This book continues the practice that has endured over the last several years
that I have been teaching business ethics to MBA students and executives.
My consulting work also informs this edition in numerous ways. I would like
to thank all my students for their questions, challenges, and class contributions,
which have stimulated the research and pre sen ta tions in this text. I also thank
all the professional staff at Berrett- Koehler who helped make this edition possible
and the faculty and staff at Bentley University who contributed resources
and motivation for this edition. I am grateful to Michael Hoff man and his staff
at Bentley University’s Center for Business Ethics, whose shared resources and
friendship also helped with this edition.
I also recognize and extend thanks to those whose reviews of previous editions
were very helpful, and whose comments on this edition were instructive as
well: Anna Pakman, Ohio Dominican University; Buck Buchanan, Defi ance
College; Francine Guice, Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne;
Lois Smith, University of Wisconsin; Ross Mecham, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University; Christina Stamper, Western Michigan University.
Special thanks go to Laura Gray, Lu Bai, and Matt Zamorski, former and
current graduate students at Bentley University, without whose help this
edition would not have been possible.