Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility: Mission, Vision & Ethics Statements

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  "Classics":

  Call Number: HD 30.285 A267 & ebook ISBN: 1580087612 Publication Date: 2007

  Ben & Jerry's has one. So do Tiffany's and Smucker's and Microsoft. It doesn't matter whether you're a small start-up or one of the biggest players in corporate America. A clear statement of intent not only inspires a sense of overall purpose for a business or nonprofit, it serves as a practical focus for individuals within the organization.

  Call Number: HD 30.285 H37, Geisel Floor6 ISBN: 078640342X Publication Date: 1998

  This book brings together a collection of actual corporate statements for public and private companies. It includes examples of vision and mission statements, guiding beliefs, corporate values, objectives, overviews, goals, credos, mottoes, slogans, corporate philosophies, strategies, and environmental statements.

  Call Number: HD30.285 .C37 (offsite storage; hit 'Request') ISBN: 0787903027 Publication Date: 1996

  Looks at how to write a mission statement that delivers a powerful message. Shows how to make the statement one of concrete, practical utility, not just inspirational value. Provides a useful Mission Statement Checklist and advice on how to evaluate the completed statement.

  Call Number: HF5387 .E37 (Geisel, 2nd fl Reference) ISBN: 0268009392 Publication Date: 1998

  This text presents and comments on 80 exemplary ethics statements from leading corporations and organizations worldwide. It offers these seven principles to follow in developing such statements: write it; tailor it; communicate it; promote it; revise it; live it; and enforce/reinforce it.

  Call Number: Geisel Floor6 HD30.285 .R45 2013 ISBN: 9783656510895 Publication Date: 2013 Call Number: HD 30.285 A27 Geisel Fl 6 ISBN: 1580081320 Publication Date: 2004

  In what the Washington Post has hailed as a landmark volume, Jeffrey Abrahams offers a selection of over 300 mission statements from America's top companies and provides detailed advice on how to craft one to suit the needs of your organization.

  Call Number: HD30.28 .G697 (Geisel 2nd fl Reference) ISBN: 0815312970 Publication Date: 1994 Call Number: HD 30.285 J66. Geisel Floor6 ISBN: 0385476302 Publication Date: 1995

  Say It And Live It is the first collection of provocative, passionate, and intelligent corporate mission statements -- the most powerful and popular managerial tool in business today. A corporate mission statement is the most dramatic presentation of a company's vision and its goal.

  Professional Standards

  Call Number: Wiley e-book ISBN: 9781119669456 Publication Date: 2019

  Updated as of July 1, 2019, this two-volume set is a comprehensive source of professional standards and interpretations issued by the AICPA, such as auditing and attestation, accounting and review services pronouncements, along with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and Bylaws. Standards and related interpretations, to help you apply the standards in specific circumstances, are arranged by subject with amendments noted, superseded portions deleted, and conforming changes reflected. New content includes guidance on auditing standards and forensic services.

  Call Number: Springer e-book ISBN: 9783319235141 Publication Date: 2019

  This encyclopedia, edited by the past editors and founder of the Journal of Business Ethics, is the only reference work dedicated entirely to business and professional ethics. Containing over 2000 entries, this multi-volume, major research reference work provides a broad-based disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to all of the key topics in the field

  Articles

  Business Source Complete database is great for research on mission, vision and ethics statements. Below are some example articles and a link to the updated feed of the latest articles on these topics

  By Eric S. Anderson, S. Eric & Brad Jamison. In Journal of Marketing & Management. May2015, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-15

  This present study identified the most commonly used descriptors words in the vision, mission and value statements of the 100 largest U.S. corporations based on market capitalization to determine the degree to which they share the same words.