| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xv, 523 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references indexes. |
| Contents |
Foundations of business ethics : virtue, values, and business. Defining business ethics ; Resolutions of business ethics dilemma ; Applying the foundations of business ethics -- Foundations of business ethics : what is the role of business in society? : shareholders vs. stakeholders. The role of business in society ; Stakeholder vs. shareholder accountability ; Applying social responsibility and stakeholder theory -- Individual values and the business organization. Personal values in business decisions ; Personal honesty ; Trust and employment ; Taking advantage -- Individual rights and the business organization. Corporate due process ; Employee screening ; Employee privacy ; Sexual harassment ; Diversity, equal employment, and affirmative action ; Whistle-blowing ; Employee rights -- Business operations. Earnings, transparency, and management ; Personal ambition and hubris ; Conflicts between the corporation's ethical code and business practices in foreign countries ; Unauthorized payments to foreign officials ; Workplace safety ; Plant closures and downsizing ; Environmental issues ; Purchasing : conflicts and bribery -- Business and its competition. Advertising content ; Appropriation of others' ideas ; Pricing ; Competitors, the playing field, and competition ; Business and its shareholders -- Business and its product. Contract relations ; Product safety ; Product social issues -- Business and government. Government employees ; Government contracts ; Government responsibilities -- Ethics and nonprofits. Ethics and nonprofits. |
| Subject |
Business ethics -- United States -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
0324110804 |
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9780324110807 |
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