Business Ethics: An Ethical Decision-Making Approach presents a practical decision-making framework to aid in the identification, understanding, and resolution of complex ethical dilemmas in the workplace.Focuses exclusively on three basic aspects of ethical decision making and behavior--how it actually takes place, how it should take place, and how it can be improvedUses real-life examples of moral temptations and personal ethical dilemmas faced by employees and managersDiscusses the biases, psychological tendencies, moral rationalizations, and impact of self-interest as impediments to proper ethical decision makingIncludes relevant examples of ethical misconduct and scandals appearing in the news media


Mark S. Schwartz, MBA, JD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Business Ethics at York University’s School of Administrative Studies in Toronto, Canada. An award-winning teacher and researcher, Dr. Schwartz has contributed to such journals as Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Business & Society, Business and Society Review, Corporate Governance: An International Review, and Business Horizons. His most recent books include Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach (2011) and, as co-editor, Business Ethics: Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality (2014).