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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.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Ethics in the World of Business

(28)

Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Crisis

Introduction

(1)

Four Business Decisions

(8)

Business Decision Making

(7)

The Ethics of Hardball

(12)

Ethics, Economics, and Law

(5)

Ethics and Management

(4)

Morality, Ethics, and Ethical Theory

(2)

A Sticky Situation

(1)

Argus Incorporated: A Leasing Triangle

(4)

Utilitarianism

(21)

Lockheed in Japan

(16)

Introduction

(1)

Two Types of Ethical Theories

(3)

Classical Utilitarianism

(2)

The Forms of Utilitarianism

(4)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

(5)

Declining Sales at Supravac

(1)

Exporting Pollution

(4)

Kantian Ethics, Rights, and Virtue

(23)

Big Brother at Procter & Gamble

(17)

Introduction

(1)

Kant's Ethical Theory

(6)

The Concept of a Right

(4)

Virtue Ethics

(5)

Clean Hands in a Dirty Business

(2)

An Auditor's Dilemma

(4)

Justice and the Market System

(31)

Green Giant Runs for the Border

(22)

Introduction

(1)

Aristotle's Analysis of Justice

(3)

Utility and Justice

(3)

The Egalitarian Theory of John Rawls

(4)

Utility and the Market System

(6)

The Libertarian Justification of the Market

(3)

What's Fair?

(2)

Executive Compensation

(7)

Whistle-Blowing

104

(24)

Two Whistle-Blowers

104

(19)

Introduction

106

(1)

What Is Whistle-Blowing?

107

(2)

The Justification of Whistle-Blowing

109

(5)

The Conditions for Justified Whistle-Blowing

114

(3)

Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?

117

(4)

Developing a Company Whistle-Blowing Policy

121

(2)

A Whistle-Blower Accepts a ``Deal''

123

(1)

Better Late than Never?

124

(4)

Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest

128

(31)

The Aggressive Ad Agency

128

(26)

Introduction

130

(1)

The Definition of a Trade Secret

130

(2)

The Arguments for Trade Secret Protection

132

(7)

Competitor Intelligence Gathering

139

(2)

Conflict of Interest

141

(8)

The Ethics of Insider Trading

149

(5)

Three Trade Secret Disputes

154

(1)

The Conflict of an Insurance Broker

155

(4)

Privacy

159

(25)

Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson

159

(18)

Introduction

161

(1)

Challenges to Privacy

162

(3)

The Concept of Privacy

165

(3)

The Value of Privacy

168

(4)

The Privacy of Employee Records

172

(5)

Three Challenges to Employee Privacy

177

(2)

Ford Meter Box

179

(1)

Lotus MarketPlace:Households

179

(5)

Discrimination and Affirmative Action

184

(32)

Discrimination at Texaco

184

(26)

Introduction

186

(1)

What Is Discrimination?

187

(6)

Ethical Arguments against Discrimination

193

(2)

Avoiding Discrimination

195

(5)

Affirmative Action

200

(10)

Conclusion

210

(1)

The Alaskan Salmon Cannery

210

(1)

The Walkout at Wilton's

211

(5)

Women and Family Issues

216

(30)

Jacksonville Shipyards

216

(9)

Introduction

218

(1)

Sexual Harassment

219

(6)

Sexual Harassment or Business as Usual?

225

(11)

Comparable Worth

226

(10)

The Mommy Track

236

(6)

Family and Work

237

(5)

Is Family-Friendly Always Fair?

242

(4)

Unjust Dismissal

246

(24)

The Firing of Robert Greeley

246

(19)

Introduction

247

(1)

Property Rights and Employment at Will

248

(6)

The Freedom of Contract Argument

254

(3)

Efficiency and Employment at Will

257

(5)

Protecting against Unjust Dismissal

262

(3)

Waiving the Right to Sue

265

(1)

A ``State-of-the-Art'' Termination

266

(4)

Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety

270

(37)

Dow Corning's Breast Implants

270

(30)

Introduction

272

(1)

Ethical Issues in Marketing

273

(6)

Advertising

279

(11)

Product Liability

290

(10)

Volvo's ``Bear Foot'' Misstep

300

(1)

The Target Marketing of Cigarettes

301

(6)

Occupational Health and Safety

307

(29)

The Regulation of Benzene

307

(10)

Introduction

308

(1)

The Scope of the Problem

309

(2)

The Right to a Safe and Healthy Workplace

311

(6)

Whirlpool Corporation

317

(7)

The Right to Know about and Refuse Hazardous Work

318

(6)

Johnson Controls, Inc.

324

(7)

The Problem of Reprodeuctive Hazards

326

(5)

Employees as Guinea Pigs

331

(5)

Ethics and Corporations

336

(39)

Campbell Soup Company

336

(23)

Introduction

338

(1)

Corporate Social Responsibility

338

(10)

Corporate Governance

348

(11)

Bath Iron Works

359

(10)

Corporate Ethics Programs

360

(9)

Sears Auto Centers

369

(6)

Ethics in International Business

375

(30)

The Tragedy at Bhopal

375

(21)

Introduction

377

(1)

Developing an Ethical Framework

378

(10)

Practical Problems

388

(8)

H. B. Fuller in Honduras

396

(2)

Shell Oil in Nigeria

398

(7)

Index

405

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