Sunday, 29 November 2020

Book: Origins of ethical failures (Gentilin, 2016)



Origins of ethical failures (Gentilin, 2016)
Gentilin, M. D. (2016). Origins of ethical failures. Abingdon: Routledge
ISBN: 9781317022022 1317022025

Review
I didn't realise, when I picked this book up in a rush a day before months of curfews and lockdowns, that the author is based locally. Dennis Gentilin is an articulate storyteller of first-hand experience of significant ethical failures in the banking industry.

Other reading of related texts

Rachels, J., & Rachels, S. (2007). The elements of moral philosophy. NY: McGraw-Hill
Governance
Auditing
Stakeholders
Ethics
Philosophy Reference List / In-Text Citation Styles in APA 6th
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Gentilin, M. D. (2016). Origins of ethical failures. Abingdon: Routledge
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TOC:
THE POWER OF CONTEXT:
Social norms --
Stanford prison experiment --
The role of leadership.
GROUP DYNAMICS:
Power and obedience --
The (innocent?) bystander --
Majority influence --
Group polarisation --
Ethical followership.
OUR FLAWED HUMANITY:
Are humans self-interested? --
Money --
Power --
Fear.
WHAT WE FAIL TO SEE:
Loss aversion and framing --
Overconfidence --
Moral disengagement.
CONCLUSION:
Education --
Chief ethics officer.
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