Moral Issues in Business (with InfoTrac)

by Shaw, William H.; Barry, Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780534535957
• ISBN10: 053453595X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This book combines text, cases, and articles with comprehensiveness and contemporary coverage.. With two chapters on the nature of morality and ethical theory, an entire chapter devoted to economic justice, and thorough treatment of applied issues, this book provides the reader with keen insights into the moral issues prevalent in business and management.

Author Biography

William H. Shaw is Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University. He has also written Business Ethics and has edited Social and Personal Ethics, both published by Wadsworth. Vincent Barry is Professor of Philosophy at Bakersfield College. He has co-authored numerous books, including the best-selling Applied Ethics: A Text with Readings.

Table of Contents

Part One Moral Philosophy and Business	1	(144)
The Nature of Morality	2	(52)
Ethics	4	(1)
Moral Versus Nonmoral Standards	5	(4)
Religion and Morality	9	(2)
Ethical Relativism	11	(2)
Having Moral Principles	13	(1)
The Limits of Conscience	14	(2)
Morality and Personal Values	16	(1)
Individual Integrity and Responsibility	17	(4)
Moral Reasoning	21	(5)
Summary	26	(9)
Made in the U.S.A.---Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq	27	(3)
The A7D Affair	30	(5)
``It's Good Business''	35	(9)
Robert C. Solomon
``Moral Responsibility in the Age of Bureaucracy''	44	(9)
David Luban
Alan Strudler
David Wasserman
Further Reading for Chapter 1	53	(1)
Normative Theories of Ethics	54	(46)
Consequentialist and Nonconsequentialist Theories	55	(1)
Egoism	56	(3)
Utilitarianism	59	(6)
Kant's Ethics	65	(5)
Other Nonconsequentialist Perspetives	70	(5)
Utilitarianism Once More	75	(2)
Moral Decision Making: Toward a Synthesis	77	(2)
Summary	79	(10)
Baby M	81	(2)
The Ford Pinto	83	(4)
Blood for Sale	87	(2)
``What Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like?''	89	(6)
James Rachels
``Virtues an Business Ethics''	95	(4)
Joseph R. Desjardins
Further Reading for Chapter 2	99	(1)
Justice and Economic Distribution	100	(45)
The Nature of Justice	103	(2)
The Utilitarian View	105	(3)
The Libertarin Approach	108	(6)
Rawls's Theory of Justice	114	(8)
Summary	122	(7)
Whatever Happened to the Steel Industry?	123	(2)
Poverty in America	125	(4)
``Rich and Poor''	129	(7)
Peter Singer
``Is Inheritance Justified?	136	(8)
D. W. Haslett
Further Reading for Chapter 3	144	(1)
Part Two American Business and Its Basis	145	(114)
The Nature of Capitalism	146	(50)
Capitalism	147	(2)
Key Features of Capitalism	149	(3)
Moral Justifications of Capitalism	152	(2)
Criticisms of Capitalism	154	(6)
Today's Economic Challenges	160	(4)
Summary	164	(11)
The Downsizing of America	165	(2)
Hucksters in the Classroom	167	(2)
Licensing and Laissez Faire	169	(3)
A New Work Ethics?	172	(3)
``Buddhist Economic''	175	(5)
E. F. Schumacher
``Reflections on the Triumph of Capitalism''	180	(8)
Robert Heilbroner
``The Hostile Takeover''	188	(7)
Lisa Newton
Further Reading for Chapter 4	195	(1)
Corporations	196	(63)
The Limited-Liability Company	197	(2)
Corporate Moral Agency	199	(4)
Corporate Responsibility	203	(5)
Should Corporate Responsibility Be Broadened?	208	(4)
Institutionalizing Ethics Within Corporations	212	(4)
Summary	216	(20)
Exxon and Captain Hazelwood	218	(3)
Living and Dying with Asbestos	221	(3)
Selling Infant Formula Abroad	224	(4)
Levi Strauss at Home and Abroad	228	(4)
Charity to Scouts?	232	(4)
``Social Responsibility and Economic Efficiency''	236	(5)
Kenneth J. Arrow
``Ethical Issues in Plant Relocation''	241	(6)
John P. Kavanagh
``Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprises: A Philosophical Overview''	247	(5)
Richard T. De George
``Business Ethics: On Getting to the Heart of the Matter''	252	(6)
Paul F. Camenisch
Further Reading for Chapter 5	258	(1)
