An anthology of readings, legal perspectives, and cases in business ethics. Ethical Theory and Business provides students with a strong understanding of ethics in business. Case studies, a discussion of ethical theory, and a diverse range of perspectives on specific topics give students the tools needed to address ethical situations in business and challenge them to think for themselves. Learning GoalsUpon completing this book readers will be able to:Reflect on ethical and sustainable business practices Understand the role of ethics in all function areas of business including management, marketing, international business, human resources, finance, and accounting Discuss the most pressing issues confronting business leaders todayNote: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205201199 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205201198.
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Found in this section:1. Brief Table of Contents2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter One Ethical Theory and Business Practice Chapter Two Corporate ResponsibilityChapter Three Ethical Treatment of Employees Chapter Four Diversity and Discrimination in the WorkplaceChapter Five Marketing and the Disclosure of InformationChapter Six Ethical Issues in Finance and accountingChapter Seven Ethical Issues regarding Emerging TechnologiesChapter Eight Environmental SustainabilityChapter Nine Social and Economic Justice 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter One: Ethical Theory and Business Practice Fundamental Concepts and ProblemsApproaches to the Study of Morality and Ethical TheoryContemporary Trends in Ethical TheoryCasesCase 1: The Training ProgramCase 2: Should Company Policy Apply to All?Case 3: Should Everything Be for Sale? Chapter Two: Corporate ResponsibilityIntroductionStockholder Management Versus Stakeholder ManagementMilton Friedman, The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits R. Edward Freeman, Managing for StakeholdersJohn R. Boatright, What's Wrong--- and What's Right -- with Stakeholder ManagementWayne F. Cascio, Decency Means More than "Always Low Prices": A Comparison of Costco to Wal-Mart's Sam's Club Eric Orts and Alan Strudler, Putting a Stake in Stakeholder TheoryEthical Cultures & Moral ResponsibilityLinda Trevino and Katherine Nelson, Ethics as Organizational Culture John R. Boatright, Individual Responsibility in the American Corporation System: Does Sarbanes Oxley Strike the Right Balance? Legal PerspectivesMichigan Supreme Court, Dodge v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey, A. P. Smith Manufacturing Co. v. Barlow Johnson & Johnson: Our CredoCasesCase 1: The NYSEG Corporate Responsibility ProgramCase 2: Outsourcing at Any Cost?Case 3: H. B. Fuller in Honduras: Street Children and Substance Abuse Case 4: Merck & River BlindnessCase 5: From Tension to Cooperative Dialogue: HolcimCase 6: The Bachelor PartyCase 7: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Challenges in Ethical Decision MakingSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Three: Ethical Treatment of Employees IntroductionThe Hiring And Firing Of EmployeesPatricia H. Werhane and Tara J. Radin, Employment at Will and Due ProcessRichard A. Epstein, In Defense of the Contract at WillOccupational RiskRuth R. Faden and Tom L. Beauchamp, The Right to Risk Information and the Right to Refuse Workplace HazardsJohn R. Boatright, Occupational Health and SafetyWhistleblowingRonald Duska, Whistleblowing and Employee Loyalty George Brenkert, Whistleblowing, Moral Integrity, and Organizational EthicsLegal PerspectivesSuperior Court of New Jersey, Warthen v. Toms River Community Memorial Hospital Supreme Court of the United States, Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. Superior Court of New Jersey, Potter v. Village Bank of New JerseyCasesCase 1: Off-duty SmokingCase 2: Fired for Drinking the Wrong Brand of BeerCase 3: Exposing Workers to PlutoniumCase 4: BP Workers Ill Trained for DangersCase 5: The Reluctant Security GuardCase 6: A Matter of PrincipleSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Four: Diversity and Discrimination in the WorkplaceIntroductionDiversity And Affirmative ActionTom L. Beauchamp, Affirmative Action and Diversity Goals in Hiring and PromotionJames P. Sterba, A Defense of Diversity Affirmative ActionGeorge Sher, Diversity Sexual HarassmentLarry May, Sexual Harassment and SolidarityJaimie Leeser and William O'Donohue, Normative Issues in Defining Sexual HarassmentLegal PerspectivesSupreme Court of the United States, Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Worker's International Association v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States, Grutter V. BollingerJustice Sandra Day O'Connor, Opinion of the Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Dissenting Opinion Brief for 65 Leading American Businesses [Amici Brief]Supreme Court of the United States, Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, et al. Supreme Court of the United States, Teresa Harris, Petitioner v. Forklift Systems, Inc. CasesCase 1: Kaiser Aluminum and the United SteelworkersCase 2: Promotions at Uptown Bottling and Canning CompanyCase 3: How Would You Vote if You Lived in Michigan?Case 4: Gay and Lesbian Rights at Friendly MotorsCase 5: Freedom of Expression at American Plastics ProductsCase 6: Harassment at Brademore ElectricSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Five: Marketing and the Disclosure of InformationIntroductionAdvertising And DisclosureDavid M. Holley, Information Disclosure in SalesRobert L. Arrington, Advertising and Behavior ControlGeorge Brenkert, Marketing and the VulnerablePharmaceutical MarketingCarl Elliott, The Drug PushersDenis G. Arnold, The Ethics of Direct to Consumer Pharmaceutical AdvertisingLegal PerspectivesUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Irving A. Backman v. Polaroid Corporation United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, B. Sanfield, Inc. v. