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The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse - by Marianne M Jennings (Paperback)

The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse - by  Marianne M Jennings (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Do you want to make sure you<br>- Don't invest your money in the next Enron?<br>- Don't go to work for the next WorldCom right before the crash?<br>- Identify and solve problems in <i>your</i> organization before they send it crashing to the ground? <p/>Marianne 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 <i>The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse</i> the reasons that companies and nonprofits undergo ethical collapse, including: <br>- Pressure to maintain numbers<br>- Fear and silence<br>- Young 'uns and a larger-than-life CEO<br>- A weak board<br>- Conflicts<br>- Innovation like no other<br>- Belief that goodness in some areas atones for wrongdoing in others <p/>Don'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, <i>The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse</i> is both a must-have tool and a fascinating window into today's business world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>How do formerly ethical people---and organizations---descend into moral meltdowns? And how do we recognize the signs? <p/>Marianne 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 <i>before</i> it happens. <p/>SIGN #2: FEAR AND SILENCE<br>People have an obligation to dissent in this company.... If you don't speak up, that's not good.<br>---Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron, who withheld business from companies whose analysts did not give Enron a strong buy <p/>SIGN #4: WEAK BOARD<br>So as a CEO, I want a strong, competent board.<br>---Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco, circa 2001 <p/>SIGN #6: INNOVATION LIKE NO OTHER<br>You know, if we hadn't had all those expenses, we would have had earnings.<br>---Attributed to a dot-com CEO, circa 1999</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>It is difficult to imagine a more thorough and vivid qualitative description of ethical issues and their moral consequences than Jennings' <i>Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse</i>... Recommended to all leaders wondering about how to strengthen the ethical fiber of their organizations. - Journal of Applied Christian Leadership, St. Andrews University <p/>Both a must-have tool and a fascinating window into today's business world. - Chief of Naval Operations Professional Reading Program</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>MARIANNE M. JENNINGS is a professor at Arizona State University and the author of <i>A Business Tale</i>. She speaks often on business and ethics. Her weekly columns are syndicated around the country, and her work has appeared in <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, and <i>Reader's Digest</i>. She lives in Mesa, Arizona.</p>

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