business ethics

Contains articles that provide a variety of perspectives on corporate corruption and its effects on democracy, the rights of individuals, the economy, and other aspects of American life.

Challenges the assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and asserts that trust is a hard-edged, economic drive--a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing. Outlines thirteen behaviors common to high-trust leaders throughout the world.

Presents a guide to using the power of trust to change lives and impact organizations in a low-trust world. Offers five actions along with anecdotes that show how high-trust relationships and cultures succeed and create energy and joy.

American design consultant Cayce Pollard is hired by a London advertiser to find the creator of an Internet montage of video snippets that is gaining cult popularity--Cayce herself one of its hooked viewers--and her search turns up unexpected clues about her father's disappearance during the September 11 attacks.

Surveys the natural history of nepotism, the favored treatment of one's relatives; looking at its practice in societies around the world; discussing its resurgence in politics, sports, business, and the arts; and arguing that nepotism is a basic instinct rooted in the social biology of animals and humans.

Examines six companies whose corporate images are green, politically correct, and environmentally friendly and discusses how consumers can avoid being tricked by phony marketing. Includes chapter notes.

Discusses how people in business and life can maintain their integrity by following the golden rule--treating others as they would like to be treated--regardless of cultural, religious, or circumstantial backgrounds, and covers pitfalls that throw people off of their moral track.

American design consultant Cayce Pollard is hired by a London advertiser to find the creator of an Internet montage of video snippets that is gaining cult popularity--Cayce herself one of its hooked viewers--and her search turns up unexpected clues about her father's disappearance during the September 11 attacks.