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Ethics Beyond Dilemmas: A Three-Dimensional Model
Calleja, Ricardo; Marín, SergioTechnical Note BEN-141-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementIn this technical note we advance a model for moral analysis that integrates the main elements from the three main theories followed in the field of business ethics and shows their inner connection: moral principles and norms (deontologism), the human goods at stake (utilitarianism) and the education of character for the good life (virtue ethics). This model takes the perspective of the acting person-a first-person perspective as opposed to the t...Starting at €8.20
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Turismo responsable y sostenible
Malagarriga, Pili; Vaccaro, AntoninoTechnical Note BEN-134Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEl objetivo de este documento es presentar en qué consiste el turismo responsable (TR) como práctica empresarial y de consumo que enfoca la actividad turística desde una perspectiva global y que tiene en cuenta los retos ambientales, sociales y económicos de nuestro planeta. Se estructura en cinco apartados: el primero nos presenta la industria desde una perspectiva general de cambios, retos y oportunidades; en el segundo se definen los conceptos...Starting at €8.20
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Preventing slippery slope
Fontrodona, JoanTechnical Note BEN-160-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe slippery slope illustrates how an initial, seemingly ethical action can trigger unintended events or consequences, leading to increasingly problematic or extreme situations. The slippery slope is relevant to both individuals and organizations. Therefore, some recommendations are given for safely moving along the slippery slope, and some actions are suggested for companies to support their employees in such situations.Starting at €8.20
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La avaricia de los directivos: ¿causa o efecto : Reflexiones sobre el papel de los directivos en el cambio de rumbo de la sociedad
Huete, Luis María; García Arevalillo, JavierTechnical Note BEN-136Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEn este documento, se reflexiona sobre la aplicación de la ética a la labor directiva y se incide especialmente en su dimensión social: el líder que trabaja en una empresa configura con dicho trabajo y con su desarrollo personal (es decir, qué tipo de persona ha llegado a ser) las dinámicas de la empresa de la que forma parte y, a la postre, el perfil de las relaciones que se establecen entre los integrantes de la sociedad en la que vive.Starting at €8.20
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Whistleblowing Systems and Policies
Potito, Gianmichele; Aznar, Enrique; Vaccaro, AntoninoTechnical Note BEN-139-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis technical note provides some basic information about the functioning of intra- and interfirm whistleblowing systems. This work adopts a managerial perspective and not a legal one, so it does not enter into the legislative details of each country because of their complexity and their continuous evolution.Starting at €8.20
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Moral character as a professional competency of managers
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note BEN-150-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMoral character consists of a set of acquired stable dispositions, or habits, that moderate temperament and emotional impulses. These habits, traditionally called human virtues or simply virtues, make those who possess them good and make it easier to act well, that is, to act with moral quality. Human virtues become professional competencies insofar as they facilitate good management. Virtues are acquired through the repetition of deliberate, fr...Starting at €8.20
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Ethics in business management
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note BEN-148-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIt is often argued that business ethics and related issues such as compliance policies, social responsibility, sustainability and ESG criteria are a means for companies to build reputation and trust and, ultimately, to generate profit in the medium and long term. This may be the case, but to see ethics only as a means to make profit is a very limited vision of this branch of philosophy. Ethics is about human excellence, not just avoiding miscondu...Starting at €8.20
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Avoiding Integrity Land Mines
Heineman, Ben W., Jr.Article HBS-R0704G-ELeadership and People ManagementHow does a large multinational keep thousands of employees, operating in hundreds of countries, honest in a high-pressure business environment? As the chief legal officer at General Electric for nearly 20 years, Ben Heineman was part of the senior management group that sought to do just that--to make sure its executives and employees are moved to do the right thing as strongly as they are motivated to make their numbers. Heineman describes a set ...Starting at €8.20
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Is Working Good
Calleja, Ricardo; Marín, SergioTechnical Note BEN-140-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe technological revolution underway is threatening (or promising) to change many of today's jobs and professions. Some people are even warning about the end of many jobs and celebrating the possibility of covering people's economic needs without the need for salaries. Throughout history, all the technological revolutions have directly altered the way people work. The new feature of the transformation we are witnessing today is the speed with wh...Starting at €8.20
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Personal moral responsibility in companies
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note BEN-151-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe moral responsibility is inherent to individuals due to their capacity to perform deliberate and free actions. This responsibility does not disappear when working in a company, although it may be influenced by various factors. There is accountability for voluntarily committed actions as well as for the omission of actions that could and should have been done. In the business realm, as in other areas, responsibility extends to the influence exe...Starting at €8.20