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Business ethics : the pragmatic path beyond principles to process / Rogene A. Buchholz and Sandra B. Rosenthal.

By: Buchholz, Rogene A.
Contributor(s): Rosenthal, Sandra B.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998Description: xvi, 544 p. : ill. ; 24 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0133507866.Subject(s): Business ethics | Social responsibility of businessDDC classification: 174.4
Contents:
Part one: A contemporary conceptual framework for business ethics -- The nature of business ethics -- Traditional approaches to business ethics -- A process approach to ethical theory -- Scientific method and human experience -- Part two: The corporation in society -- The market system and business organizations -- Business and society -- Public policy and the corporation -- The nature of the corporation -- Part three: Business in its diverse moral contexts -- Business in its technological environment -- Business in its natural environment -- Business in its cultural environment -- Business in its international environment -- Part four: Marketplace and workplace issues -- Business and consumers -- The changing workplace -- Discrimination in employment -- Rights and obligations of employers and employees -- Part five: The moral manager -- Leadership in business -- Ethics and education.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Presents a philosophical approach to business ethics that departs from traditional approaches such as Utilitarianism, Kantianism, or theories of justice and virtue. This book discusses the nature of the corporation and its relationship to society, the various environments in which business functions, and issues in the marketplace and workplace.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: A contemporary conceptual framework for business ethics -- The nature of business ethics -- Traditional approaches to business ethics -- A process approach to ethical theory -- Scientific method and human experience -- Part two: The corporation in society -- The market system and business organizations -- Business and society -- Public policy and the corporation -- The nature of the corporation -- Part three: Business in its diverse moral contexts -- Business in its technological environment -- Business in its natural environment -- Business in its cultural environment -- Business in its international environment -- Part four: Marketplace and workplace issues -- Business and consumers -- The changing workplace -- Discrimination in employment -- Rights and obligations of employers and employees -- Part five: The moral manager -- Leadership in business -- Ethics and education.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I A Contemporary Conceptual Framework for Business Ethics
  • 1 The Nature of Business Ethics
  • 2 Traditional Approaches to Business Ethics
  • 3 A Process Approach to Ethical Theory
  • 4 Scientific Method and Human Experience
  • II The Corporation In Society
  • 5 The Market System and Business Organizations
  • 6 Business and Society
  • 7 Public Policy and the Corporation
  • 8 The Nature of the Corporation
  • III Business in its Diverse Moral Contexts
  • 9 Business in Its Technological Environment
  • 10 Business in Its Natural Environment
  • 11 Business in Its Cultural Environment
  • 12 Business in Its International Environment
  • IV Marketplace and Workplace Issues
  • 13 Business and Consumers
  • 14 The Changing Workplace
  • 15 Discrimination in Employment
  • 16 Rights and Obligations of Employers and Employees
  • V The Moral Manager
  • 17 Leadership in Business
  • 18 Ethics and Education
  • Long Cases
  • Beech-Nut Corporation
  • Johnson Controls
  • Save the Turtles
  • The War on Cigarettes
  • The Generic Drug Scandal
  • A. H. Robins
  • Index

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