Conscience and Corporate Culture
Foundations of Business Ethics
1. Edition July 2006
336 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-3039-4
John Wiley & Sons
Conscience and Corporate Culture advances the constructive dialogue on a moral conscience for corporations. Written for educators in the field of business ethics and practicing corporate executives, the book serves as a platform on a subject profoundly difficult and timely.
* Written from the unique vantage point of an author who is a philosopher, professor of business administration, and a corporate consultant
* A vital resource for both educators in the field of business ethics and practicing corporate executives
* Forwards the constructive dialogue on a moral conscience for corporations
* Offers a philosophical and practical approach to considering business ethics
List of Figures.
Foreword by Thomas E. Holloran.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I Conscience: Response to a Pathology:
1. Teleopathy: The Unbalanced Pursuit of Purpose.
2. Mindsets and Culture.
3. Conscience as a Mindset: Personal and Organizational.
4. Challenges to the Very Idea.
Part II: The Moral Agenda of Leadership:
5. Orienting Corporate Conscience.
6. Institutionalizing Corporate Conscience.
7. Sustaining Corporate Conscience.
8. Conscience and Three Academies.
Epilogue.
Notes.
Index.
Foreword by Thomas E. Holloran.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I Conscience: Response to a Pathology:
1. Teleopathy: The Unbalanced Pursuit of Purpose.
2. Mindsets and Culture.
3. Conscience as a Mindset: Personal and Organizational.
4. Challenges to the Very Idea.
Part II: The Moral Agenda of Leadership:
5. Orienting Corporate Conscience.
6. Institutionalizing Corporate Conscience.
7. Sustaining Corporate Conscience.
8. Conscience and Three Academies.
Epilogue.
Notes.
Index.
"The ability of Goodpaster to move between philosophical ideas,
literature in management and actual cases is not only impressive;
it also makes the book accessible and relevant to academic and
practitioner audiences in a way that other seminal works in
normative business ethics have yet to do." Jeffery Smith, Notre
Dame Philosophical Reviews
"This book show the way to the practice of improved business
ethics, in teaching difficult decisions whether in the classroom,
the boardroom or the office. It is a profound read, and will be
valuable for business students and managers. It will give a better
understanding and a lot of sensible options for forming and
sustaining ethical business cultures."
Business Executive
"A timely and important book that shows how high the stakes are
today."
Tom Piper, Harvard Business School
"I have known Ken Goodpaster for a number of years and always
have been impressed with his ability to translate broad
philosophical concepts into real-life business practice. Nowhere is
this more important than in the area of values and ethics.
Insightful, instructive, and thought-provoking, Ken is at the top
of his game in Conscience and Corporate Culture."
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
Medtronic, Inc.
"To write an easy but not simple, relevant but also profound
ethics book is an art with very few artists. Goodpaster is one of
them, and teachers and managers will appreciate it."
Henri-Claude de Bettignies.The Aviva Chair Professor of
Leadership and Responsibility, INSEAD, Fontainebleau. Distinguished
Professor of Global Responsible Leadership, CEIBS,
Shanghai
"Drawing on philosophy, literature, religion, and management
theory, Goodpaster extends the idea of conscience from individuals
to organizations...A respected business ethics scholar, Goodpaster
addresses this book to his colleagues but also to corporate
executives." CHOICE
"An important book that analyzes the role of conscience,
both personal and collective, in business decision making ...
Goodpaster provides a road map of how to orient, institutionalize
and sustain organizational conscience." Minnesota
Lawyer
"Should be compulsory reading for the general
management/MBA student who wishes to know something about business
ethics, management, organizations, moral philosophy, and even
Anglo-Saxon poetry."
Michael Willoughby Small, Curtin Business School, Journal of
Business Ethics
literature in management and actual cases is not only impressive;
it also makes the book accessible and relevant to academic and
practitioner audiences in a way that other seminal works in
normative business ethics have yet to do." Jeffery Smith, Notre
Dame Philosophical Reviews
"This book show the way to the practice of improved business
ethics, in teaching difficult decisions whether in the classroom,
the boardroom or the office. It is a profound read, and will be
valuable for business students and managers. It will give a better
understanding and a lot of sensible options for forming and
sustaining ethical business cultures."
Business Executive
"A timely and important book that shows how high the stakes are
today."
Tom Piper, Harvard Business School
"I have known Ken Goodpaster for a number of years and always
have been impressed with his ability to translate broad
philosophical concepts into real-life business practice. Nowhere is
this more important than in the area of values and ethics.
Insightful, instructive, and thought-provoking, Ken is at the top
of his game in Conscience and Corporate Culture."
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
Medtronic, Inc.
"To write an easy but not simple, relevant but also profound
ethics book is an art with very few artists. Goodpaster is one of
them, and teachers and managers will appreciate it."
Henri-Claude de Bettignies.The Aviva Chair Professor of
Leadership and Responsibility, INSEAD, Fontainebleau. Distinguished
Professor of Global Responsible Leadership, CEIBS,
Shanghai
"Drawing on philosophy, literature, religion, and management
theory, Goodpaster extends the idea of conscience from individuals
to organizations...A respected business ethics scholar, Goodpaster
addresses this book to his colleagues but also to corporate
executives." CHOICE
"An important book that analyzes the role of conscience,
both personal and collective, in business decision making ...
Goodpaster provides a road map of how to orient, institutionalize
and sustain organizational conscience." Minnesota
Lawyer
"Should be compulsory reading for the general
management/MBA student who wishes to know something about business
ethics, management, organizations, moral philosophy, and even
Anglo-Saxon poetry."
Michael Willoughby Small, Curtin Business School, Journal of
Business Ethics
Kenneth E. Goodpaster is Koch Endowed Chair in Business
Ethics at the University of St. Thomas.His research has spanned a
wide range of topics, from conceptual studies of ethical reasoning
to empirical studies of the social implications of management
decision making. He is author of Perspectives on Morality
(1976), Ethics and Problems of the 21st Century(1979), and
the casebook Business Ethics: Policies and Persons (4th
edn., 2006).
Ethics at the University of St. Thomas.His research has spanned a
wide range of topics, from conceptual studies of ethical reasoning
to empirical studies of the social implications of management
decision making. He is author of Perspectives on Morality
(1976), Ethics and Problems of the 21st Century(1979), and
the casebook Business Ethics: Policies and Persons (4th
edn., 2006).
