TY - GEN T1 - Blind spots : why we fail to do what's right and what to do about it A1 - Bazerman, Max H. A1 - Tenbrunsel, Ann E. LA - English PP - Princeton, New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press YR - 2011 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn709551200 AB - When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In this book the authors, both leading business ethicists examine the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how we act unethically without meaning to. From the collapse of Enron and corruption in the tobacco industry, to sales of the defective Ford Pinto and the downfall of Bernard Madoff, the authors investigate the nature of ethical failures in the business world and beyond, and illustrate how we can become more ethical, bridging the gap between who we are and who we want to be. Explaining why traditional approaches to ethics don't work, the book considers how blind spots like ethical fading, the removal of ethics from the decision making process, have led to tragedies and scandals such as the Challenger space shuttle disaster, steroid use in Major League Baseball, the crash in the financial markets, and the energy crisis. The authors demonstrate how ethical standards shift, how we neglect to notice and act on the unethical behavior of others, and how compliance initiatives can actually promote unethical behavior. Distinguishing our "should self" (the person who knows what is correct) from our "want self" (the person who ends up making decisions), the authors point out ethical sinkholes that create questionable actions. Suggesting innovative individual and group tactics for improving human judgment, the book shows how to secure a place for ethics in workplaces, institutions, and daily lives. OP - 191 CN - HF5387 .B39 2011eb SN - 9781400837991 SN - 1400837995 SN - 9786613001306 SN - 6613001309 SN - 9781283001304 SN - 1283001306 SN - 9780691147505 SN - 0691147507 SN - 9780691156224 SN - 0691156220 KW - Business ethics. KW - Corporate culture. KW - Decision making : Social aspects. KW - Organizational Culture KW - Morale des affaires. KW - Culture organisationnelle. KW - Prise de deĢcision : Aspect social. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Business Ethics. KW - Business ethics KW - Corporate culture KW - Decision making : Social aspects KW - Besluitvorming. KW - Ethiek. KW - Electronic books. ER -