Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Foreword xiii
5. Trapped! 1
6. Why Do Traps Exist, and What Are They? 6
7. Why This Isn’t Just Another Business Ethics Book 8
8. A Word About Research 13
9. Part I: Primary Traps
10. Trap 1: Obedience to Authority 17
11. Trap 2: Small Steps 21
12. Sidestepping Responsibility 23
13. Trap 6: Competition 27
14. Self-Interest 31
15. Trap 10: Conflicts of Loyalty 37
16. Trap 11 39
17. Trap 12: Conformity Pressure 43
18. Trap 13: “Don’t Make Waves” 44
19. Trap 14: Self-Enhancement 46
20. Trap 15: Time Pressure 48
21. Trap 16: Decision Schemas 51
22. Trap 17: Enacting a Role 53
23. Trap 18: Power 55
24. Trap 19: Justification 57
25. Trap 20: Obligation 60
26. Part II: Defensive Traps
27. Annihilation of Guilt 63
28. Minimizing 68
29. Trap 33: Addiction 75
30. Trap 34: Coworker Reactions 77
31. Trap 35: Established Impressions 79
32. Trap 36: Contempt for the Victim 82
33. Trap 37: Doing Is Believing 85
34. Part III: Personality traps
35. Trap 38: Psychopathy 89
36. Traps 39 and 40: Poverty and Neglect 92
37. Trap 41: Low Self-Esteem 94
38. Trap 42: Authoritarianism 95
39. Trap 43: Social Dominance Orientation 96
40. Trap 44: Need for Closure 98
41. Trap 45: Empathy 100
42. Part IV: Analyzing Dilemmas
43. The Parable of the Sadhu 105
44. Jonestown 109
45. Final Words 117
46. Notes 119
47. Index 131