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp.United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Coca-Cola Company v. Tropicana Products, IncSupreme Court of California, Kasky v. Nike, Inc..CasesCase 1: Advice for SaleCase 2: Sales at World Camera and ElectronicsCase 3: Hucksters in the Classroom Case 4: Kraft Foods Inc.: The Cost of Advertising on Children's WaistlinesCase 5: Merck & Company: The Vioxx RecallCase 6: Pfizer, Repeat OffenderSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Six: Ethical Issues in Finance and AccountingIntroductionAccounting EthicsRonald Duska and Brenda Duska, Ethics in Auditing: The Auditing FunctionColin Boyd, The Structural Origins of Conflicts of Interest in the Accounting Profession Financial ServicesJohn R. Boatright, Ethical Issues in Financial Services Alan Strudler, The Moral Problem of Insider Trading Richard Nielsen, High Leverage Finance Capitalism: Ethical Issues and Potential ReformsLegal PerspectivesU.S. Supreme Court, U.S. v. O'Hagan American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Code of Professional ConductCasesCase 1: An Auditor's DilemmaCase 2: Accounting for EnronCase 3: Enron and Employee Investment RiskCase 4: Predatory Lending at Countrywide FinancialCase 5: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.: An Accusation of Insider TradingSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Seven: Ethical Issues regarding Emerging TechnologiesIntroductionInformation And The World Wide WebDeborah G. Johnson, Privacy & Internet EthicsJeffery D. Smith, Internet Content Providers and Complicity in Human Rights AbusePharmaceutical PatentsRichard T. De George, Intellectual Property and Pharmaceutical Drugs: An Ethical AnalysisPatricia H. Werhane and Michael E. Gorman, Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Life-Enhancing Drugs, and Corporate Moral ResponsibilitiesLegal PerspectivesU.S. Supreme Court, Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios Inc.United States District Court for the Northern District of California, A & M Records v. NapsterWorld Trade Organization, Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property RightsCasesCase 1: Social Media and the Modern Worker: The Use of Facebook as an Organizational Monitoring and Management ToolCase 2: Privacy at MyFriends.comCase 3: Patents and the African Aids EpidemicCase 4: Aventis: Partnerships for HealthSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Eight: Environmental Sustainability Introduction Environmental Obligations And Climate ChangeNorman E. Bowie, Morality, Money and Motor CarsDenis G. Arnold with Keith Bustos, Business, Ethics, and Global Climate ChangeSustainability And Natural CapitalismAllen Holland, Sustainability Paul Hawken, Amory Lovens, and L. Hunter Lovins, Natural CapitalismStuart L. Hart, Taking the Green Leap to the Base of the PyramidLegal PerspectivesUnited States Supreme Court, United States v. Best Foods et al. United States Supreme Court, Whitman, et al. v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.CasesCase 1: Royal Caribbean: Exotic Promises & Toxic WatersCase 2: Texaco in the Ecuadorean AmazonCase 3: BP: Beyond Petroleum Spills?Case 4: Maintaining a Seat at the Table: The Shell GroupCase 5: Interface Corporation and Sustainable BusinessCase 6: What Does it Mean to be Truly Green?: Environmental Sustainability at Frito Lay North AmericaCase 7: Ethics and Sustainability at Alcoa: A Symbiotic RelationshipSuggested Supplementary Readings Chapter Nine: Social and Economic Justice IntroductionEconomic JusticeJohn Rawls, An Egalitarian Theory of JusticeRobert Nozick, The Entitlement TheoryJustice At WorkJeffery Moriarty, Do CEOs Get Paid Too Much?Global JusticeMartin Wolf, Why Globalization WorksThomas Pogge, Priorities of Global JusticeLegal PerspectiveUniversal Declaration of Human RightsCasesCase 1: Sapora's Patriarchical SocietyCase 2: Cocaine at the Fortune-500 Level Case 3: Wages of Failure: The Ethics of Executive CompensationCase 4: Shareholder Losses and Executive Gains: Bank of America's Acquisition of Merrill LynchCase 5: SC Johnson: Pyrethrum Sourcing from KenyaCase 6: Coca-Cola: The Entrepreneur Development Program - South AfricaSuggested Supplementary Readings
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ISBN
9780205169085
Publisert
2012-08-20
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9. utgave
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Pearson
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880 gr
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230 mm
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186 mm
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22 mm
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05, 06, UU, UP, P
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Engelsk
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Heftet
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672