Business and Professional Ethics for Directors, Executives, and Accountants

By Leonard J. Brooks

Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Accounting, Executives, Accountants, Professional ethics, Business ethics, Accounting

Description: Delivering real-world examples of ethical issues in the workplace, this book equips students with the strategies needed to make the most ethical decisions possible--no matter what the situation. The text examines the background and nature of the new stakeholder-support era of corporate and professional accountability and governance, offering valuable insights into the development of sound patterns of behavior on the part of directors, executives, and accountants. More than 80 current cases and key readings provide an interesting, challenging, and practical learning experience. Intriguing real-world situations equip students with an understanding of appropriate values, ethical pitfalls, applicable codes of conduct, and sound ethical reasons where codes do not apply.