Ethics and the Conduct of Business

Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 6/e is a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the most prominent issues in the field of business ethics and the major positions and arguments on these issues. Numerous real-life examples and case studies are used throughout the book to increase understanding of issues, stimulate class discussion, and show the discussion's relevance to real-life business practice. The focus of Ethics and the Conduct of Business is primarily on ethical issues that corporate decision makers face in developing policies about employees, customers, and the general public. The positions on these issues and the arguments for them are taken from a wide variety of sources, including economics and the law.

 

Ethics

and the

Conduct of Business

Sixth Edition

 

John R. Boatright

 

Comprehensive and thorough in scope, Ethics and the Conduct of Business , sixth edition, frames each issue and examines the arguments for each side with rigor and clarity.  Numerous real-life examples and case studies increase understanding of issues and stimulate class discussion.  The revised and updated sixth edition retains previous editions' familiar structure.  A chapter on employee rights has been expanded to include not only unjust dismissal but also expression and participation in the workplace and just compensation.  The coverage of corporate social responsibility has been expanded and new material on corporate accountability has been added.  Of the forty-seven cases in the book, fourteen are new.

 

FEATURES

• Uses ethical theory in an easy-to-understand form as a foundation for approaching business ethics.
• Offers forth-seven cases that illustrate a wide variety of issues and enable students to engage in ethical decision making.
• Covers the full range of business ethics issues in substantial depth and provides the necessary background for productive case discussion.
• Explains the legal background of issues and related business ethics to business law.

 

John R. Boatright, the Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University Chicago, is a past president and past executive director of the Society for Business Ethics.  He serves on the editorial boards of Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business and Society Review, and he is the author of Ethics in Finance, second edition.