A Primer on Business Ethics

by MacHan, Tibor R.; Chesher, James E.

• ISBN13: 9780742513884
• ISBN10: 0742513882
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The authors begin their discussion of business ethics with the notion that business is an honorable profession, not a wild beast driven by crass self-interest.

Author Biography

Tibor R. Machan is professor emeritus of philosophy at Auburn University and Distinguished Fellow and Freedom Communications Professor of Business Ethics and Free Enterprise at Chapman University. James E. Chesher is assistant professor of philosophy at Santa Barbara City College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction A Potpourri of Business Ethics Issues	1	(36)
Business Ethics---True and False	37	(10)
Capitalism	47	(12)
Self-Interest, Egoism, and Business	59	(14)
Employment Ethics	73	(28)
Advertising and Ethics	101	(6)
Capitalism and Racial Justice	107	(12)
Professional Responsibilities of Corporate Managers	119	(12)
What Is Morally Right with Insider Trading?	131	(10)
Fundamental Environmentalism	141	(10)
Bribes and Kickbacks	151	(6)
Why Globalization Is Good	157	(16)
Epilogue	173	(9)
Appendix A Moral and Political Theories in Brief	182	(35)
Appendix B Case Studies	217	(19)
Bibliography	236	(8)
Index	244	(4)
About the Authors	248