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MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS
ISBN: 9780534217020 | 0534217028
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 7/12/1994
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| Moral Philosophy and Business | p. 1 |
| The Nature of Morality | p. 2 |
| Ethics | p. 4 |
| Moral Versus Nonmoral Standards | p. 5 |
| Religion and Morality | p. 9 |
| Ethical Relativism | p. 11 |
| Having Moral Principles | p. 13 |
| The Limits of Conscience | p. 14 |
| Morality and Personal Values | p. 16 |
| Individual Integrity and Responsibility | p.... MORE |
| Moral Reasoning | p. 21 |
| Summary | p. 26 |
| Readings | |
| "It's Good Business" | p. 35 |
| "Moral Responsibility in the Age of Bureaucracy" | p. 44 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 1 | p. 53 |
| Normative Theories of Ethics | p. 54 |
| Consequentialist and Nonconsequentialist Theories | p. 55 |
| Egoism | p. 56 |
| Utilitarianism | p. 59 |
| Kant's Ethics | p. 65 |
| Other Nonconsequentialist Perspectives | p. 70 |
| Utilitarianism Once More | p. 75 |
| Moral Decision Making: Toward a Synthesis | p. 77 |
| Summary | p. 79 |
| Readings | |
| "What Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like?" | p. 89 |
| "Virtues and Business Ethics" | p. 95 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 2 | p. 99 |
| Justice and Economic Distribution | p. 100 |
| The Nature of Justice | p. 103 |
| The Utilitarian View | p. 105 |
| The Libertarian Approach | p. 108 |
| Rawls's Theory of Justice | p. 114 |
| Summary | p. 122 |
| Readings | |
| "Rich and Poor" | p. 129 |
| "Is Inheritance Justified?" | p. 136 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 3 | p. 144 |
| American Business and Its Basis | p. 145 |
| The Nature of Capitalism | p. 146 |
| Capitalism | p. 147 |
| Key Features of Capitalism | p. 149 |
| Moral Justifications of Capitalism | p. 152 |
| Criticisms of Capitalism | p. 154 |
| Today's Economic Challenges | p. 160 |
| Summary | p. 164 |
| Readings | |
| "Buddhist Economics" | p. 175 |
| "Reflections on the Triumph of Capitalism" | p. 180 |
| "The Hostile Takeover" | p. 188 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 4 | p. 195 |
| Corporations | p. 196 |
| The Limited-Liability Company | p. 197 |
| Corporate Moral Agency | p. 199 |
| Corporate Responsibility | p. 203 |
| Should Corporate Responsibility Be Broadened? | p. 208 |
| Institutionalizing Ethics Within Corporations | p. 212 |
| Summary | p. 216 |
| Readings | |
| "Social Responsibility and Economic Efficiency" | p. 236 |
| "Ethical Issues in Plant Relocation" | p. 241 |
| "Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprises: A Philosophical Overview" | p. 247 |
| "Business Ethics: On Getting to the Heart of the Matter" | p. 252 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 5 | p. 258 |
| The Organization and the People in It | p. 259 |
| The Workplace (1): Basic Issues | p. 260 |
| Civil Liberties in the Workplace | p. 261 |
| Personnel Policies and Procedures | p. 265 |
| Unions | p. 274 |
| Summary | p. 280 |
| Readings | |
| "An Employees' Bill of Rights" | p. 292 |
| "Employment at Will and Due Process" | p. 295 |
| "The Public Worker's Right to Strike" | p. 301 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 6 | p. 307 |
| The Workplace (2): Today's Challenges | p. 308 |
| Organizational Influence in Private Lives | p. 309 |
| Obtaining Information | p. 313 |
| Working Conditions | p. 319 |
| Redesigning Work | p. 324 |
| Summary | p. 328 |
| Readings | |
| "Drug Testing in Employment" | p. 341 |
| "Work, Privacy, and Autonomy" | p. 347 |
| "Participation in Employment" | p. 355 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 7 | p. 362 |
| Moral Choices Facing Employees | p. 363 |
| Obligations to the Firm | p. 364 |
| Abuse of Official Position | p. 366 |
| Bribes and Kickbacks | p. 370 |
| Gifts and Entertainment | p. 373 |
| Obligations to Third Parties | p. 375 |
| The Question of Self-Interest | p. 379 |
| Summary | p. 381 |
| Readings | |
| "Four Concepts of Loyalty" | p. 393 |
| "What Is Really Unethical About Insider Trading?" | p. 401 |
| "Foreign Corrupt Practices: How to Deal with Foreign Forms of Bribery" | p. 409 |
| "Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing" | p. 420 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 8 | p. 428 |
| Job Discrimination | p. 429 |
| The Meaning of Job Discrimination | p. 430 |
| Evidence of Discrimination | p. 432 |
| Affirmative Action: The Legal Context | p. 436 |
| Affirmative Action: The Moral Issues | p. 440 |
| Comparable Worth | p. 443 |
| Sexual Harassment | p. 444 |
| Summary | p. 447 |
| Readings | |
| "A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment" | p. 458 |
| "Making Sense of Sexual Harassment Law" | p. 463 |
| "Homosexuality, Prejudice, and Discrimination" | p. 471 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 9 | p. 479 |
| Business and Society | p. 481 |
| Consumers | p. 482 |
| Product Safety | p. 483 |
| Other Areas of Business Responsibility | p. 491 |
| Deception and Unfairness in Advertising | p. 497 |
| The Debate over Advertising | p. 504 |
| Summary | p. 507 |
| Readings | |
| "A Moral Evaluation of Sales Practices" | p. 522 |
| "Advertising and Behavior Control" | p. 529 |
| "Advertising and the Social Conditions of Autonomy" | p. 536 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 10 | p. 542 |
| The Environment | p. 543 |
| Business and Ecology | p. 546 |
| The Ethics of Environmental Protection | p. 548 |
| Cost Allocation | p. 552 |
| Delving Deeper into Environmental Ethics | p. 556 |
| Summary | p. 562 |
| Readings | |
| "The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues" | p. 575 |
| "People or Penguins" | p. 580 |
| "Business and Environmental Ethics" | p. 585 |
| Further Reading for Chapter 11 | p. 592 |
| Index | p. 593 |
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William H. Shaw is Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University. He has also written Business Ethics and has edited Social and Personal Ethics, both published by Wadsworth. Vincent Barry is Professor of Philosophy at Bakersfield College. He has co-authored numerous books, including the best-selling Applied Ethics: A Text with Readings.
