Business Efficiency and Ethics: Values and Strategic Decision Making

ISBN-13: 9781349503414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 294 str.

Dimitris N. Chorafas; D. Chorafas

Opis

Business Efficiency and Ethics presents both the theory of business efficiency and ethics, and a wealth of case studies based on practical experience. This unique perspective offers a framework for identifying this behaviour and reestablishing appropriate business behavior standards.

Spis treści

Table of Contents 1. Ethical Values, Efficiency and Effectiveness 2. Senior Managers Are in the Front Line of Efficiency and Ethics 3. Social Ethics and Rising Corruption 4. Ethics and Efficiency in Public Administration 5. Be Ready for the 'Unthinkable' 6. Ethics and Efficiency in Financial Industry 7. Libor Scandal, Derivatives, Gold Deceits and the EFTs 8. The Strategy of Financial Gambling 9. Barings. The Crashing of a Venerable Bank  10. Parmalat. The Hedge Fund with Dairy Products in the Side  11. Efficiency and Ethics in Manufacturing and Services  12. Ethics, Opportunities and Risks with Information Technology

O autorze

Dimitris N. Chorafas served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as Visiting Professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, as well as the University of Alberta, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Ecole d'Etudes Industrielles de l'Université de Genève, Ecole Polytechnic Fédérale de Lausanne, Polish Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences. More than 8,000 banking, industrial and government executives participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, Italy, other European countries, Asia and Latin America. Chorafas is the author of 160 books, translated into several languages world-wide.