| Description |
1 online resource (482 pages) |
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Blackwell Companions to Philosophy |
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Blackwell companions to philosophy.
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| Contents |
A Companion to Business Ethics: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy; Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART I BUSINESS ETHICS AND NORMATIVE THEORIES; 1 A Kantian approach to business ethics; 2 Utilitarianism and business ethics; 3 Business ethics and virtue; 4 Social contract approaches to business ethics: bridging the "is-ought" gap; 5 Business ethics and the pragmatic attitude; 6 An outline of ethical relativism and ethical absolutism; 7 Feminist theory and business ethics; 8 Business ethics in a free society; 9 Nature and business ethics |
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10 Toward new directions in business ethics: some pragmatic pathways11 Business ethics: pragmatism and postmodernism; PART II BUSINESS ETHICS AND THE BUSINESS DISCIPLINES; 12 Ethics in management; 13 Finance ethics; 14 Ethics in the public accounting profession; 15 Marketing ethics; 16 Law, ethics, and managerial judgment; 17 Business ethics and economics; 18 Business ethics and the social sciences; PART III ISSUES IN BUSINESS ETHICS; 19 International business ethics; 20 C |
| Summary |
In a series of articles specifically commossioned for this volume, some of today's most distinguished business ethicists survey the main areas of interest and concern in the field of business ethics. Sections of the book cover topics such as the often easy relation between business ethics and capatalism, the link between business ethics and ethical theory, how ethics applies to specific problems in the business world, the connection between business ethics and related academic disciplines, and the practice of business ethics in modern corporations.:.; Includes extensive, accessible discussion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-421) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Business ethics.
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Professional ethics.
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Ethics, Professional
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professional ethics.
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Business ethics
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Professional ethics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470998380 |
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0470998385 |
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