Business Ethics: A European Perspective: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization - Softcover

Crane, Andrew; Matten, Dirk

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9780199255153: Business Ethics: A European Perspective: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization

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ISBN 10: 0199255156 ISBN 13: 9780199255153

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

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Business Ethics is an exciting, new student focused text which provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of European business ethics. It is the first business ethics textbooks to feature extensive coverage of the highly topical issues of corporate citizenship, globalization and sustainability. The first of the book covers the foundations of business ethics, including the nature of business ethics, the social role of the corporation, ethical theory, ethical decision making, and business ethics management. The second part applies these theories, concepts and tools to each of the corporation's major stakeholders. The book includes numerous cases, vignettes and examples that vividly bring to life the problems and practices of business ethics in Europe. It is written in a lively and accessible way, and the reader is provided with directed study questions, personal dilemmas and guidance for understanding and applying theory, making it an exciting and practical learning tool.

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About the Author:

Dr Andy Crane is a senior lecturer in Business Ethics at the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham Business School. He has a PhD from the University of Nottingham and a BSc from the University of Warwick. He is one of the co-founders of the ESRC funded Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society at the University of Cardiff. Dr Dirk Matten is a senior research fellow in Business Ethics at the University of Nottingham Business School. He also holds a doctoral degree in Environmental and Strategic Management from the University of Dusseldorf in Germany.

Review:

'For those who are confronted by ethical dilemmas, and interested in notions of "right and wrong", this book is a great read.' Professor Malcolm McIntosh, writer and teacher on corporate citizenship and sustainability, and Founding Editor of the Journal of Corporate Governance 'A really excellent book. This is an example of the "next generation" in business ethics texts that sets the standard for the years to come.' Professor Ronald Jeurissen, Professor of Business Ethics, Nyenrode University, Netherlands 'This is the best book yet produced for anyone seeking to teach or understand business ethics from a European perspective...a superbly student and teacher-friendly book.' Professor Ken Peattie, Director, ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS), Cardiff University

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