Elinor Joy J. Antonio                                                                             March 4, 2008

BS-IM O0A                                                                                                          IT ETHIC

Book Review # 8

Title: “The Essence of Business Ethics”

Authors: Adrian Buckley

HF 5387 P73 1995

 This Book is good reference source for us as well as for managers who need to know how to handle people ethically. The book primarily focuses to people who will be graduating, post-graduates and aspiring managers who wish to improve their skills in handling people, having good relationship within the organization.

CHAPTER 1 - “The nature and purpose of ethical reflection”

“Personal morality does not rely only on inner conviction: networks in civilized society have an important role to play in socializing people.”

(Page 18)

            Personal experience is a great essential to develop personal morality. Morality needs mutual understanding among people. Like for example, the people has a different point of view, likewise the government; so how this incident be helpful to have morality? There must be an agreement between the two parties so that a good harmony of morality will be accepted wholeheartedly.

CHAPTER 2 – “Mediating between moral demands and interest”

”Moral talk is said to be intrusive and confrontational and to invite cycle of mutual recrimination” (Page 46)

            People, preferably in business tend to avoid interpersonal confrontations related with moral talk. This talk can only happen in a private conversation to avoid embarrassment among other member of the organization. This kind of issue nowadays is taken for granted among managers or executives.

CHAPTER 3 –“Moral responsibility in general”

“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.”

            For me, freedom is somewhat not taking risks. If you have a freedom, you tend to choose what is best for you and not for others. You sometimes do not want any obligations; experience any circumstance that can make you problematic. Freedom makes us immature. Only children have the idea of freedom that is free from problems, hassles, worries… but without this as a mature being, we can’t develop into better persons.