Part Three The Organization and the People in It	259	(222)
The Workplace (1): Basic Issues	260	(48)
Civil Liberties in the Workplace	261	(4)
Personnel Policies and Procedures	265	(9)
Unions	274	(6)
Summary	280	(12)
Burger Beefs	282	(2)
AIDs in the Workplace	284	(2)
Speaking Out About Malt	286	(1)
Union Discrimination?	287	(2)
Old Smoke	289	(3)
``An Employees' Bill of Rights''	292	(3)
David W. Ewing
``Employment at Will and Due Process''	295	(6)
Patricia H. Werhane
Tara J. Radin
``The Public Worker's Right to Strike''	301	(6)
Mary Gibson
Further Reading for Chapter 6	307	(1)
The Workplace (2): Today Challenges	308	(55)
Organizational Influence in Private Lives	309	(4)
Obtaining Information	313	(6)
Working Conditions	319	(5)
Redesigning Work	324	(4)
Summary	328	(13)
Unprofessional Conduct?	329	(1)
Testing for Honesty	330	(3)
She Snoops to Conquer	333	(1)
Protecting the Unborn at Work	334	(3)
The Mommy Track	337	(4)
``Drug Testing in Employment''	341	(6)
Joseph R. DesJardins
Ronald Duska
``Work, Privacy, and Autonomy''	347	(8)
Richard L. Lippke
``Participation in Employment''	355	(7)
John J. McCall
Further Reading for Chapter 7	362	(1)
Moral Choices Facing Employees	363	(66)
Obligations to the Firm	364	(2)
Abuse of Official Position	366	(4)
Bribes and Kickbacks	370	(3)
Gifts and Entertainment	373	(2)
Obligations to Third Parties	375	(4)
The Question of Self-Interest	379	(2)
Summary	381	(12)
Profiting on Columns Prior to Publication	383	(2)
Two Made Waves for the Navy	385	(3)
The Housing Allowance	388	(1)
Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties	389	(1)
Ethically Dubious Conduct	390	(3)
``Four Concepts of Loyalty''	393	(8)
David E. Soles
``What Is Really Unethical About Insider Trading?''	401	(8)
Jennifer Moore
``Foreign Corrupt Practices: How to Deal with Foreign Forms of Bribery''	409	(11)
Jeff Fadiman
``Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing''	420	(8)
Michael Davis
Further Reading for Chapter 8	428	(1)
Job Discrimination	429	(52)
The Meaning of Job Discrimination	430	(1)
Evidence of Discrimination	430	(6)
Affirmative Action: The Legal Context	436	(4)
Affirmative Action: The Moral Issues	440	(3)
Comparable Worth	443	(1)
Sexual Harassment	444	(3)
Summary	447	(11)
Minority Set-Asides	449	(2)
Raising the Ante	451	(2)
Consenting to Sexual Harassment	453	(2)
Facial Discrimination	455	(3)
``A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment''	458	(5)
Richard Wasserstrom
``Making Sense of Sexual Harassment Law''	463	(8)
Andrew Altman
``Homosexuality, Prejudice, and Discrimination''	471	(8)
Richard D. Mohr
Further Reading for Chapter 9	479	(2)
Part Four Business and Society	481	(112)
Consumers	482	(61)
Product Safety	483	(8)
Other Areas of Business Responsibility	491	(6)
Deception and Unfairness in Advertising	497	(7)
The Debate over Advertising	504	(3)
Summary	507	(15)
Breast Implants	509	(2)
Hot Coffee at McDonald's	511	(2)
Sniffing Glue Could Snuff Profits	513	(2)
Warning: The Following Ad May Contain a Subliminal Message	515	(2)
Closing the Deal	517	(2)
The Skateboard Scare	519	(3)
``A Moral Evaluation of Sales Practices''	522	(7)
David M. Holley
``Advertising and Behavior Control''	529	(7)
Robert L. Arrington
``Advertising and the Social Conditions of Autonomy''	536	(6)
Richard L. Lippke
Further Reading for Chapter 10	542	(1)
The Environment	543	(50)
Business and Ecology	546	(2)
The Ethics of Environmental Protection	548	(4)
Cost Allocation	552	(4)
Delving Deeper into Environmental Ethics	556	(6)
Summary	562	(13)
Waste Sites and Wasted Funds	563	(2)
Poverty and Pollution	565	(2)
Rewrapping the Big Mac	567	(2)
The Fordasaurus	569	(1)
The Fight over the Redwoods	570	(5)
``The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues''	575	(5)
Peter Singer
``People or Penguins''	580	(5)
William F. Baxter
``Business and Environmental Ethics''	585	(7)
W. Michael Hoffman
Further Reading for Chapter 11	592	(1)
Index	593