Synopses & Reviews
Ethics
and the
Conduct of Business
Sixth Edition
John R. Boatright
Comprehensive and thorough in scope, Ethics and the Conduct of Business, sixth edition, frames each issue and examines the arguments for each side with rigor and clarity. Numerous real-life examples and case studies increase understanding of issues and stimulate class discussion. The revised and updated sixth edition retains previous editions' familiar structure. A chapter on employee rights has been expanded to include not only unjust dismissal but also expression and participation in the workplace and just compensation. The coverage of corporate social responsibility has been expanded and new material on corporate accountability has been added. Of the forty-seven cases in the book, fourteen are new.
FEATURES
- Uses ethical theory in an easy-to-understand form as a foundation for approaching business ethics.
- Offers forth-seven cases that illustrate a wide variety of issues and enable students to engage in ethical decision making.
- Covers the full range of business ethics issues in substantial depth and provides the necessary background for productive case discussion.
- Explains the legal background of issues and related business ethics to business law.
John R. Boatright, the Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University Chicago, is a past president and past executive director of the Society for Business Ethics. He serves on the editorial boards of Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business and Society Review, and he is the author of Ethics in Finance, second edition.
Synopsis
Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 6/e is a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the most prominent issues in the field of business ethics and the major positions and arguments on these issues. Numerous real-life examples and case studies are used throughout the book to increase understanding of issues, stimulate class discussion, and show the discussion's relevance to real-life business practice.
The focus of Ethics and the Conduct of Business is primarily on ethical issues that corporate decision makers face in developing policies about employees, customers, and the general public. The positions on these issues and the arguments for them are taken from a wide variety of sources, including economics and the law.
Table of Contents
Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 6th Edition
1) Ethics in the World of Business
Business Decision Making
Ethics, Economics, and Law
Ethics and Management
Business Ethics and Ethical Theory
2) Welfare, Rights, and Justice
Utilitarianism
Rights and Justice
The Market System
Cost-Benefit Analysis
3) Equality, Liberty, and Virtue
Kantian Ethics
Rawls’s Egalitarian Theory
Libertarianism
Virtue Ethics
4) Whistle-Blowing
What is Whistle-Blowing?
The Justification of Whistle-Blowing
Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?
Developing a Whistle-Blowing Policy
5) Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest
Trade Secret Protection
Competitor Intelligence Gathering
Conflict of Interest
6) Privacy
Challenges to Privacy
The Meaning and Value of Privacy
The Privacy of Employee Records
Privacy on the Internet
7) Discrimination and Affirmative Action
What is Discrimination?
Sexual Harassment
Arguments Against Discrimination
Avoiding Discrimination and Harassment
Affirmative Action
8) Employment Rights
Unjust Dismissal
Expression and Participation
Just Compensation
9) Occupational Health and Safety
The Scope of the Problem
The Right to Know About and Refuse Hazardous Work
The Problem of Reproductive Hazards
10) Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety
Marketing
Advertising
Product safety
11) Ethics in Finance
Financial Services
Financial Markets
Insider Trading
Hostile Takeovers
12) Corporate Social Responsibility
The Debate Over CSR
The Business Case for CSR
Implementing CSR
13) Corporate Governance and Accountability
Corporate Governance
Corporate Ethics
Corporate Accountability
14) International Business Ethics
What to do in Rome
Wages and Working Conditions
Foreign Bribery
Cultural Differences