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Welcome
to the Corporate Responsibility
Manual download page
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In
May 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a
manual for corporate responsibility programs that integrates
corporate governance, organizational ethics, and social
responsibility: Business
Ethics: A Manual for Managing a Responsible Business Enterprise
in Emerging Market Economies. Kenneth W. Johnson,
director of the Ethics
& Policy Integration Centre, is the principal
author.
Igor Y. Abramov, Senior Advisor, Market Access and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce,
is coauthor.
As
a public service, an electronic copy of the Manual (PDF)
is offered for copying and use without charge. 355 pages.
Click
here
to download a free copy of the Manual directly from the
Department of Commerce—or for information on how
to purchase a hard copy ($49.00:
Government Printing Office).
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Manual updates, resources page
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The manual
provides a comprehensive framework of concepts, relationships,
and worksheets to help owners and managers of organizations
of all sorts and sizes effectively, efficiently, and responsibly
engage organizational stakeholders to:
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Shape
their vision for the organization;
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Identify
expected responsibility program outcomes;
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Design
and develop implementing strategies, structures, and systems;
and
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Align
their communications, management practices, business conduct,
and organizational learning toward that vision.
Designed
as a training tool for enterprises operating in countries that
have just recently transitioned to a market economy, Business
Ethics will be useful to decision-makers in any organization
that is seeking to design and implement a business ethics program
that conforms to global standards.
The
10 chapters of Business Ethics are organized into five
sections that answer the questions:
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What
is a responsible business enterprise?
What
is the relationship between law, ethics, and responsible
business conduct?
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What
are the roles of corporate governance and social responsibility
in business ethics?
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What
constitutes a business ethics program?
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How
is a business ethics program structured?
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How
is a business ethics program put into practice?
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How
can responsible business conduct be achieved?
Numerous
practical examples drawn from successful European and American
companies are located throughout the text. Worksheets and checklists
in each chapter provide guided exercises for students, ensuring
that the book is equally appropriate as part of a training program
or for self-study.
Fully
indexed, Business Ethics also contains an extensive bibliography,
a glossary that explains the basic terminology of business ethics,
and—in its nine appendices—numerous examples of business
ethics policies adopted by various countries and organizations.
According
to Peter Eigen, chairman of Transparency International, Business
Ethics "is an excellent, comprehensive, and easy-to-use
manual on business ethics. Business people, governments, and
civil society organizations ready to fight corruption will welcome
this practical guide."
As
a public service, an electronic copy of the Manual (PDF) is
offered for copying and use without charge. Click
here
to download a free copy of the Manual directly from the Department
of Commerce—or for information on how to purchase a hard
copy through the Government Printing Office. (you will need
Adobe Acrobat to download the manual. Click the icon below for
a free copy of Acrobat Reader.)
Return
regularly to consult our updates,
resources page for the Manual. Feel free to contact
us if you have any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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