BALANCED COMPANY THEORY OF CORPORATE INTEGRITY

THE BALANCED COMPANY PROVIDES A COHERENT OVERVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THEORIES AND INSIGHTS IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS AN AREA OF GROWING CONCERN FOR CORPORATIONS TODAY - MANY HAVE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) PERSONNEL AND USE ETHICAL CODES IN AREAS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS, STAFF INDUCTION PROGRAMMES, SUPPLIER CONTRACTS, AND SO FORTH. CORPORATIONS ARE DRIVEN BY MORE THAN A SENSE OF ETHICAL DUTY AND IDEALISM, HOWEVER. THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ETHICAL CODES CAN HELP TO MINIMIZE LEGAL FEES, IMPROVE STAFF MORALE, WARD OFF BAD PRESS, IMPROVE PUBLIC IMAGE, EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS, AND BOOST PROFITS. BUT WHAT OF THE SITUATIONS WHERE ETHICAL DECISIONS COME AT THE COST OF PROFITS? ACCESSIBLE AND UP-TO-DATE, THE BALANCED COMPANY PRESENTS CRITERIA THAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE, ASSESS, IMPROVE, AND REPORT ON CORPORATE INTEGRITY. TAILORING THE MAIN ETHICAL THEORIES TO THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH ORGANIZATIONS FUN