us inside the economics, ethics and psychology of doing the right thing. Join him for an introspective journey down the slippery slopes of deception as he helps us understand why people behave the way they do. Published on Sep 26, 2017.

Open Source Articles Online

"Business Ethics"
Salehi, Mehrdad; Mojtaba Saeidinia and Mohammadreza Aghaei
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications 2, no. 1 (January 2012): 1-5.
"Can Ethical Behavior be Taught?"
Paskoff, Stephen M.
Ethikos 28, no. 4 (July/August 2014): 1-6.
"Compensatory Ethics"
Zhong, Chen Bo; Gillian Ku; Robert B. Lount and J. Keith Murnighan
Journal of Business Ethics 92, no. 3 (March 2010): 323-339.
"The Content and Context of Organizational Ethics"
Van Der Wal, Zeger
Public Administration 89, no. 2 (June 2011): 644-660.
"The Effect of Ethical Tension and Time Pressure on Job Burnout and Premature Sign-Off"
Al Shbail, Mohannad O, Zalailah Salleh and Mohd Nazli Mohd Nor
Journal of Business and Retail Management Research 12, no. 4 (July 2018): 43-53.
"Ethical Breakdowns"
Bazerman, Max H. and Ann E. Tenbrunsel
Harvard Business Review 89, no. 4 (April 2011): 58-65.
"Ethics & Compliance Excellence in the Middle East: A Pioneering Model"
Raza, Aley
Ethikos 28, no. 4 (July/August 2014): 13-16.
"Ethical Leadership: A Review and Future Directions"
Brown, Michael E. and Linda K. Trevino
Leadership Quarterly 17, no. 6 (December 2006): 595-616.
"Ethics and Leadership"
Derr, Cammie L.
Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics 9, no. 6 (June 2012): 66-71.
"Ethics in Program Management"
Gadeken, Owen C.
Defense AT&L 34, no.4 (July 2005): 32-35.
"Examining Ethical Behaviors by Business Students"
Ludlum, Marty; Sergey Moskalionov and Vijay Ramachandran
American International Journal of Contemporary Research 3, no. 3 (March 2013): 13-21.
"A Framework for Business Ethics Education"
Carson, A. Scott
Journal of Business Ethics Education 10 (2013): 185-210.
"Identity Talk of Aspirational Ethical Leaders"
Koning, Juliette and Jeff Waistell
Journal of Business Ethics 107, no. 1 (April 2012): 65-77.
"Leader Ethos and Big-C Character"
Hannah, Sean T. and Peter L. Jennings
Organization Dynamics 42, no. 1 (January 2013): 8-16.
"Leading an Ethical Corporate Culture?: Applying Seven Lessons from the U.S. Marines"
Perkins, Robert D.
Journal of Business Ethics Education 9 (2012): 281-308.
"The Perception of Ethics in Business: Analysis of Research Results"
Sroka, Wlodzimierz and Marketa Lorinczy
Procedia Economics and Finance 34 (2015): 156-163.
"Social Responsibility and Ethics in the Banking Business: Myth or Reality?"
Belas, Jaroslav
Economic Annals 57, no. 195 (October 2012): 115-137.
"The State of Leadership Ethics and the Work that Lies Before Us"
Ciulla, Joanne B.
Business Ethics: A European Review 14, no. 4 (2005): 323-335.

Other Resources

Ethics and Compliance Initiative
A non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the study and promotion of ethical behavior in organizations worldwide.

ECI is a best practice community of organizations that are committed to creating and sustaining high quality ethics and compliance programs. Dating back to 1922, ECI brings together ethics and compliance professionals and academics from all over the world to share techniques, research, and ideas.
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Santa Clara University. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Web site includes publications and resources for analyzing real-world ethical issues and for developing tools and programs to address them.

Creating Ethical Cultures in Business

TEDTalk. As Corporate Director for the Heroic Imagination Project (HIP), Brooke Deterline helps boards, executives, and teams at all levels develop the skills to act with courage and ingenuity in the face of challenging situations. This fosters leadership credibility and candor, builds trust, engagement and reduces risk. Published on Sep 11, 2012.

Print Books

Character: The Ultimate Success Factor by J. Phillip London
Call Number: Root BJ1521 .L66 2013
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
(Columbia, MD: Fortis, 2013)
Corporate Integrity: Rethinking Organizational Ethics and Leadership by Marvin T. Brown
Call Number: Root HD60 .B65 2005
Publication Date: 2005-04-21
(Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005)
Elements of Ethics for Professionals by W. Brad Johnson; Charles R. Ridley; W. B. Johnson
Call Number: Root BJ1725 .J64 2008
Publication Date: 2008-10-14
(New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)
The End of Ethics in a Technological Society by Lawrence E. Schmidt; Scott Marratto
Call Number: Root BJ59 .S13 2008
Publication Date: 2008-02-06
(Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008)
Ethical Leadership: The Quest for Character, Civility, and Community by Walter Earl Fluker
Call Number: Root BV4597.53 .L43 F58 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-21
(Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2009)
Ethics for Peacebuilders: A Practical Guide by Reina C. Neufeldt
Call Number: Root JZ5581 .N48 2016
Publication Date: 2016-08-16
(Totowa, NJ: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
A Field Guide to Good Decisions: Values in Action by Mark D. Bennett and Joan McIver Gibson
Call Number: Root HD30.23 .B25 2006
Publication Date: 2006-03-30
(Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006)
For the Common Good: The Ethics of Leadership in the 21st Century by John C. Knapp (Editor)
Call Number: Root HD57.7 .F56 2007
Publication Date: 2006-12-30
(Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006)
Leadership and Change Management by Annabel Beerel
Call Number: Root HD57.7 .B44 2009
Publication Date: 2009-06-04
(London, UK: Sage Publications, 2009)
Making a Killing: How and Why Corporations Use Armed Force to Do Business by Madelaine Drohan
Call Number: Root HD2755.5 .D65 2004
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
(Guilford, CT: Lyon's Press, 2004)
A Practical Guide to Ethics: Living and Leading with Integrity by Rita Manning & Scott R. Stroud
Call Number: Root BJ1012 .M15 2008
Publication Date: 2007-12-25
(Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2007)
Professional Civility: Communicative Virtue at Work by Janie M. Harden Fritz
Call Number: Root BJ1725 .F75 2013
Publication Date: 2012-11-30
(New York, NY: Peter Lang, 2012)
Responsibility in World Business: Managing Harmful Side-Effects of Corporate Activity by Lene Bomann-Larsen (Editor); Oddny Wiggen (Editor)
Call Number: Root HD60 .R27 2004
Publication Date: 2004-06-23
(New York, NY: United Nations University Press, 2004)
Virtue Ethics, Old and New by Stephen M. Gardiner (Editor)
Call Number: Root BJ1521 .V57 2005
Publication Date: 2005-06-06
(Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005)