Ethics in quality / August B. Mundel.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.

1. ethics, quality, and product liability -- 2. engineering ethics -- 3. differences between professions -- 4. ethical questions in product and service industries -- 5. ethical problems in engineering, private practice, and corporate employment -- 6. history of ethics and problems -- 7. product liability and ethical considerations -- 8. ethics and free speech -- 9. whistleblowing -- 10. loyalty, ethics, and job hopping -- 11. design ethics and codes of practice -- 12. ethics of quality control -- 13. ethics in business -- 14. ethics, standards, quality, and general subjects -- Epilogue -- References -- Index.

This on-the-job guide poses essential questions regarding the best action to take when dealing with a company, an the verge of adopting or, which had adopted a course of action that may lead it to act in an "irresponsible" manner--offering case studies in which readers can compare their answers against those given in the examples.