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Title A companion to business ethics / edited by Robert E. Frederick
Published Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999

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Description xvi, 464 pages ; 25 cm
Series Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 17
Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 17
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
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 commissioned for this volume, business ethicists survey the main areas of interest and concern in the field of business ethics." "The book can be used as a comprehensive text for introductory or advanced courses in business ethics, as a reference for teachers and writers in the field, or as a guide for other academic or business persons who wish to become familiar with the central issues in the field. To enhance its usefulness as a reference work, the volume includes bibliographies of the relevant literature, a list of internet sources for material on business ethics, and an extensive index."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Blackwell Reference Online
Subject Business ethics.
Author Frederick, Robert.
LC no. 99019775
ISBN 0631201300
1405101024 paperback