Moral Issues In Business

by Shaw, William H.; Barry, Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780495007173
• ISBN10: 049500717X
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-23
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

One of the most popular business ethics texts ever published, MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS guides students in thinking deeply about important moral issues that frequently arise in business situations and helps them develop the reasoning and analytical skills to resolve them. Combining insightful and accessible textbook chapters by the authors, cases that highlight the real world poignancy of the matters addressed in this book, and reading selections from the most influential voices in contemporary ethical debates, this book-the standard for today's business ethics books-provides a comprehensive, flexible, and pedagogically proven course of study exploring the intersections of commerce and ethics. William H. Shaw and Vincent Barry offer a one-stop combination of text, readings, and cases to guide students' understanding of the nature of morality, individual integrity and responsibility, economic justice, the nature of capitalism, and the role of corporations in our society, including their responsibilities to consumers and to the environment, and the real-world moral issues that arise in the workplace.

Table of Contents

Part One Moral Philosophy and Business	1	(148)
The Nature of Morality	2	(49)
Ethics	4	(1)
Moral Versus Nonmoral Standards	5	(4)
Religion and Morality	9	(2)
Ethical Relativism	11	(2)
Having Moral Principles	13	(3)
Morality and Personal Values	16	(1)
Individual Integrity and Responsibility	17	(4)
Moral Reasoning	21	(4)
Summary	25	(25)
Case 1.1: Made in the U.S.A.---Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq	27	(2)
Case 1.2: The A7D Affair	29	(4)
Readings
``It's Good Business''	33	(9)
Robert C. Solomon
``Moral Responsibility in the Age of Bureaucracy''	42	(8)
David Luban
Alan Strudler
David Wasserman
Further Reading for Chapter 1	50	(1)
Normative Theories of Ethics	51	(51)
Consequentialist and Nonconsequentialist Theories	52	(1)
Egoism	53	(3)
Utilitarianism	56	(5)
Kant's Ethics	61	(5)
Other Nonconsequentialist Perspectives	66	(5)
Utilitarianism Once More	71	(1)
Moral Decision Making: Toward a Synthesis	72	(3)
Summary	75	(26)
Case 2.1: Hacking into Harvard	76	(3)
Case 2.2: The Ford Pinto	79	(3)
Case 2.3: Blood for Sale	82	(3)
Readings
``One Philosopher's Approach to Business Ethics''	85	(7)
R. M. Hare
``When Is `Everybody's Doing It's a Moral Justification?''	92	(9)
Ronald M. Green
Further Reading for Chapter 2	101	(1)
Justice and Economic Distribution	102	(47)
The Nature of Justice	104	(3)
The Utilitarian View	107	(3)
The Libertarian Approach	110	(5)
Rawls's Theory of Justice	115	(7)
Summary	122	(26)
Case 3.1: Eminent Domain	124	(2)
Case 3.2: Battling over Bottled Water	126	(2)
Case 3.3: Poverty in America	128	(4)
Readings
``Income Distribution''	132	(9)
John Isbister
``Is Inheritance Justified?''	141	(7)
D. W. Haslett
Further Reading for Chapter 3	148	(1)
Part Two American Business and Its Basis	149	(126)
The Nature of Capitalism	150	(57)
Capitalism	151	(2)
Key Features of Capitalism	153	(3)
Moral Justifications of Capitalism	156	(2)
Criticisms of Capitalism	158	(6)
Today's Economic Challenges	164	(5)
Summary	169	(37)
Case 4.1: The Downsizing of America	170	(3)
Case 4.2: Hucksters in the Classroom	173	(2)
Case 4.3: Licensing and Laissez Faire	175	(2)
Case 4.4: An Internet Parasite	177	(2)
Case 4.5: One Nation Under Wal-Mart	179	(2)
Case 4.6: A New Work Ethic?	181	(4)
Readings
``Buddhist Economics''	185	(5)
E. F. Schumacher
``Markets and the Role of Ethics in Capitalism''	190	(8)
Amartya Sen
``In Defense of International Sweatshops''	198	(8)
Ian Maitland
Further Reading for Chapter 4	206	(1)
Corporations	207	(68)
The Limited-Liability Company	208	(2)
Corporate Moral Agency	210	(3)
Rival Views of Corporate Responsibility	213	(5)
Debating Corporate Responsibility	218	(4)
Institutionalizing Ethics Within Corporations	222	(5)
Summary	227	(45)
Case 5.1: Living and Dying with Asbestos	229	(3)
Case 5.2: Selling Infant Formula Overseas	232	(4)
Case 5.3: Levi Strauss at Home and Abroad	236	(4)
Case 5.4: Free Speech or False Advertising?	240	(2)
Case 5.5: Charity to Scouts?	242	(4)
Readings
``The Greed Cycle: How Corporate America Went Out of Control''	246	(10)
John Cassidy
``The Ethics of Corporate Downsizing''	256	(7)
John Orlando
``Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprise: A Philosophical Overview''	263	(4)
