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This chapter is excerpted from ‘Teaching Ethics Across the Management Curriculum: A Handbook for International Faculty'. The need to embed business ethics in the teaching of management disciplines has at times given rise to a debate as to whether ethics should be taught as a standalone course or in an embedded manner. So far, the majority of opinions favor a consensus that both approaches are relevant and should be used complementarily for optimal results. This book provides unique insights into the experience of seasoned academics regarding embedding business ethics into their teaching of the practice of management. Its multidisciplinary approach makes its content very rich, since the insights of our colleagues from within their fields are invaluable. The book therefore functions as a handbook for faculty as well as a complementary textbook for the business student (to highlight the ethical dilemmas for the different managerial functional roles). Disciplines covered include decision- making, strategy and agency theory; management accounting and macroeconomics; operations management, supply chain management and the management of information systems; marketing and consumer behavior; human resources management, career management, negotiation, managing corporate power and politics, and community and investor relations. The Handbook is a platform for faculty to share their experiences of how to teach ethical profitability. This contributes to resolving the concerns that faculty may experience when they wish to incorporate ethics into their teaching but feel that they lack the preparation for doing this or ideas on how to go about it. It thus helps faculty ensure their students grasp the moral dimension of running a business when, for example, drawing up sustainable business plans, raising finance, appraising employees, executing operation strategies, buying software, or implementing a customer loyalty plan. The chapters describe each discipline briefly, raise the typical ethical issues therein and suggest strategies for teaching and exercises or projects. Every school that wishes to teach business students to act responsibly will find this book useful. The developing country versus developed country perspectives included in each chapter may be particularly interesting to business schools that have very diverse student bodies. The book can also be used as a resource for in-company training toward attaining and sustaining an ethical culture.