Moral Issues in Business (with InfoTrac)

by Shaw, William H.; Barry, Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780534536541
• ISBN10: 0534536549
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Part I: MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND BUSINESS. 1. The Nature of Morality. Made in the USA--Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq...The A7D Affair. Robert C. Solomon: It's Good Business. David Luban, Alan Strudler, and David Wasserman: Moral Responsibility in the Age of Bureaucracy. 2. Normative Theories of Ethics. Baby M. The Ford Pinto. Blood for Sale. James Rachels: What Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like? Joseph R. DesJardins: Virtues and Business Ethics. 3. Justice and Economic Distribution. What Ever Happened to the Steel Industry? Battling Over Bottled Water. Poverty in America. John Isbister: Income Distribution. D.W. Haslett: Is Inheritance Justified? Part II: AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ITS BASIS. 4. The Nature of Capitalism. The Downsizing of America. Hucksters in the Classroom. Licensing and Laissez-Faire. An Internet Parasite. A New Work Ethic? E.F. Schumacher: Buddhist Economics. Amartya Sen: Markets and the Role of Ethics in Capitalism. Ian Maitland: The Great Non-Debate Over International Sweatshops. 5. Corporations. Exxon and Captain Hazelwood. Living and Dying with Asbestos. Selling Infant Formula Abroad. Levi Strauss at Home and Abroad. Charity to Scouts? John Cassidy: The Greed Cycle: How Corporate America Went Out of Control. John Orlando: The Ethics of Downsizing. Richard T. De George: Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprises: A Philosophical Overview. Paul F. Camenisch: Business Ethics: On Getting to the Heart. Part III: THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. 6. The Workplace (1): Basic Issues. Burger Beefs. AIDS in the Workplace. Speaking Out About Malt. Union Discrimination? Old Smoke. David W. Ewing: An Employees' Bill of Rights. Patricia H. Werhane and Tara J. Radin: Employment at Will and Due Process. Peter Levine: The Libertarian Critique of Labor Unions. 7. The Workplace (2): Today's Challenges. Unprofessional Conduct? Testing for Honesty. She Snoops to Conquer. Protecting the Unborn at Work. The Mommy Track. Joseph R. DesJardins and Ronald Duska: Drug Testing in Employment. Richard L. Lippke: Work, Privacy, and Autonomy. Claudia Mills: Workplace Wars: How Much Should I Be Required to Meet the Needs of Your Children? John J. McCall: Participation in Employment. 8. Moral Choices Facing Employees. Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties. Profiting on Columns Prior to Publication. Two Who Made Waves for the Navy. The Housing Allowance. Ethically Dubious Contact. David E. Soles: Four Concepts of Loyalty. Jennifer Moore: What Is Really Unethical About Insider Trading? Jeff Fadiman: Foreign Corrupt Practices: How to Deal with Foreign Forms of Bribery. Michael Davis: Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing. 9. Job Discrimination. Minority Set-Asides. Hoop Dreams. Raising the Ante. Consenting to Sexual Harassment. Facial Discrimination. Richard Wasserstrom: A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment. Andrew Altman: Making Sense of Sexual Harassment Law. Richard D. Mohr: Homosexuality, Prejudice, and Discrimination. Part IV: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY. 10. Consumers. Breast Implants. Hot Coffee at McDonald's. Sniffing Glue Could Snuff Profits. Warning: The Following Ad May Contain a Subliminal Message. Closing the Deal. The Skateboard Scare. Thomas L. Carson: The Ethics of Sales. Michael J. Phillips: The Inconclusive Ethical Case Against Manipulative Advertising. 11. The Environment. Hazardous Homes in Herculaneum. Poverty and Pollution. Rewrapping the Big Mac. The Fordasaurus. The Fight over the Redwoods. Peter Singer: The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues. William F. Baxter: People or Penguins. W. Michael Hoffman: Business and Environmental Ethics.

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 I: MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND BUSINESS

1. The Nature of Morality

Made in the USA--Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq…The A7D Affair

Robert C

Solomon: It's Good Business

David Luban, Alan Strudler, and David Wasserman: Moral Responsibility in the Age of Bureaucracy

2. Normative Theories of Ethics

Baby M

The Ford Pinto

Blood for Sale

James Rachels: What Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like? Joseph R

DesJardins: Virtues and Business Ethics

3. Justice and Economic Distribution

What Ever Happened to the Steel Industry? Battling Over Bottled Water

Poverty in America

John Isbister: Income Distribution

D

Haslett: Is Inheritance Justified? Part II: AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ITS BASIS

4. The Nature of Capitalism

The Downsizing of America

Hucksters in the Classroom

Licensing and Laissez-Faire

An Internet Parasite

A New Work Ethic? E

Schumacher: Buddhist Economics

Amartya Sen: Markets and the Role of Ethics in Capitalism

Ian Maitland: The Great Non-Debate Over International Sweatshops

5. Corporations

Exxon and Captain Hazelwood

Living and Dying with Asbestos

Selling Infant Formula Abroad

Levi Strauss at Home and Abroad

Charity to Scouts? John Cassidy: The Greed Cycle: How Corporate America Went Out of Control

John Orlando: The Ethics of Downsizing

Richard T

De George: Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprises: A Philosophical Overview

Paul F

Camenisch: Business Ethics: On Getting to the Heart

Part III: THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PEOPLE IN IT

6. The Workplace (1): Basic Issues

Burger Beefs

AIDS in the Workplace

Speaking Out About Malt

Union Discrimination? Old Smoke

David W

Ewing: An Employees' Bill of Rights

Patricia H

Werhane and Tara J

Radin: Employment at Will and Due Process

Peter Levine: The Libertarian Critique of Labor Unions

7. The Workplace (2): Today's Challenges

Unprofessional Conduct? Testing for Honesty

She Snoops to Conquer

Protecting the Unborn at Work

The Mommy Track

Joseph R

DesJardins and Ronald Duska: Drug Testing in Employment

Richard L

Lippke: Work, Privacy, and Autonomy

Claudia Mills: Workplace Wars: How Much Should I Be Required to Meet the Needs of Your Children? John J

McCall: Participation in Employment

8. Moral Choices Facing Employees

Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties

Profiting on Columns Prior to Publication

Two Who Made Waves for the Navy

The Housing Allowance

Ethically Dubious Contact

David E

Soles: Four Concepts of Loyalty

Jennifer Moore: What Is Really Unethical About Insider Trading? Jeff Fadiman: Foreign Corrupt Practices: How to Deal with Foreign Forms of Bribery

Michael Davis: Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing

9. Job Discrimination

Minority Set-Asides

Hoop Dreams

Raising the Ante

Consenting to Sexual Harassment

Facial Discrimination

Richard Wasserstrom: A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment

Andrew Altman: Making Sense of Sexual Harassment Law

Richard D

Mohr: Homosexuality, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Part IV: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

10. Consumers

Breast Implants

Hot Coffee at McDonald's

Sniffing Glue Could Snuff Profits

Warning: The Following Ad May Contain a Subliminal Message

Closing the Deal

The Skateboard Scare

Thomas L

Carson: The Ethics of Sales

Michael J

Phillips: The Inconclusive Ethical Case Against Manipulative Advertising

11. The Environment

Hazardous Homes in Herculaneum

Poverty and Pollution

Rewrapping the Big Mac

The Fordasaurus

The Fight over the Redwoods

Peter Singer: The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues

William F

Baxter: People or Penguins

W

Michael Hoffman: Business and Environmental Ethics