Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics

by DesJardins, Joseph R.; McCall, John J.

• ISBN13: 9780534505981
• ISBN10: 0534505988
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-13
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Prepare for your career with CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS ETHICS! With coverage of business ethics from a social and political perspective, this business text focuses on areas of business ethics that are relevant to todays student. Boxes in the text highlight important topics in ethics, including ethical relativism, psychological egoism, ethics and the law, virtue ethics, and ethical decision-making. Case studies, chapter introductions, and decision scenarios are just a few of the tools found throughout that help you master difficult concepts.

Table of Contents

I BUSINESS AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophical Ethics and Business	1	(23)
Utilitarianism and the Free Market	24	(23)
Rights and the Market	47	(25)
The Corporation as a Social Institution	72	(31)
II BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES
Job Security: Dismissals and Layoffs	103	(50)
Employee Responsibilities	153	(35)
Employee Participation	188	(39)
Privacy	227	(39)
Health and Safety in the Workplace	266	(39)
III BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS
Product Liability and Safety	305	(44)
Advertising and Marketing	349	(55)
IV BUSINESS AND OTHER CONSTITUENCIES
Business and the Environment	404	(53)
Discrimination in the Workplace	457	(35)
Ethics and Multinational Corporations	492