Business Ethics

Todd Pheifer teaches at Azusa Pacific University, a Christian institution, and that background gives this textbook a values-conscious sensibility even when it is not explicitly theological. The book opens with philosophy and human motivation before working through real-world case studies — the housing crisis, healthcare costs, advertising deception, the auto and oil industries — and closes with practical guidance on building ethical organizational culture. What sets it apart from drier textbooks is the conversational tone, which makes complex ethical frameworks easier to engage with in a classroom or on your own. The honest caveat is that it is still fundamentally a textbook, and readers outside an academic setting may find the format less satisfying than a trade nonfiction book. General critical reception data is also sparse. For business students or ethics instructors, it is a thoughtful, values-grounded resource.