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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Ethics in the World of Business | |
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Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Crisis | |
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Introduction | |
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Business Decision Making | |
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The Ethics of Hardball | |
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Ethics, Economics, and Law | |
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Ethics and Management | |
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Business Ethics and Ethical Theory | |
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A Sticky Situation | |
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KPMG and the Tax Shelter Industry | |
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Welfare, Rights, and Justice | |
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Beech-Nut's Bogus Apple Juice | |
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Introduction | |
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Utilitarianism | |
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Rights and Justice | |
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The Market System | |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis | |
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Exporting Pollution | |
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An Auditor's Dilemma | |
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Equality, Liberty, and Virtue | |
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Big Brother at Procter & Gamble | |
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Introduction | |
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Kantian Ethics | |
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Rawls's Egalitarian Theory | |
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Libertarianism | |
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Virtue Ethics | |
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Clean Hands in a Dirty Business | |
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Lavish Pay at Harvard | |
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Whistle-Blowing | |
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Time's Persons of the Year | |
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Introduction | |
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What is Whistle-Blowing? | |
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The Justification of Whistle-Blowing | |
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Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle? | |
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Developing a Whistle-Blowing Policy | |
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A Whistle-Blower Accepts a "Deal" | |
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Better Late than Never? | |
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Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest | |
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The Aggressive Ad Agency | |
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Introduction | |
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Trade Secret Protection | |
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Competitor Intelligence Gathering | |
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Conflict of Interest | |
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The Conflict of an Insurance Broker | |
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Procter & Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving | |
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Privacy | |
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Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson | |
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Introduction | |
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Challenges to Privacy | |
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The Meaning and Value of Privacy | |
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The Privacy of Employee Records | |
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Privacy on the Internet | |
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Information Handling at ChoicePoint | |
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Plugging Leaks at H.P. | |
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Discrimination and Affirmative Action | |
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Race Discrimination at Texaco | |
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Introduction | |
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What is Discrimination? | |
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Sexual Harassment | |
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Arguments Against Discrimination | |
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Avoiding Discrimination and Harassment | |
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Affirmative Action | |
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Jacksonville Shipyards | |
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Sex Discrimination at Wal-Mart | |
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Employment Rights | |
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The Firing of Robert Greeley | |
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Introduction | |
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Unjust Dismissal | |
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Expression and Participation | |
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Just Compensation | |
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Worker Participation at Saturn | |
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Health Benefits at Wal-Mart | |
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Occupational Health and Safety | |
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When Is an Accident a Crime? | |
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Introduction | |
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The Scope of the Problem | |
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Whirlpool Corporation | |
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The Right to Know About and Refuse Hazardous Work | |
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Johnson Controls, Inc. | |
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The Problem of Reproductive Hazards | |
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Genetic Testing at Burlington Northern | |
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Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety | |
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Selling Hope | |
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Introduction | |
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Marketing | |
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Advertising | |
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Product Safety | |
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Volvo's "Bear Foot" Misstep | |
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The Ford-Firestone Brawl | |
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Ethics in Finance | |
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Merrill Lynch and the Nigerian Barge Deal | |
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Introduction | |
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Financial Services | |
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Financial Markets | |
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Insider Trading | |
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Hostile Takeovers | |
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Strong Capital Management Mutual Funds | |
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Martha Stewart: Inside Trader? | |
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Oracle's Hostile Bid for PeopleSoft | |
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Corporate Social Responsibility | |
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Competing Visions at Malden Mills | |
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Introduction | |
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The Debate Over CSR | |
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The Business Case for CSR | |
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Implementing CSR | |
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Starbucks and Fair Trade Coffee | |
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Timberland and Community Service | |
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Corporate Governance and Accountability | |
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Shareholder Rights at Cracker Barrel | |
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Introduction | |
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Corporate Governance | |
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Bath Iron Works | |
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Corporate Ethics | |
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Corporate Accountability | |
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Sears Auto Centers | |
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Fraud at WorldCom | |
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International Business Ethics | |
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Nike in Southeast Asia | |
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Introduction | |
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What to Do in Rome | |
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Wages and Working Conditions | |
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Foreign Bribery | |
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Cultural Differences | |
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H. B. Fuller in Honduras | |
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Merck and AIDS in South Africa | |
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Google in China | |
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Index | |