Business ethics and ethical business /
Robert Audi.
- xii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159) and index.
The Role of Business in a Free Democracy -- Two Democratic Traditions -- Foundations of Capitalism -- Two Conceptions of Democracy -- The Rights and Social Responsibilities of Business -- The Moral Rights of Businesses -- A Proposal for Justifying Inequalities in Free Democracies -- Determining Ethical Obligations: Some Major Approaches -- Ethical Obligation and Legal Requirements -- The Constituencies of Ethical Business -- The Scope of Ownership Rights -- The Interests of Stockholders -- The Multiple-Constituency View of the Corporation -- Constituents as "Stakeholders" -- A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions -- Common-sense Ethical Principles -- A Five-step Model for Making Difficult Ethical Decisions -- Ethical Business, Environmental Responsibility, and Sustainability -- The Value of the Environment -- The Ethical Importance of Future Generations -- The Ideal of Sustainability -- Marketing: Product, Target, and Image -- Some Major Dimensions of Marketing Ethics -- Five Types of Ethical Problems in Marketing -- Insincerity, Deception, and Manipulation in Marketing -- Advertising and the Limits of Persuasive Representation -- The Ethics of Creating Desire -- The Interdependence of Marketing and Manufacturing Decisions -- Advertising and the Human Image -- The Ethics of Financial Representation -- The Centrality of Accounting in Capitalist Democracies -- The Public Representation of Financial Positions -- Judgment, Clarity, and Conflicts of Interest in Accounting -- The Ethics of Internal Management -- Hiring Policies and Compensation Standards -- Preferential Hiring and Affirmative Action -- Rationales for Affirmative Action -- Promotion and Remuneration -- Qualifications and Merit -- Executive Compensation -- An Approach to Fairness in CEO Compensation -- Conditions of Employment and Codes of Ethics -- Safety, Risk, and Informed Consent -- Whistleblowing -- Healthcare Obligations and Responsibilities -- Privacy in Employment -- Private Lives and the Movable Workplace -- Company Codes and Mission Statements -- Religion in the Workplace -- Church-state Separation as a Starting Point in Employment -- Some Applications to Managerial Policy Questions -- Religion in Large Public Companies -- Demonstrative Affiliation in Employment -- Managerial Leadership and Corporate Culture -- Corporate Culture, Ethos, and Ethics -- Managerial Hierarchy and its Limitations -- Leadership Versus Power -- Ethical Leadership and Leadership in Ethics -- Meaningful Work and the Creation of Value -- Ethical Problems of Global Business -- International Trade and Cross-Cultural Standards -- Intercultural Understanding -- Child Labor -- Gift-giving in Business -- Gift-giving Versus Bribery -- Nationality, International Business Ethics, and Cosmopolitanism -- Outsourcing -- Cultural Adaptation, Relativity, and Standards of Negotiation -- Ethical Limits in Negotiation Strategies -- The Relation between Ethics and Law -- Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and Porous Borders -- Ethics and Law in International Business -- International Cooperation and Cosmopolitanism -- Conclusion -- Sixteen Brief Case Scenarios. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part II. 8. 9. 10. 11. Part III. 12. 13. 14.
"Business Ethics and Ethical Business is a brief yet remarkably comprehensive introduction to the thought-provoking field of business ethics. The text is organized into three parts that cover the role of business in society, the ethics of internal management, and the challenges of international business. It introduces the standards essential in business ethics, explores a wide range of issues using concrete examples, and provides analytical tools for guiding ethical decisions in the real world."--Publisher's website.
0195369106 9780195369106 0195369114 9780195369113
2008018825
Business ethics. Social responsibility of business. Corporations--Environmental aspects Corporations--Moral and ethical aspects International business enterprises--Moral and ethical aspects Globalization--Moral and ethical aspects