| Description |
xvi, 619 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
South-Western legal studies in business academic series |
| Contents |
unit. 1. Foundations of ethics : virtue and values -- section A. Defining ethics -- section B. Resolving ethical dilemmas -- unit 2. Foundations of business ethics : virtue, values, and business -- section A. Defining business ethics -- section B. Resolution of business ethics dilemmas -- unit 3. Foundations of business ethics : what is the role of business in society? : shareholders vs. stakeholders -- section A. The role of business in society -- section B. Applying social responsibility and stakeholder theory -- unit 4. Individuals, individual values, and the business organization -- section A. Trust and employment -- section B. Taking advantage |
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unit 5. Individual rights and the business organization -- section A. Corporate due process -- section B. Employee screening -- section C. Employee privacy -- section D. Sexual harassment -- section E. Diversity, equal employment, and affirmative action -- section F. Whistle-blowing -- section G. Employee rights -- unit 6. Business operations : financial issues -- section A. Financial reports : earnings, transparency, and management -- section B. Personal ambition and hubris -- section C. Culture and governance - |
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unit 7. Business operations : workplace safety risks, systems, and international operations -- section A. Conflicts between the corporation's ethics and business practices in foreign countries -- section B. Workplace safety -- section C. Plant closures and downsizing -- section D. Environmental issues -- section E. Purchasing : conflicts and bribery -- unit 8. Business and its competition -- section A: Advertising content -- section B. Appropriation of others' ideas -- section C. Pricing -- section D. Competitors, the playing field, and competition -- section E. Business and its shareholders -- |
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unit 9. Business and its product -- section A. Contract relations -- section B. Product safety -- section C. Product social issues -- unit 10. Business and government -- section A. Government employees -- section B. Government contracts -- section C. Government responsibilities -- unit 11. Ethics and nonprofits -- section A. Nonprofits and fraud -- section B. Nonprofits and management |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Business ethics -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
2007942353 |
| ISBN |
0324657749 (student edition) |
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9780324657746 (student edition) |
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