Ethics and the Conduct of Business - Softcover

Boatright, John Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130991597 ISBN 13: 9780130991591

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

Synopsis

This comprehensive and balanced book gives a thorough treatment of the most prominent issues of business ethics and the major positions and arguments on these issues. An abundance of case studies help illustrate topics such as: whistle-blowing, discrimination and affirmative action, occupational health and safety, ethics in finance, and ethics in international business. For professionals in the field who want an up-to-date discussion of the most prominent issues of business ethics.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This comprehensive single-author text provides balanced and thorough treatment of the major problem areas of business ethics along with abundant cases to facilitate class discussion.

From the Back Cover:

Comprehensive and far-reaching in scope, Ethics and the Conduct of Business, Fourth Edition, frames each issue and examines the arguments on each side with clarity and rigor. Numerous short cases and real-life examples increase understanding and stimulate classroom discussion.

The revised and updated Fourth Edition retains the familiar structure of previous editions, with a new chapter on ethics in finance and new material on international business ethics. Eight new cases have been written for this edition, bringing the total to fifty. New topics include Internet privacy, managing conflicts of interest, foreign sweatshops, hostile takeovers, and fairness in financial markets and financial services.

Special Features

• Uses ethical theory in an easy-to-understand form as a foundation for approaching business ethics.
• Offers fifty cases that illustrate a wide variety of issues in each chapter.
• Covers a full range of business ethics issues in substantial depth and provides essential background for case discussion.
• Explains the legal background of issues and relates business ethics to business law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130991597
• ISBN 13: 9780130991591
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 452