Taking Sides : Clashing View on Controversial Issues in Business Ethics and Society

by Newton, Lisa H.; Ford, Maureen M.

• ISBN13: 9780072360035
• ISBN10: 0072360038
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Summary

This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in business ethics. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading philosophers and business commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and are presented as "pro" and "con" arguments. Issues debated span capitalism and corporations in theory and practice; ethics in financial areas; human resources issues; marketing and consumer dilemmas; environmental policy and corporate responsiblity; and ethics in the international arena.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Capitalism and Corporations in Theory and Practice	1	(76)
Classic Dialogue: Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness?	2	(20)
Are Corporate Codes of Ethics Just for Show?	22	(16)
Does Ethics Matter in Business?	38	(16)
Is Game Theory Devastating to Business Ethics?	54	(23)
PART 2 Current Issues in Business	77	(78)
Are Business and Medicine Ethically Incompatible?	78	(24)
Are Pharmaceutical Price Controls Justifiable?	102	(20)
Should Casino Gambling Be Prohibited?	122	(18)
Are Derivative Instruments Purchases Just Gambling?	140	(15)
PART 3 Human Resources: The Corporation and the Employee	155	(38)
Does Blowing the Whistle Violate Company Loyalty?	156	(18)
Should Concern for Drug Abuse Overrule Concerns for Employee Privacy?	174	(19)
PART 4 Moving the Product: Marketing and Consumer Dilemmas	193	(46)
Are Marketing and Advertising Fundamentally Exploitive?	194	(16)
Product Liability: Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?	210	(29)
PART 5 International Operations: Global Obligations	239	(64)
Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?	240	(12)
Are Sweatshops Necessarily Evil?	252	(10)
Should Patenting Life Be Forbidden?	262	(12)
Should We Encourage International Trade in Tobacco Products?	274	(14)
Should We Export Pesticides to Developing Nations?	288	(15)
PART 6 Environmental Policy and Corporate Responsibility	303
Is CEO Compensation Justified by Performance?	304	(20)
Can Green Marketing Save Tropical Rain Forests?	324