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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

(2)

Introduction

(1)

Four Business Decisions

(9)

Business Decision Making

(8)

The Ethics of Hardball

(11)

Ethics, Economics, and Law

(5)

Ethics and Management

(4)

Morality, Ethics, and Ethical Theory

(1)

A Sticky Situation

(2)

Argus Incorporated: A Leasing Triangle

(4)

Utilitarianism

(20)

Lockheed in Japan

(15)

Introduction

(1)

Two Types of Ethical Theories

(3)

Classical Utilitarianism

(2)

The Forms of Utilitarianism

(3)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

(5)

Exporting Pollution

(1)

Beech-Nut's Bogus Apple Juice

(4)

Kantian Ethics, Rights, and Virtue

(22)

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

(3)

Justice and the Market System

(30)

Green Giant Runs for the Border

(22)

Introduction

(1)

Aristotle's Analysis of Justice

(3)

Utility and Justice

(2)

The Egalitarian Theory of John Rawls

(5)

Utility and The Market System

(5)

The Libertarian Justification of the Market

(4)

Executive Compensation

(2)

Merck and AIDS in South Africa

(6)

Whistle-Blowing

101

(24)

Two Whistle-Blowers

101

(19)

Introduction

103

(1)

What is Whistle-Blowing?

104

(2)

The Justification of Whistle-Blowing

106

(5)

The Conditions for Justified Whistle-Blowing

111

(3)

Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?

114

(4)

Developing a Company Whistle-Blowing Policy

118

(2)

A Whistle-Blower Accepts a ``Deal''

120

(1)

Better Late than Never?

121

(4)

Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest

125

(30)

The Aggressive Ad Agency

125

(25)

Introduction

127

(1)

The Definition of a Trade Secret

127

(1)

The Arguments for Trade Secret Protection

128

(8)

Competitor Intelligence Gathering

136

(2)

Conflict of Interest

138

(9)

Managing Conflict of Interest

147

(3)

The Conflict of an Insurance Broker

150

(1)

Procter & Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving

151

(4)

Privacy

155

(32)

Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson

155

(24)

Introduction

156

(1)

Challenges to Privacy

157

(4)

The Concept of Privacy

161

(3)

The Value of Privacy

164

(4)

The Privacy of Employee Records

168

(5)

Privacy on the Internet

173

(6)

Three Challenges to Employee Privacy

179

(1)

Ford Meter Box

180

(1)

Lotus MarketPlace: Households

181

(6)

Discrimination and Affirmative Action

187

(32)

Discrimination at Texaco

187

(26)

Introduction

189

(1)

What is Discrimination?

190

(6)

Ethical Arguments Against Discrimination

196

(2)

Avoiding Discrimination

198

(5)

Affirmative Action

203

(10)

Conclusion

213

(1)

The Alaskan Salmon Cannery

213

(2)

The Walkout at Wilton's

215

(4)

Women and Family Issues

219

(30)

Jacksonville Shipyards

219

(9)

Introduction

221

(1)

Sexual Harassment

222

(6)

Sexual Harassment or Business as Usual?

228

(11)

Comparable Worth

229

(10)

The Mommy Track

239

(6)

Family and Work

240

(5)

Is Family-Friendly Always Fair?

245

(4)

Unjust Dismissal

249

(24)

The Firing of Robert Greeley

249

(19)

Introduction

250

(1)

Property Rights and Employment at Will

251

(3)

Property Rights and Democracy

254

(3)

The Freedom of Contract Argument

257

(8)

Protecting Against Unjust Dismissal

265

(3)

Waiving the Right to Sue

268

(1)

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

269

(4)

Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety

273

(38)

Dow Corning's Breast Implants

273

(30)

Introduction

275

(1)

Ethical Issues in Marketing

275

(7)

Advertising

282

(11)

Product Liability

293

(10)

Volvo's ``Bear Foot'' Misstep

303

(1)

The Target Marketing of Cigarettes

304

(7)

Occupational Health and Safety

311

(28)

The Regulation of Benzene

311

(10)

Introduction

312

(1)

The Scope of the Problem

313

(2)

The Right to a Safe and Healthy Workplace

315

(6)

Whirlpool Corporation

321

(8)

The Right to Know About and Refuse Hazardous Work

322

(7)

Johnson Controls, Inc.

329

(10)

The Problem of Reproductive Hazards

330

(9)

Ethics in Finance

339

(30)

Pacific Lumber Company

339

(23)

Introduction

340

(1)

Financial Services

340

(5)

Financial Markets

345

(5)

Insider Trading

350

(4)

Hostile Takeovers

354

(8)

E. F. Hutton

362

(3)

Salomon Brothers

365

(4)

Ethics and Corporations

369

(42)

The Nun and the CEO

369

(23)

Introduction

371

(1)

Corporate Social Responsibility

372

(9)

Corporate Governance

381

(11)

Bath Iron Works

392

(10)

Corporate Ethics Programs

394

(8)

Sears Auto Centers

402

(2)

Campbell Soup Company

404

(7)

International Business Ethics

411

(35)

Nike in Southeast Asia

411

(28)

Introduction

412

(1)

What to do in Rome

413

(9)

Wages and Working Conditions

422

(5)

Foreign Bribery

427

(4)

Cultural Differences

431

(8)

H. B. Fuller in Honduras

439

(2)

Shell Oil in Nigeria

441

(5)

Index

446

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