{"product_id":"the-seven-signs-of-ethical-collapse-how-to-spot-moral-meltdowns-in-companies-before-its-too-late-paperback","title":"The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse: How to Spot Moral Meltdowns in Companies... Before It's Too Late - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarianne M. Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you want to make sure you\u003cbr\u003e- Don't invest your money in the next Enron?\u003cbr\u003e- Don't go to work for the next WorldCom right before the crash?\u003cbr\u003e- Identify and solve problems in \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e organization before they send it crashing to the ground? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarianne Jennings has spent a lifetime studying business ethics---and ethical failures. In demand nationwide as a speaker and analyst on business ethics, she takes her decades of findings and shows us in \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse\u003c\/i\u003e the reasons that companies and nonprofits undergo ethical collapse, including: \u003cbr\u003e- Pressure to maintain numbers\u003cbr\u003e- Fear and silence\u003cbr\u003e- Young 'uns and a larger-than-life CEO\u003cbr\u003e- A weak board\u003cbr\u003e- Conflicts\u003cbr\u003e- Innovation like no other\u003cbr\u003e- Belief that goodness in some areas atones for wrongdoing in others \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't watch the next accounting disaster take your hard-earned savings, or accept the perfect job only to find out your boss is cooking the books. If you're just interested in understanding the (not-so) ethical underpinnings of business today, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse\u003c\/i\u003e is both a must-have tool and a fascinating window into today's business world.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do formerly ethical people---and organizations---descend into moral meltdowns? And how do we recognize the signs? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarianne Jennings, professor of business ethics at Arizona State University, predicted the collapse at Enron and the fall of the dot-coms. Now she explains the origins of moral meltdowns---and how we can spot the next one \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e it happens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSIGN #2: FEAR AND SILENCE\u003cbr\u003ePeople have an obligation to dissent in this company.... If you don't speak up, that's not good.\u003cbr\u003e---Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron, who withheld business from companies whose analysts did not give Enron a strong buy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSIGN #4: WEAK BOARD\u003cbr\u003eSo as a CEO, I want a strong, competent board.\u003cbr\u003e---Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco, circa 2001 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSIGN #6: INNOVATION LIKE NO OTHER\u003cbr\u003eYou know, if we hadn't had all those expenses, we would have had earnings.\u003cbr\u003e---Attributed to a dot-com CEO, circa 1999\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARIANNE M. JENNINGS is a professor at Arizona State University and the author of \u003ci\u003eA Business Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. She speaks often on business and ethics. Her weekly columns are syndicated around the country, and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Mesa, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47489040711858,"sku":"9781250007735","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e9b2d1f45ab96ef4ba8d2d170e136a40.webp?v=1779358740","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-seven-signs-of-ethical-collapse-how-to-spot-moral-meltdowns-in-companies-before-its-too-late-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}