Business Ethics: A Stakeholder and Issues Management Approach » (5th Edition)

Joseph W. Weiss is Professor of Management at Bentley College, where he teaches and researches in the areas of business ethics, leadership, technology management, and organizational change management. He is a Fulbright Program Specialist and national peer reviewer for business applicants, past chair of the Academy of Management Consulting Division, and current co-chair of the HICSS (Hawaii International Conference of System Sciences) IT/Project Management track. He has studied and worked in the Middle East (the American University of Beirut) and has written five books, including BUSINESS ETHICS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & CHANGE, and FIVE-PHAS PROJECT MANAGEMENT. He has been awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, as well as the Innovative Teaching Award at Bentley College. He is a fellow with ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies), which awarded him a grant to introduce spirituality into the management curriculum at Bentley. He is a leadership consultant with two decades of experience working with Fortune 500 firms, government agencies, and startup companies.

A textbook for a graduate business course introducing business ethics within the stakeholder and issues management frameworks, and providing examples from research and the business press to illustrate the concepts and perspectives. The fourth edition expands the stakeholder analysis to incorporate values-driven management approaches. No dates are noted for earlier ones. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

1. Business Ethics, the Changing Environment, and Stakeholder Management. Case 1. Enron. Case 2. Microsoft. 2. Stakeholder and Issues Management Approaches. Case 3. Mattel Toy Recall. Case 4. JetBlue. Case 5. Arthur Andersen. 3. Ethical Principles, Quick Tests, and Decision-Making Guidelines. Case 6. Sam Waksal and Imclone. Case 7. Aaron Feuerstein and Malden Mills. Case 8. Jerome Kerviel: Rogue Trader or Misguided Employee? Case 9. Seeking Two Kinds of Green: Richard Branson's Ventures in Biofuel. Case 10. Ford Pinto. 4. The Corporation and External Stakeholders: Corporate Governance in a Free Market." Case 11. Napster. Case 12. Vioxx. Case 13. Who Killed the Electric Car? Case 14. Skype. 5. Stakeholder Responsibilities of Corporations in the Marketplace. Case 15. Facebook's Beacon. Case 16. Genetics Discrimination. 6. The Corporation and Internal Stakeholders: Values-Based Moral Leadership, Culture, Strategy, and Self-Regulation. Case 17. Commitments to Sustainability in the Oil and Gas Industry. Case 18. What's Written vs. What's Reality. 7. Employee Stakeholders and the Corporation. Case 19. Wal-Mart: Ongoing Changes with Gender Discrimination. Case 20. Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Case 21. Women on Wall Street. 8. Stakeholder Management and Multinational Corporations in the Global Environment. Case 22. China, India, and Wal-Mart. Case 23. Google in China. Case 24. Sweatshops: Are Companies Willing to Solve the Problem?"