The Ethics of Management [Paperback]

La Rue Hosmer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073405035 | ISBN-13: 978-0073405032 | Publication Date: October 10, 2007 | Edition: 6

It is often said that ethics is essential for leadership; Hosmer argues that leadership is also essential for ethics. The theme of The Ethics of Management, Sixth Edition, is that business firms today operate in a competitively intense, technologically complex and culturally diverse global economy. Pressures to dodge issues and cut corners are greater than ever before. The Ethics of Management by LaRue Hosmer provides a very explicit three-part framework to analyze those problems by combining economic outcomes, legal requirements and ethical principles. Students will learn how to convincingly present their moral point of view to others in order to jointly serve their companies, protect their careers, and improve their societies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 6 edition (October 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073405035
• ISBN-13: 978-0073405032
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent framework where few exist, February 19, 2007

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K. Rhodes (Malibu) - See all my reviews
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This text is one of several that are required reading for full time MBA students. It is one of the only texts I have found that logically spells out a coherent model for ethics decision making in the field of business. Case studies are simple, but illustrative of key points.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Edited, August 19, 2007

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EV "EV" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ethics of Management (Paperback)

I think this book has a decent variety of cases, but of the three I was required to read for my course, (9/11, Martha Stewart, and Enron), there are many errors in the text. Date misprints, factual misstatements, and a total confusion of names (in the Enron case) make analyzing the cases rather difficult. The text also feels very biased, presenting evidence in a way to sway the reader in a certain way, rather than a simple presentation of the facts. The cases also seem to lack some important facts or background information, sometimes making it more challenging to properly analyze the situation.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Selling this book is unethical, September 14, 2006

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Ian TX "The business of business is business" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Ethics of Management (Paperback)

Badly organized book. Repetitive text and graphs. Stretching theories. Bad analogies. Hardly provide any useful framework can be used in real life. Like the auther is sitting in a small dark room and murmuring to himself.