Encouraging you to act as a change agent in the ethical transformations of your organisations, Craig Johnson shows you how to develop your ethical competence through self-reflection, analyses, projects, and discussion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the case for studying organizational ethics --
Pt I Laying an ethical foundation 1. Ethical perspectives --
Pt II Practicing individual ethics in the organization 2. Components of personal ethical development
3. Ethical decision making and action --
Pt III Practicing interpersonal ethics in the organization 4. Ethical interpersonal communication
5. Exercising ethical influence
6. Ethical conflict management and negotiation --
Pt IV Practicing group, leadership, and followership ethics 7. Improving group ethical performance
8. Leadership ethics
9. Followership ethics --
Pt V Practicing ethics in organizational systems 10. Building an ethical organization
11. Managing ethical hot spots in the organization
12. Promoting organizational citizenship in a global society.

Equipping students so they can act as change agents who encourage ethical transformation in corporations, small businesses, government, social service agencies, religious groups, the military and other organizations, this text blends theory and practice as it introduces readers to important ethics theories, concepts and skills (tools) drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and outlines implementation strategies (tactics). Self-assessments, case studies and chapter end exercises foster skill development, discussion and analysis.