Ethics at Work

by Barbara Goodwin

What would tempt you to whistleblow? Do Codes of Conduct make organisations ethical? How do people react to taking the blame for others? This book answers such questions, drawing on the views of employees in eight large organisations. One finding is the 'whited sepulchre phenomenon': an organisation which presents a squeaky-clean image to the world but has intrinsic failings which cause moral dilemmas for staff. While treatment of customers is regulated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402003633
• ISBN13: 9781402003639
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"