Business Ethics with CD-ROM
6th Edition
Published on 21. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
656 pages
978-0-13-099163-8 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Business Ethics, Moral Issues in Business, Social Issues in Business, Business and Society, International Business Ethics, and Issues in International Business.
This systematic, integrated investigation of the field of business ethics is presented from an informed philosophical point of view. It argues that ethics is the glue as well as the oil that makes business possible, addressing the full gamut of issues: from such macro considerations as the moral justification of economic systems to such micro issues as proper computer use by employees.
This systematic, integrated investigation of the field of business ethics is presented from an informed philosophical point of view. It argues that ethics is the glue as well as the oil that makes business possible, addressing the full gamut of issues: from such macro considerations as the moral justification of economic systems to such micro issues as proper computer use by employees.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1044 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-099163-8 (9780130991638)
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Richard T. De George
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Content
Introduction.
1. Ethics and Business.
I. MORAL REASONING IN BUSINESS.
2. Conventional Morality and Ethical Relativism.
3. Utility and Utilitarianism.
4. Moral Duty, Rights, and Justice.
5. Virtue, Moral Responsibility, and Moral Reasoning.
II. MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS.
6. Justice and Economic Systems.
7. American Capitalism: Moral or Immoral?
8. Corporations and Morality.
9. Corporate Governance, Accounting, Disclosure and Insider Trading.
10. Finance, Restructuring, and Investing.
11. Safety, Risk, and Environmental Protection.
12. Whistle Blowing.
13. Marketing, Truth, and Advertising.
14 Workers' Rights: Employment, Wages, and Unions.
15. Workers' Rights and Duties Within a Firm.
16. Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Reverse Discrimination.
17. The Information Age: Property and New Technologies.
18. Information, Computers, the Internet and Business.
III. MORAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.
19. The International Business System, Multinationals, and Globalization.
20. Corrupt Contexts and International Business.
21. Global Issues and International Obligations.
IV. CONCLUSION.
22. The New Moral Imperative for Business.
1. Ethics and Business.
I. MORAL REASONING IN BUSINESS.
2. Conventional Morality and Ethical Relativism.
3. Utility and Utilitarianism.
4. Moral Duty, Rights, and Justice.
5. Virtue, Moral Responsibility, and Moral Reasoning.
II. MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS.
6. Justice and Economic Systems.
7. American Capitalism: Moral or Immoral?
8. Corporations and Morality.
9. Corporate Governance, Accounting, Disclosure and Insider Trading.
10. Finance, Restructuring, and Investing.
11. Safety, Risk, and Environmental Protection.
12. Whistle Blowing.
13. Marketing, Truth, and Advertising.
14 Workers' Rights: Employment, Wages, and Unions.
15. Workers' Rights and Duties Within a Firm.
16. Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Reverse Discrimination.
17. The Information Age: Property and New Technologies.
18. Information, Computers, the Internet and Business.
III. MORAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.
19. The International Business System, Multinationals, and Globalization.
20. Corrupt Contexts and International Business.
21. Global Issues and International Obligations.
IV. CONCLUSION.
22. The New Moral Imperative for Business.