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The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibilty in Today's Business

by Jeffrey Seglin

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ISBN13: 9781904298977
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This engaging and provactive new book brings the issues of corporate and personal responsiblity in a profit-driven world down to the kindof everyday decisions we all have to make.

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Based on Seglin's regular "New York Times" column, this engaging and provocative new book brings the issues of corporate and personal responsibility in a profit-driven world down to the kind of everyday decisions all people have to make.

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Each chapter of this book considers a modern-day business dilemma, from romance in the office and whistle blowing to the effect of stock options on employee behaviour and what happens when a code of ethics clashes with executive actions.
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Jeffrey Seglin, December 8, 2006 (view all comments by Jeffrey Seglin)
I am the author of this collection of the first four years of the business ethics column for the Sunday New York Times Money and Business section. Here are some of the reviews for the book:

Library Journal, April 15, 2003
Well written and lucid ... brings objectivity, honesty, and wisdom to business ethics ... encourages ... honest questioning [on] integrity in the workplace.

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, April 21, 2003
The ... topic of corporate governance is further deepened in this ... collection of columns ... first published in The New York Times.

Inc. magazine online, May 19, 2003
Any owner could broaden...thinking...by spending a couple...hours with Seglin's book...[and]from circulating this book among employees....

Ethikos and Corporate Conduct Quarterly, May/June 2003
"...no preaching... The wide range of ethical problems..considered here...are discussed in a calm and rational way..."

Praise for The Right Thing:
"With trademark clarity Seglin showcases some of the prickliest real-life dilemmas. . .These stories reach out and grab you. They make you ask what you would have done in the same situation. You?ll be surprised at the answers."
Nancy K. Austin, Co-author, A Passion for Excellence

"Jeff Seglin?s "intellectual honesty and non-preachy style makes you think hard about the right thing, and what it means for your own behavior. He is a great teacher whose course you never want to end, and whose work is a great gift."
Jim Collins, co-author of Built to Last and author of Good to Great.

"Jeff Seglin writes with passion, clarity and wisdom about the toughest issues facing the business community. We all ?profit? from this important and readable book."
Ronald Thiemann, Harvard University

"An extraordinary compendium of real-life moral dilemmas which lead to productive moral discussion. He leads readers through actual business problems and sets readers thinking and groups talking . . .a thoughtful and thought provoking work."
Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, author of The Genesis of Ethics

"Seglin?s mini-essays are gems of practical wisdom."
Joseph Badaracco, Professor of Business Ethics, Harvard Business School, author of Defining Moments and Leading Quietly

The Right Thing is just that: the right thing for today?s business managers who want to take ethics seriously from a moral and practical standpoint. Written. . . with thoughtfulness and an informed opinion.
Laura Nash, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard University

"Seglin sees both the ethical dilemmas as well as their proposed solutions in a clear and objective light, offering unparalleled honesty to the discussion of business ethics. . .Essential reading for all managers involved in evaluating the effectiveness of their company?s solutions to today?s problems of integrity in the workplace."
David Gebler, President
The Working Values Group, Ltd.

About the Author
Jeffrey L. Seglin is a regular columnist on business ethics for the New York Times and previously wrote for Fortune Magazine. He is a frequent commentator on NPR?s Marketplace and the author of The Good, the Bad and Your Business: Choosing Right When Ethical Dilemmas Pull You Apart. He was a Resident Fellow at Harvard University, an Ethics Fellow at the Poynter Institute, and is an associate professor at Emerson College in Boston. He holds a master?s degree in theology and literature from the Divinity School at Harvard University.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781904298977
Subtitle:
Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibilty in Today's Business
Author:
Seglin, Jeffrey
Author:
Seglin, Jeffrey L.
Publisher:
Spiro Press
Location:
London
Subject:
Corporate Finance
Subject:
Business Ethics
Subject:
Decision Making & Problem Solving
Subject:
Decision-making
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
1525
Publication Date:
May 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
156
Dimensions:
7.74x6.76x.39 in. .54 lbs.
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