Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics - Softcover

DesJardins, Joseph R.; McCall, John J.

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9780534584641: Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534584640 ISBN 13: 9780534584641

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2004

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Prepare for your career with CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS ETHICS! With coverage of business ethics from a social and political perspective, this business text focuses on areas of business ethics that are relevant to today's student. Boxes in the text highlight important topics in ethics, including ethical relativism, psychological egoism, ethics and the law, virtue ethics, and ethical decision-making. Case studies, chapter introductions, and decision scenarios are just a few of the tools found throughout that help you master difficult concepts.

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About the Author:

Joseph DesJardins received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and currently teaches at the College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University, where he specializes in business ethics, environmental philosophy, and the law.

John McCall received his Ph. D. from the University of Notre Dame and currently teaches at St. Joseph's University. McCall specializes in business ethics and moral philosophy.

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Part One: BUSINESS AND ETHICS. 1. Ethics, Ethics, and the Free Market. 2. Philosophical Ethics: Utilitarianism and the Free Market. 3. Philosophical Ethics: Rights and the Market. 4. The Corporation as a Social Institution. Part Two: BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES. 5. Employee Rights: Job Security and Participation. 6. Employee Rights: Health, Equality, Privacy. 7. Ethical Responsibilities in Business: Employees, Managers, Professionals. Part Three: BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS. 8. Product Liability and Safety. 9. Marketing Ethics: Advertising, Sales, and Consumerism. Part Four: BUSINESS AND OTHER CONSTITUENCIES. 10. Business and the Natural Environment. 11. Affirmative Action and Diversity. 12. Ethics and Multinational Corporations.

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