Managerial ethics : managing the psychology of morality /

This excellent collection, an update of Managerial Ethics: Moral Management of People and Processes (1998), contains all new essays except for two reprinted ones. The collection is intended to serve as a reference for business ethics researchers and to stimulate interest in the links between management and ethics among researchers. The volume is organized in three sections: "Ethics from the Top Down," "Unethical Behavior: Causes, Consequences, and Comebacks," and "New Theoretical Perspectives." Most of the contributors are college and university researchers associated with departments of business management. All essays are scholarly, well written, and copiously referenced. Two minor criticisms: the book's subtitle does not indicate much about the actual content of most essays. And, strictly speaking, most of the essays are about "leading" or "managing." Nevertheless, this is an outstanding collection and an important acquisition for libraries supporting graduate courses in business management, organizational leadership, moral psychology, and business and leadership ethics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate and research collections. R. F. White College of Mount St. Joseph