This course module is designed to help professors teach business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It demonstrates why a “greed is good” approach to capitalism is dangerous. The philosophy of maximizing shareholder value is also critically examined as well as the distinction...

We are no longer an industrial economy characterized by assembly lines; we are now in a knowledge economy where creativity is what matters and the old ways of running a firm simply do not work. This paper discusses a new paradigm for corporate ethics and leadership that includes factors that...