Above the Bottom Line An Introduction to Business Ethics

Name: Above the Bottom Line An Introduction to Business Ethics
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ISBN: 9780155059504

ISBN-10: 0155059505

ISBN-13: 9780155059504

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Robert C. Solomon, Clancy Martin

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ABOVE THE BOTTOM LINE focuses on the issues of the individual in the business environment, rather than focusing on large-scale, ethical decision making. Business is defended as a necessary and valuable component of contemporary life, a range of entrepreneurial ventures that should be approached in a principled, thoughtful, and honest manner. Looking at the importance of corporate culture, students are given direction in making personal and professional decisions at work, relating these to the concepts of social responsibility, employer and employee rights, whistle-blowing, corporate governance, bankruptcy, and many other timely business issues. This text explores moral choices within the…

Book details

List price: $191.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 5/29/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction: Business Ethics as Personal and Professional Integrity



Business, Ethics, and the Good Life



Business Life, Law, and Ethics



Conflicts of Interest and the Meaning of Morality



Corporations and Cultures



Rules, Roles, and Responsibilities



Competition, Games, and Decisions



Rationality, Ends and Means, Co-Operation, and Co-Ordination



""It's Not My Problem:"" The Concept of Responsibility



Social Responsibility and the Stakeholder



Free Enterprise and Social Justice