Taking The High Road: How To Succeed Ethically When Others Bend the Rules [Paperback]

Frank Bucaro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 14, 1999

This book is about the role of ethics and values in business today.From ethical reflection to steps in making ethical decisions, this book gives hands-on information and applications to make the best ethical choices possible.The fact that businesses today can be successful and ethical is the premise and foundation of the book

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About the Author

Frank Bucaro, after spending 18 years as an instructor of Moral Theology, decided in 1986, to make a switch from the classroom to the boadroom,as numerous accounts of compromised ethics in the business world. Since 1986, Frank has spoken to hundreds of companies, associations and educational institutions and to thousands of people, on the importance of ethics and values to long term success.

Product Details

• Paperback: 95 pages
• Publisher: Frank C. Bucaro & Associates,Inc. (May 14, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0966966201
• ISBN-13: 978-0966966206
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,619,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title, March 8, 2003

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This review is from: Taking The High Road: How To Succeed Ethically When Others Bend the Rules (Paperback)

I found the title of this book to be misleading -- which may be a little ironic for a book on ethics.
As an ethical person with high standards, I was expecting some insight on how I could succeed ethically in the workplace while others, including the company, were bending the rules. There was none.
The book is a re-hashed management book which preaches to managers about doing the right thing. Managers who want to do the right thing don't need the book; others will scoff at it.
Within the past year or so, there have been numerous news stories about corruption in American business. Time's Women of the Year (2002) were people of high ethics who stood up for what the believed in. I would like to read about their person experiences and experiences of other people like them.
I found no value whatsoever in this book, and I'm sorry I wasted my money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very insightful!, January 4, 2006

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This review is from: Taking The High Road: How To Succeed Ethically When Others Bend the Rules (Paperback)

I found this book to be incredibly insightful! This book raises awareness about situations we have all heard of or experienced ourselves. Reading or writing about 'ethics' may be perceived as challenging at times because there is a propensity to see a 'gray area'...however, Frank provides definitions, examples and insight on how to deal with tough issues when/if they arise.
This book is clearly written to be understood by the savy business professional...this is not a textbook. I found Mr. Bucaro's book to be useful and a valuable tool for the business person in any profession.

1.0 out of 5 stars A Laundry List of Things to Do, November 11, 2005

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Big Sandwich (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taking The High Road: How To Succeed Ethically When Others Bend the Rules (Paperback)

I read this book for a course and was disappointed at how poorly it was written. After I read the book, I went back and outlined a few parts of it on paper. What I ended up with was a laundry list of things you should do, things you should not do, or things you should consider before making a decision. Furthermore, the book hardly went into any detail to discuss issues that were mentioned.

The book is also poorly written. For instance, on page 60, a bolded section reads: "Why do I believe it means that?" Quite honestly I was trying to figure out what "it" and "that" were referring to and I could not figure it out even after re-reading the previous pages!

Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh as I tend to enjoy more intellectually stimulating books, but my guess is that the 17 references that he sites (of which 9 are magazine or newspaper articles) are better a read than this book.