Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics

Name: Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics
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ISBN: 9780199916221

ISBN-10: 0199916225

ISBN-13: 9780199916221

Edition: 2012

Authors: George G. Brenkert, Tom L. Beauchamp

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Business ethics raises many important philosophical issues. A first set of issues concerns the methodology of business ethics. What is the role of ethical theory in business ethics? To what extent, if at all, can thinking in business ethics be enhanced by philosophy, so as to provide real moral guidance? Another set of issues involves questions regarding markets, capitalism, and economic justice. There are related concerns about the nature of business organizations and the responsibilities they have to their members, owners, and society.The Oxford Handbook of Business Ethicsis a comprehensive treatment of the field of business ethics as seen from a philosophical approach. The volume… consists of 24 essays that survey the field of business ethics in a broad and accessible manner, covering all major topics about the relationship between ethical theory and business ethics. The chapters are written by accomplished philosophers who offer a systematic interpretation of their topics and discuss various moral controversies and dilemmas that plague business relationships and government-business relationships. Readers are thus presented with the major views that define the topic of the essay with critical discussions of those views, as well as topical bibliographies that identify key works in the field. In addition to philosophers who work in this area, the volume will be of interest to those in business and society seeking an up-to-date resource on this vital field."This book is intended to provide an overview of the state of the field of philosophical business ethics. And Brenkert and Beauchamp are to be commended for having put together a collection of contributors and topics that is well-suited for this goal. The contributors are all first-rate scholars who have made important contributions to business ethics or cognate fields. They are also admirably diverse in age, ideology, and methodological approach, thus providing readers with a good glimpse into the wide range of scholarship that characterizes the field. The book will obviously be of interest to those for whom philosophical business ethics is a main area of interest. But the entries are clear and accessible enough to make the book of special value to at least two other groups: those whose approach to business ethics is not primarily philosophical will find here a useful 'crash course' in an alternative methodological approach to their own subject, and those philosophers who are not primarily interested in business ethics will be treated to a volume that makes clear the connection between business ethics and more standard philosophical subjects, and that will almost certainly provide them with new ways of thinking about both business ethics and other topics in value theory and political philosophy that are connected with business ethics in ways they might not have previously recognized. The selection of topics is also admirably comprehensive." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Book details

List price: $61.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 746
Size: 6.77" wide x 9.61" long x 1.52" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English



Contributors


Preface


Introduction



Basic Philosophical Issues



The Methods of Business Ethics




The Place of Ethical Theory in Business Ethics




Competitive Markets and Corporate Responsibility



The Ideal and Ideal of Capitalism




The Public Authority of the Managers of Private Organizations




Corporate Responsibility and its Constituents




Economic Justice and Consumer Rights



Executive Compensation: Unjust or Just Right?




Just Access to Health Care and Pharmaceuticals




Universal Norms and the Relativity of Moral Judgments



Relativism, Multiculturalism, and Universal Norms: Their Role in Business Ethics




Business and Human Rights: A Principle and Value-Based Analysis




Moral Issues in Globalization




The Use and Protection of Information



Deception and Information Disclosure in Business and Professional Ethics




Informational Privacy




The Moral Problem in Insider Trading




Intellectual Property Rights




Incentives and Influence



Wayne Norman and Chris MacDonald: Conflict of Interest



Corruption and Bribery




Business in Politics: Lobbying and Corporate Campaign Contributions




Employee Rights and Corporate Responsibilities



Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Diversity in Business




Whistle Blowing, Moral Integrity, and Organizational Ethics




Employment at Will and Employee Rights




Working Conditions: Safety and Sweatshops




Safety, Risk, and Harm



Environmental Ethics and Responsibilities




The Mirage of Product Safety




Creating Moral Organizations



Organizational Integrity and Moral Climates



Index