Author : Max L. Stackhouse
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 1995-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780802806260
An invaluable resources for the study of the relation of business, economics, ethics, and religion.
Author : Alexander D. Hill
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830818860
To those faced with the many questions and quandaries of doing business with integrity, here is a place to beggin. Alexander Hill explores the Christian concepts of holiness, justice, and love, and shows how some common responses to business ethics fall short of these. Then, he turns to penetrating case studies on such pressing topics as employer-employee relations, discrimination, and affirmative action.
Author : Stephen M. Byars
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,28 MB
Release : 2018-09-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781947172562
Author : Frank J. Cavico
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 2004-08-30
Category : Business ethics
ISBN : 9780536857835
Author : Gabriel Abend
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 33,65 MB
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691171122
In recent years, many disciplines have become interested in the scientific study of morality. However, a conceptual framework for this work is still lacking. In The Moral Background, Gabriel Abend develops just such a framework and uses it to investigate the history of business ethics in the United States from the 1850s to the 1930s. According to Abend, morality consists of three levels: moral and immoral behavior, or the behavioral level; moral understandings and norms, or the normative level; and the moral background, which includes what moral concepts exist in a society, what moral methods can be used, what reasons can be given, and what objects can be morally evaluated at all. This background underlies the behavioral and normative levels; it supports, facilitates, and enables them. Through this perspective, Abend historically examines the work of numerous business ethicists and organizations—such as Protestant ministers, business associations, and business schools—and identifies two types of moral background. "Standards of Practice" is characterized by its scientific worldview, moral relativism, and emphasis on individuals' actions and decisions. The "Christian Merchant" type is characterized by its Christian worldview, moral objectivism, and conception of a person's life as a unity. The Moral Background offers both an original account of the history of business ethics and a novel framework for understanding and investigating morality in general.
Author : J. S. Nelson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0190610271
An authoritative and practical guide to business ethics, written in an accessible-question-and answer format In today's turbulent business climate, business ethics are more important than ever. Surveys of employees show that misconduct is on the rise. Cover stories reporting indictments, prosecutions, and penalties imposed for unethical business conduct appear almost daily. Legislatures pass requirements elevating the levels of punishment and their enforcement against corporations and individuals. Organizations face pressure to design and implement effective ethics and compliance programs. As a result, businesses and businesspeople are increasingly worried that their conduct might cross lines that put their wealth and reputations at risk. Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) explains what those lines are, how not to cross them, and what to do when they are crossed. Written for both businesspeople facing real-life dilemmas and students studying ethical questions, this succinct book uniquely surveys materials from moral philosophy, behavioral science, and corporate law, and shares practical advice. Experts J.S. Nelson and Lynn A. Stout cover a wide array of essential topics including the legal status of corporations, major ethical traps in modern business, negotiations, whistleblowing and liability, and best practices. Written in a short question-and-answer style, this resource provides engaging and readable introductions to the basic principles of business ethics, and an invaluable guide for dealing with ethical dilemmas.
Author : Jaana Woiceshyn
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 2011-12-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761857001
A basic dilemma confronting today’s manager is how to be both profitable and moral. Making profits through immoral means—such as deceiving investors or customers—is unsustainable. Likewise, remaining moral while losing money will cause a business to fail. According to conventional morality, either a business manager maximizes profits and necessarily compromises on ethics, or necessarily sacrifices profits in order to be moral. Woiceshyn explains why this is a false dichotomy and offers rational egoism as an alternative moral code to businesspeople who want to maximize profits ethically. Through logical argument and various examples, this book shows how to apply principles such as rationality, productiveness, honesty, justice, and pride for long-term self-interest.
Author : Thomas Donaldson
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Linda K. Trevino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 111919430X
Revised edition of the authors' Managing business ethics, [2014]
Author : Robert C. Solomon
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,81 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business ethics
ISBN :
The Greek philosopher Aristotle, writing over two thousand years before Wall Street, called people who engaged in activities which did not contribute to society "parasites." In his latest work, renowned scholar Robert C. Solomon asserts that though capitalism may require capital, but it does not require, much less should it be defined by the parasites it inevitably attracts. Capitalism has succeeded not with brute strength or because it has made people rich, but because it has produced responsible citizens and--however unevenly--prosperous communities. It cannot tolerate a conception of business that focuses solely on income and vulgarity while ignoring traditional virtues of responsibility, community, and integrity. Many feel that there is too much lip-service and not enough understanding of the importance of cooperation and integrity in corporate life. This book rejects the myths and metaphors of war-like competition that cloud business thinking and develops an "Aristotelean" theory of business. The author's approach emphasizes several core concepts: the corporation as community, the search for excellence, the importance of integrity and sound judgment, as well as a more cooperative and humane vision of business. Solomon stresses the virtues of honesty, trust, fairness, and compassion in the competitive business world, and confronts the problem of "moral mazes" and what he posits as its solution--moral courage.
