Includes bibliographical references and index. A selection of speeches given by leaders to their peers since the inception of the Southern Institute for Business and Professional Ethics as a discussion forum in 1993, and its subsequent evolution into a center of education for leaders seeking to strengthen ethics in business and society.
Contents:
Ethics first : a reform agenda for city government / Crisis as a platform for change : lessons from Coke and corporate America / Shirley Franklin. Unenlightened self interest : the wrong response to market capitalism / Daniel Yankelovich -- Restoring corporate trust : the new imperative for ethics, integrity and diversity / John F. Ward -- Ethical governance and the future of free enterprise / Steve Odland -- What can the world's religions tell us about ethics in business? / Edward Zinbarg -- Ethical concerns of industry sectors and other fields. Ethical crises in the accounting and auditing profession / James E. Copeland, Jr. -- Integrity and profits : can companies have both in a world where sex sells? / Debra S. Waller -- Moral basis of competitiveness / Karen Katen -- Excellence without a soul? Higher education and the shaping of moral character / Harry R. Lewis -- Leadership and ethics in organizations. Building trust in trying times / Gerald Grinstein -- Delivering on diversity leadership : a walk in the other guy's shoes / Cal Darden -- Leading with values / Charles M. Brewer -- Have you hugged a Teamster lately? / Robert J. Rutland -- Leadership challenges of building a company in today's environment / John Wieland -- Ethics first : a reform agenda for city government / Shirley Franklin.
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