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Guidelines for making a book review on one of the following: (a) the life and thoughts of a Filipino business leader [e.g. Jaime V. Ongpin, Eugenio Geny Lopez, Washington Sycip], (b) a novel that dramatizes ethical and unethical realities of business in the construction industry [Hunyango sa Bato by Abdon Balde Jr], (c) a business ethics book [Ethics for the Real World by Howard & Korver], (d) a book on social enterprise [For the People with the People: Developing Social Enterprises in the Philippines, ed. Ma. Regina Hechanova-Alampay], or (e) a book on morality in globalized business [Good Value by Stephen Green]. (1) Read the whole book. Preferably, read it a second time, and whenever you encounter a striking sentence or paragraph, or whenever you encounter an interesting section, pause and reflect on what you have read. (2) If possible, share with somebody else who has read the book the ideas that you found interesting. (3) Summarize the book, and use your own words for the summary. Whole sentences from the book which have not been placed within quotation marks will be considered instances of plagiarism. Specify the pages where quotations have been taken. (4) The summary should be limited to 1-2 pages only. (5) The summary should be followed by a thinkpiece or critical reflection in which you make use of the concepts and insights from the readings, handouts and lectures in our course. Extra credit will be given to pieces that will have footnotes or endnotes to acknowledge the readings, lectures, or other books as sources of quotations and concepts in the reflection. (6) Write a first draft of your paper and set it aside. After a few days, read your draft, reflect on it, and then improve what needs to be improved for your final text. (7) The book review should be machine-printed font size 12, double-spaced, and 6-8 pages in length.

II. Some Guide Questions for the Critical Reflection (a, b, c, d, e above corresponds to a, b, c, d, e below): (a) On the basis of the actions and thoughts of the business leader, what are his/her ethical qualities as a leader and a person? Would you consider him/her a role model for an ethical business leader? Why or why not? What are the ethical strengths & weaknesses of his exercise of leadership? What does his/her story tell us about ethics and leadership in business today? What does his/her story tell us about the way business is done in his/her context and in your context?

(b) What does the novel (Hunyango) communicate about ethical and unethical realities in business? What ethical dilemmas are dramatized in the novel? Does the novel deepen or enrich ones understanding of the human condition and the process of becoming a truly mature person? Why or why not? What stories or insights in the book have you found helpful to understand yourself as regards your gender, culture, social class, and rural or urban upbringing?

(c) At what points does the business ethics book converge with the lessons in our class? At what points does it diverge? What are the key underlying assumptions of the book? What are its strengths and weaknesses? How helpful is the book for making professional and personal life meaningful in a highly competitive business environment? (d) What appear to be common ethical qualities of the social entrepreneurs mentioned in the book? What ethical skills seem necessary to start and sustain social enterprises? To what extent do the social enterprises in the book show that ethical values can contribute to profits? What stories or ideas in the book have you found helpful to understand yourself as regards your gender, culture, social class, and rural or urban upbringing?

(e) What does the book communicate about ethical and unethical realities in globalized business? How does the book deepen or enrich ones understanding of the human condition and the process of becoming better or mature persons? At what points does the book converge with the lessons in our class? How helpful is the book for making professional and personal life meaningful in a highly competitive & globalized business environment?