Blind spots : why we fail to do what's right and what to do about it / Max H. Bazerman, Ann E. Tenbrunsel.
By: Bazerman, Max H
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Contributor(s): Tenbrunsel, Ann E.
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TextPublisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: x, 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780691147505 (cloth : alk. paper); 0691147507 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Business ethics | Corporate culture | Decision making -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 174/.4 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 174.4 B347 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003738630 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The gap between intended and actual ethical behavior -- Why traditional approaches to ethics won't save you -- When we act against our own ethical values -- Why you aren't as ethical as you think you are -- When we ignore unethical behavior -- Placing false hope in the "ethical organization" -- Why we fail to fix our corrupted institutions -- Narrowing the gap: interventions for improving ethical behavior.
Examines the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how we act unethically without meaning to. Includes: Enron, the tobacco industry, sales of the defective Ford Pinto, the Challenger space shuttle disaster, steroid use in Major League Baseball, etc.
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