Ethics and Corporate Responsibility

In companies across the world, increasing numbers of employees, supervisors, managers, and executives are searching for ways to strengthen ethics and corporate responsibility in the workplace.

Why is this movement stronger in 2008 than it was at the turn of the century?  Since then we've witnessed the Enron debacle, the mortgage meltdown, and countless other displays of corporate greed over the common good, with average Americans and their counterparts in other countries suffering the consequences.

One of the ways to increase ethical behavior and improve internal and external programs of corporate responsibility is to distribute award-winning books on the subject within the company.

Berrett-Koehler Publishers offers over twenty acclaimed books on the subject of ethics and corporate responsibility, including bestselling titles such as:

Stewardship, by Peter Block (175,000 copies sold)

Managing by Values, by Ken Blanchard (150,000 copies sold)

The Leadership Wisdom of Jesus, by Charles Manz (60,000 copies sold)

A Higher Standard of Leadership, by Keshavan Nair (50,000 copies sold)

The Post-Corporate World, by David Korten (40,000 copies sold)

The Courageous Follower, by Ira Challaf (30,000 copies sold)

2008 books on Ethics and Corporate Responsibility include:

Out of Poverty, by Paul Polak

Making Sustainability Work, by Marc Epstein

Community, by Peter Block

More Than Money, by Mark Albion

Authentic Conversations, by Jamie and Maren Showkeir

These books on ethics and corporate responsibility can help people from all parts of an organization to participate in creating a workplace where integrity is valued, where honesty is an asset, and where all stakeholders of the company are valued, including customers, suppliers, employees, and partners, not just shareholders.

See a complete list of BK Ethics Books

See a complete list of BK Socially Responsible Business Books

See a complete list of BK Social Venture Network Books

We believe that to truly create a better world, action is needed at all levels--individual, organizational, and societal. At the individual level, our books help people align their lives with their values and with their aspirations for a better world. At the organizational level, our books promote progressive leadership and management practices, socially responsible approaches to business, and humane and effective organizations. At the societal level, our books advance social and economic justice, shared prosperity, sustainability, and new solutions to national and global issues.

Our books challenge conventional thinking, introduce new ideas, and foster positive change. We strive to practice what we preach--to operate our publishing company in line with the ideas in our books. At the core of our approach is stewardship, which we define as a deep sense of responsibility to administer the company for the benefit of all of our "stakeholder" groups: authors, customers, employees, investors, service providers, and the communities and environment around us.

We are grateful to the thousands of readers, authors, and other friends of the company who consider themselves to be part of the "BK Community." We hope that you, too, will join us in our mission.

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