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Ethics and the Conduct of Business

ISBN: 9780131947214 | 0131947214
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 7/7/2009 4:21:00 PM

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SummaryTable of Contents
John R. Boatright is the Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business.
"Ethics and the Conduct of Business, Fifth Edition, frames each issue and examines the arguments on each side with rigor and clarity. Numerous short cases and real-life examples increase understanding and stimulate classroom discussion. The revised and updated Fifth Edition retains the familiar structure of previous editions, although the material on ethical theory, formerly in ... MORE
Prefacevii
Acknowledgmentsix
Ethics in the World of Business
1(29)
Case 1.1 Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Crisis
... MORE1(2)
Introduction
3(1)
Business Decision Making
3(9)
Case 1.2 The Ethics of Hardball
12(1)
Ethics, Economics, and Law
13(5)
Ethics and Management
18(4)
Business Ethics and Ethical Theory
22(3)
Case 1.3 A Sticky Situation
25(1)
Case 1.4 Argus Incorporated: A Leasing Triangle
26(4)
Welfare, Rights, and Justice
30(34)
Case 2.1 Beech-Nut's Bogus Apple Juice
30(1)
Introduction
31(1)
Utilitarianism
32(5)
Rights and Justice
37(8)
The Market System
45(7)
Cost-Benefit Analysis
52(5)
Case 2.2 Exporting Pollution
57(1)
Case 2.3 An Auditor's Dilemma
58(6)
Equality, Liberty, and Virtue
64(28)
Case 3.1 Big Brother at Procter & Gamble
64(2)
Introduction
66(1)
Kantian Ethics
66(6)
Rawls's Egalitarian Theory
72(4)
Libertarianism
76(4)
Virtue Ethics
80(5)
Case 3.2 Clean Hands in a Dirty Business
85(2)
Case 3.3 Executive Compensation
87(5)
Whistle-Blowing
92(24)
Case 4.1 Time's Persons of the Year
92(3)
Introduction
95(1)
What Is Whistle-Blowing?
96(2)
The Justification of Whistle-Blowing
98(7)
Is There a Right to Blow the Whistle?
105(4)
Developing a Whistle-Blowing Policy
109(2)
Case 4.2 A Whistle-Blower Accepts a ``Deal''
111(1)
Case 4.3 Better Late than Never?
112(4)
Trade Secrets and Conflict of Interest
116(29)
Case 5.1 The Aggressive Ad Agency
116(1)
Introduction
117(1)
Trade Secret Protection
118(9)
Competitor Intelligence Gathering
127(2)
Conflict of Interest
129(12)
Case 5.2 The Conflict of an Insurance Broker
141(1)
Case 5.3 Procter & Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving
142(3)
Privacy
145(29)
Case 6.1 Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson
145(1)
Introduction
146(1)
Challenges to Privacy
147(4)
The Meaning and Value of Privacy
151(7)
The Privacy of Employee Records
158(5)
Privacy on the Internet
163(6)
Case 6.2 Three Challenges to Employee Privacy
169(1)
Case 6.3 Ford Meter Box
170(4)
Discrimination and Affirmative Action
174(33)
Case 7.1 Discrimination at Texaco
174(2)
Introduction
176(1)
What is Discrimination?
177(6)
Arguments Against Discrimination
183(2)
Avoiding Discrimination
185(4)
Affirmative Action
189(12)
Case 7.2 The Alaskan Salmon Cannery
201(1)
Case 7.3 The Walkout at Wilton's
202(5)
Women and Family Issues
207(28)
Case 8.1 Jacksonville Shipyards
207(2)
Introduction
209(1)
Sexual Harassment
209(7)
Comparable Worth
216(10)
Family and Work
226(4)
Case 8.2 Sexual Harassment or Business as Usual?
230(1)
Case 8.3 Is Family-Friendly Always Fair?
231(4)
Unjust Dismissal
235(24)
Case 9.1 The Firing of Robert Greeley
235(1)
Introduction
236(1)
Property Rights and Employment
237(6)
The Freedom of Contract Argument
243(3)
Efficiency and Employment at Will
246(5)
Protecting Against Unjust Dismissal
251(3)
Case 9.2 Waiving the Right to Sue
254(1)
Case 9.3 A ``State-of-the-Art'' Termination
255(4)
Marketing, Advertising, and Product Safety
259(44)
Case 10.1 Selling Hope
259(2)
Introduction
261(1)
Marketing
262(10)
Advertising
272(12)
Product Safety
284(11)
Case 10.2 Volvo's ``Bear Foot'' Misstep
295(1)
Case 10.3 The Ford-Firestone Brawl
296(7)
Occupational Health and Safety
303(29)
Case 11.1 When Is an Accident a Crime?
303(1)
Introduction
304(1)
The Scope of the Problem
305(9)
Case 11.2 Whirlpool Corporation
314(1)
The Right to Know About and Refuse Hazardous Work
314(7)
Case 11.3 Johnson Controls, Inc.
321(1)
The Problem of Reproductive Hazards
322(6)
Case 11.4 Genetic Testing at Burlington Northern
328(4)
Ethics in Finance
332(32)
Case 12.1 Merrill Lynch and the Nigerian Barge Deal
332(2)
Introduction
334(1)
Financial Services
334(5)
Financial Markets
339(4)
Insider Trading
343(5)
Hostile Takeovers
348(9)
Case 12.2 The Salomon Brothers Bond Trading Scandal
357(2)
Case 12.3 Strong Financial Management Mutual Funds
359(5)
Ethics and Corporations
364(40)
Case 13.1 Competing Visions at Malden Mills
364(2)
Introduction
366(1)
Social Responsibility
367(9)
Corporate Governance
376(12)
Case 13.2 Bath Iron Works
388(1)
Corporate Ethics
389(9)
Case 13.3 Sears Auto Centers
398(6)
International Business Ethics
404(37)
Case 14.1 Nike in Southeast Asia
404(1)
Introduction
405(1)
What to Do in Rome
406(9)
Wages and Working Conditions
415(5)
Foreign Bribery
420(4)
Cultural Differences
424(8)
Case 14.2 H. B. Fuller in Honduras
432(2)
Case 14.3 Shell Oil in Nigeria
434(2)
Case 14.4 Merck and AIDS in South Africa
436(5)
Index441

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