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Ethics for the Real World

Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life

by Ron Howard and Clint Korver

		Publisher: Copyright 2008 Ronald A. Howard and Clinton D. Korver Summarized by permission of Harvard Business Press Pub. Date: 2008 ISBN: 9781422121061 No. pages: 208 Category: Concepts & Trends

In this summary you will learn

What ethical factors affect decision making
How to craft a personal ethics code
How to examine situations ethically according to your code

Why you should read Ethics for the Real World

Every person faces temptation and ethical challenges. If you don’t cringe at billing multiple clients for the same hour, downloading pirated digital files or fibbing to your mother-in-law about her cooking, Ronald A. Howard and Clinton D. Korver suggest it may be time to take a closer look at your personal ethical code. The authors deliver a readable course in ethics, suitable for a wide variety of thoughtful adults. Since ethics are highly personal, you can raise the bar by taking an inventory of your behavior and developing a custom code to guide you during sticky situations. Being truthful and treating others as you’d like to be treated are useful starting points, but the issues do get more complex. For example, would you take a job with a company that indirectly harms others, like a weapons manufacturer? getAbstract recommends this book to anyone who is ready to increase his or her personal and professional integrity, make more satisfying choices and enhance interpersonal relationships of all kinds.

About the Authors

Professor Ronald A. Howard is director of the Decisions and Ethics Center at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. Clinton D. Korver has launched a variety of companies based on decision analysis tools he helped develop.

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