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Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 6/e is a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the most prominent issues in the field of business ethics and the major positions and arguments on these issues. Numerous real-life examples and case studies are used throughout the book to increase understanding of issues, stimulate class discussion, and show the discussion's relevance to real-life business practice.The focus of Ethics and the Conduct of Business is primarily on ethical issues that corporate decision makers face in developing policies about... MORE

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Preface	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Ethics in the World of Business	p. 1
Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Crisis	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Business Decision Making	p. 3
The Ethics of Hardball	p. 11
Ethics, Economics, and Law	p. 12
Ethics and Management	p. 17
Business Ethics and Ethical Theory	p. 22
A Sticky Situation	p. 25
KPMG and the Tax Shelter Industry	p. 26
Welfare, Rights, and Justice	p. 29
Beech-Nut's Bogus Apple Juice	p. 29
Introduction	p. 30
Utilitarianism	p. 31
Rights and Justice	p. 36
The Market System	p. 43
Cost-Benefit Analysis	p. 50
Exporting Pollution	p. 55
An Auditor's Dilemma	p. 56
Equality, Liberty, and Virtue	p. 61
Big Brother at Procter & Gamble	p. 61
Introduction	p. 63
Kantian Ethics	p. 63
Rawls's Egalitarian Theory	p. 69
Libertarianism	p. 72
Virtue Ethics	p. 77
Clean Hands in a Dirty Business	p. 82
Lavish Pay at Harvard	p. 83
Whistle-Blowing	p. 87
Time's Persons of the Year	p. 87
Introduction	p. 89
What is Whistle-Blowing?	p. 90
The Justification of Whistle-Blowing	p. 92
Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?	p. 99
Developing a Whistle-Blowing Policy	p. 103
A Whistle-Blower Accepts a "Deal"	p. 105
Better Late than Never?	p. 106
Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest	p. 109
The Aggressive Ad Agency	p. 109
Introduction	p. 110
Trade Secret Protection	p. 111
Competitor Intelligence Gathering	p. 120
Conflict of Interest	p. 122
The Conflict of an Insurance Broker	p. 133
Procter & Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving	p. 134
Privacy	p. 137
Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson	p. 137
Introduction	p. 138
Challenges to Privacy	p. 139
The Meaning and Value of Privacy	p. 143
The Privacy of Employee Records	p. 149
Privacy on the Internet	p. 154
Information Handling at ChoicePoint	p. 160
Plugging Leaks at H.P.	p. 162
Discrimination and Affirmative Action	p. 167
Race Discrimination at Texaco	p. 167
Introduction	p. 169
What is Discrimination?	p. 169
Sexual Harassment	p. 174
Arguments Against Discrimination	p. 178
Avoiding Discrimination and Harassment	p. 180
Affirmative Action	p. 185
Jacksonville Shipyards	p. 197
Sex Discrimination at Wal-Mart	p. 198
Employment Rights	p. 204
The Firing of Robert Greeley	p. 204
Introduction	p. 205
Unjust Dismissal	p. 205
Expression and Participation	p. 217
Just Compensation	p. 224
Worker Participation at Saturn	p. 233
Health Benefits at Wal-Mart	p. 236
Occupational Health and Safety	p. 242
When Is an Accident a Crime?	p. 242
Introduction	p. 243
The Scope of the Problem	p. 244
Whirlpool Corporation	p. 252
The Right to Know About and Refuse Hazardous Work	p. 253
Johnson Controls, Inc.	p. 259
The Problem of Reproductive Hazards	p. 260
Genetic Testing at Burlington Northern	p. 266
Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety	p. 270
Selling Hope	p. 270
Introduction	p. 272
Marketing	p. 273
Advertising	p. 282
Product Safety	p. 294
Volvo's "Bear Foot" Misstep	p. 305
The Ford-Firestone Brawl	p. 305
Ethics in Finance	p. 312
Merrill Lynch and the Nigerian Barge Deal	p. 312
Introduction	p. 313
Financial Services	p. 314
Financial Markets	p. 318
Insider Trading	p. 323
Hostile Takeovers	p. 327
Strong Capital Management Mutual Funds	p. 336
Martha Stewart: Inside Trader?	p. 338
Oracle's Hostile Bid for PeopleSoft	p. 341
Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 347
Competing Visions at Malden Mills	p. 347
Introduction	p. 349
The Debate Over CSR	p. 350
The Business Case for CSR	p. 361
Implementing CSR	p. 366
Starbucks and Fair Trade Coffee	p. 370
Timberland and Community Service	p. 373
Corporate Governance and Accountability	p. 378
Shareholder Rights at Cracker Barrel	p. 378
Introduction	p. 380
Corporate Governance	p. 380
Bath Iron Works	p. 391
Corporate Ethics	p. 392
Corporate Accountability	p. 400
Sears Auto Centers	p. 408
Fraud at WorldCom	p. 410
International Business Ethics	p. 416
Nike in Southeast Asia	p. 416
Introduction	p. 417
What to Do in Rome	p. 418
Wages and Working Conditions	p. 426
Foreign Bribery	p. 431
Cultural Differences	p. 436
H. B. Fuller in Honduras	p. 443
Merck and AIDS in South Africa	p. 445
Google in China	p. 447
Index	p. 453
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John R. Boatright, the Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University Chicago, is a past president and past executive director of the Society for Business Ethics

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