Business Ethics: Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Social Responsibility

Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Copyright 1997-2008.

Sections of This Topic Include:

Various Perspectives Regarding Managing Ethics (includes complete, practical handbook)
General Resources Regarding Managing Ethics in the Workplace
Social Responsibility (social responsibility is but one aspect of overall business ethics)
General Resources Regarding Social Responsibility


Various Perspectives Regarding Managing Ethics in the Workplace

Complete (Practical) Guide to Managing Ethics in the Workplace
Approaches to Ethical Decision Making
Values and Morals, Guidelines for Living - Psychological Self-Help - Your Values and Morals
Right Way for the Board to Do the Right Thing
Essential Ethical Exam


General Resources Regarding Managing Ethics in the Workplace

Extensive list of lists of Websites
General business ethics resources at the Center for Applied Ethics
General site for ethics on the Web
List of listservers and groups
Ethics Officer Association
Resource Renewal Institute
Business Ethics Center


Social Responsibility

Social responsibility and business ethics are often regarding as the same concepts. However, the social responsibility movement is but one aspect of the overall discipline of business ethics. The social responsibility movement arose particularly during the 1960s with increased public consciousness about the role of business in helping to cultivate and maintain highly ethical practices in society and particularly in the natural environment.

Business for Social Responsibility (click on "Intro to Corporate Social Responsibility")
Business of Social Responsibility
Global Green Standards
"Winning with Integrity" - Business Impact Taskforce Report Launched
Profit Versus Social Responsibility
Debate Social Responsibility -- a newsletter


General Resources Regarding Social Responsibility

There are many online resources in regard to social responsibility. The following will help to get your started.

Business for Social Responsibility
Educators for Social Responsibility
Behaviorists for Social Responsibility
Center for Computing and Social Responsibility


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Social Responsibility

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