Ethics and the Conduct of Business

Name: Ethics and the Conduct of Business
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ISBN: 9780130991591

ISBN-10: 0130991597

ISBN-13: 9780130991591

Edition: 4th 2003

Authors: John Raymond Boatright

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Aimed at undergraduate/MBA-level courses in business ethics in the departments of philosophy or business, this comprehensive text provides a balanced and up-to-date treatment of some of the most prominent issues of business ethics.

Book details

List price: $80.40
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 5/23/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 452
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Ethics in the World of Business



Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Crisis


Introduction


Business


Decision Making



The Ethics of Hardball


Ethics, Economics, and Law Ethics and Management Business Ethics and Ethical Theory



A Sticky Situation



Argus Incorporated: A Leasing Triangle



Welfare, Rights, and Justice



Beech-Nuts Bogus Apple Juice


Introduction


Utilitarianism


Rights and Justice


The Market System


Cost-Benefit Analysis



Exporting Pollution



An Auditors Dilemma



Equality, Liberty, and Virtue



Big Brother at Procter & Gamble


Introduction


Kantian Ethics


Rawlss Egalitarian Theory


Libertarianism


Virtue Ethics



Clean Hands in a Dirty Business



Executive Compensation



Whistle-Blowing



Times Persons of the Year


Introduction


What is Whistle-Blowing?


The Justification of Whistle-Blowing


Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?


Developing a Whistle-Blowing Policy



A Whistle-Blower Accepts a Deal



Better Late than Never?



Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest



The Aggressive Ad Agency


Introduction


Trade Secret Protection


Competitor Intelligence Gathering


Conflict of Interest



The Conflict of an Insurance Broker



Procter & Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving



Privacy



Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson


Introduction


Challenges to Privacy


The Meaning and Value of Privacy


The Privacy of Employee Records


Privacy on the Internet



Three Challenges to Employee Privacy



Ford Meter Box



Discrimination and Affirmative Action



Discrimination at Texaco


Introduction


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