Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Ethical Positions and Decision-Making; 2.1 Professional and Business Ethics: Acting, Managing, Leading; 2.2 Critical Thinking and Decision-Making: Quantitative Versus Qualitative Analysis; 2.3 Moral Agency and Overview of Ethical Positions; 2.3.1 Virtue Ethics and Character; 2.3.2 Deontological (Duty) Ethics; 2.3.3 Teleological (Consequentialist) Ethics; 2.4 Business Ethics; References; 3 Mythical Structure of Narration, Cinematic Elements, Film Genres
3.1 On Jung's Archetypes, Campbell's Mythology, Vogler's Practical Guide for Screenplays3.2 On Cinematic Language: Narrative Film Versus Documentary; 3.3 Narrative Film Genres: Story, Plot, Style; References; 4 Financial Machinations and Ethical Perspectives; 4.1 On Greed and Manipulation; 4.2 On Greed and Fraud; 4.3 Profit Versus Social Responsibility: Elements of the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008; References; 5 Workplace Harassment, Violence, Inequity, and Inequality; 5.1 Workplace Harassment and Individual Rights; 5.2 Workplace Safety and Violence; 5.3 Workplace Inequity and Inequality
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This book considers ethical issues arising in professional and business settings and the role of individuals making decisions and coping with moral dilemmas. Readers can benefit from engagement in filmic narratives, as a simulated environment for developing a stance towards ethical challenges. The book starts by elaborating on critical thinking and on normative ethical theories, subsequently presenting the structure and cinematic elements of narrative film. These two avenues are tools for evaluating films and for discussions on various ethical problems in contemporary business, including: the corporate and banking financial machinations (greed, fraud, social responsibility); workplace ethical challenges (harassment, violence, inequity, inequality); professional and business ethical challenges (corruption, whistleblowing, outsourcing, downsizing, competition, and innovation); environmental and social issues; international business and human rights; and personal responsibility and identity challenges due to career pressures, loss of privacy and cyber harassment, and job structure changes in light of changing technology.