Richard T. De George
``Business Ethics: On Getting to the Heart of the Matter''	267	(5)
Paul F. Camenisch
Further Reading for Chapter 5	272	(3)
Part Three: The Organization and the People in it	275	(230)
The Workplace (1): Basic Issues	276	(50)
Civil Liberties in the Workplace	277	(4)
Personnel Policies and Procedures	281	(10)
Unions	291	(6)
Summary	297	(28)
Case 6.1: AIDS in the Workplace	298	(2)
Case 6.2: Web Porn at Work	300	(1)
Case 6.3: Speaking Out About Malt	301	(2)
Case 6.4: Old Smoke	303	(1)
Case 6.5: Union Discrimination	304	(3)
Readings
``Employment at Will and Due Process''	307	(5)
Patricia H. Werhane
Tara J. Radin
``Living Wage Laws: For and Against''	312	(6)
Jan Kern
Craig Garthwaite
``The Libertarian Critique of Labor Unions''	318	(7)
Peter Levine
Further Reading for Chapter 6	325	(1)
The Workplace (2): Today's Challenges	326	(61)
Organizational Influence in Private Lives	327	(4)
Obtaining Information	331	(5)
Working Conditions	336	(7)
Redesigning Work	343	(3)
Summary	346	(40)
Case 7.1: Unprofessional Conduct?	347	(1)
Case 7.2: Testing for Honesty	348	(3)
Case 7.3: She Snoops to Conquer	351	(1)
Case 7.4: Protecting the Unborn at Work	352	(3)
Case 7.5: The Mommy Track	355	(5)
Readings
``Drug Testing in Employment''	360	(5)
Joseph R. Desjardins
Ronald Duska
``Work, Privacy, and Autonomy''	365	(8)
Richard L. Lippke
``Workplace Wars: How Much Should I Be Required to Meet the Needs of Your Children?''	373	(6)
Claudia Mills
``Participation in Employment''	379	(7)
John J. McCall
Further Readings for Chapter 7	386	(1)
Moral Choices Facing Employees	387	(67)
Obligations to the Firm	388	(3)
Abuse of Official Position	391	(4)
Bribes and Kickbacks	395	(3)
Gifts and Entertainment	398	(1)
Obligations to Third Parties	399	(2)
Whistle-Blowing	401	(4)
Self-Interest and Moral Obligation	405	(3)
Summary	408	(45)
Case 8.1: Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties	409	(1)
Case 8.2: Profiting on Columns Prior to Publication	410	(2)
Case 8.3: Two Who Made Waves for the Navy	412	(3)
Case 8.4: The Housing Allowance	415	(1)
Case 8.5: Ethically Dubious Conduct	416	(3)
Readings
``Four Concepts of Loyalty''	419	(7)
David E. Soles
``What Is Really Unethical About Insider Trading?''	426	(8)
Jennifer Moore
``Foreign Corrupt Practices: How to Deal with Foreign Forms of Bribery''	434	(11)
Jeff Fadiman
``Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing''	445	(8)
Michael Davis
Further Reading for Chapter 8	453	(1)
Job Discrimination	454	(51)
The Meaning of Job Discrimination	455	(2)
Evidence of Discrimination	457	(4)
Affirmative Action: The Legal Context	461	(4)
Affirmative Action: The Moral Issues	465	(3)
Comparable Worth	468	(1)
Sexual Harassment	469	(4)
Summary	473	(31)
Case 9.1: Minority Set-Asides	474	(2)
Case 9.2: Hoop Dreams	476	(2)
Case 9.3: Raising the Ante	478	(1)
Case 9.4: Consenting to Sexual Harassment	479	(2)
Case 9.5: Facial Discrimination	481	(3)
Readings
``A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment''	484	(5)
Richard Wasserstrom
``The Sanitized Workplace''	489	(7)
Vicki Schultz
``Homosexuality, Prejudice, and Discrimination''	496	(8)
Richard D. Mohr
Further Reading for Chapter 9	504	(1)
Part Four Business and Society	505	(115)
Consumers	506	(67)
Product Safety	507	(9)
Other Areas of Business Responsibility	516	(6)
Deception and Unfairness in Advertising	522	(8)
The Debate over Advertising	530	(3)
Summary	533	(39)
Case 10.1: Breast Implants	534	(3)
Case 10.2: Hot Coffee at McDonald's	537	(1)
Case 10.3: Sniffing Glue Could Snuff Profits	538	(2)
Case 10.4: Drug Dilemmas	540	(2)
Case 10.5: Closing the Deal	542	(2)
Case 10.6: The Skateboard Scare	544	(3)
Readings
``The Ethics of Sales''	547	(8)
Thomas L. Carson
``The Inconclusive Ethical Case Against Manipulative Advertising''	555	(10)
Michael J. Phillips
``Why Do We Consume So Much?''	565	(7)
Juliet B. Schor
Further Reading for Chapter 10	572	(1)
The Environment	573	(47)
Business and Ecology	575	(3)
The Ethics of Environmental Protection	578	(4)
Achieving Our Environmental Goals	582	(4)
Delving Deeper into Environmental Ethics	586	(6)
Summary	592	(27)
Case 11.1: Hazardous Homes in Herculaneum	593	(2)
Case 11.2: Poverty and Pollution	595	(2)
Case 11.3: Rewrapping the Big Mac	597	(2)
Case 11.4: The Fordasaurus	599	(2)
Case 11.5: The Fight over the Redwoods	601	(5)
Readings
``The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues''	606	(6)
Peter Singer
``Business and Environmental Ethics''	612	(7)
W. Michael Hoffman
Further Reading for Chapter 11	619	(1)
Index	620