This Is Business Ethics: An Introduction 1st edition by Tobey Scharding 1119055202 9781119055204

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• ISBN 10: 1119055202
• ISBN 13: 9781119055204
• Author: Tobey

Corporations make difficult decisions about the right thing to do every day, but as an organization made up of people with different perspectives and values, how can a business behave ethically? This is Business Ethics offers a dynamic and engaging introduction to the study of corporate morality.

Table of contents:

Part I: PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS ETHICS

1 ETHICS

Introduction to Ethics

Introductory Case Studies

Evaluating the Case Studies

Reference

2 BUSINESS

Theory of the Firm

Business Decision‐Making: Shareholders and Cost‐Benefit Analysis

Business in Society: Consumers, Employees, and Community

References and Further Reading

3 CLASSIC BUSINESS ETHICS DILEMMAS

Doing Right by Consumers: The Ford Pinto Case

Doing Right by Employees: The Walmart Case

Doing Right by the Community: The B.P. Case

Doing Right by Shareholders: The Enron Case

References and Further Reading

Case Cited

Part II: TOOLS TO SOLVE BUSINESS ETHICS DILEMMAS

4 ETHICAL THEORIES

The Three Major Ethical Theories

Other Bases for Ethics

References and Further Reading

5 THEORIES OF CORPORATE PERSONHOOD

Businesses as Ethical Persons

Businesses as Bureaucracies

Businesses as Collective Persons

References and Further Reading

6 THEORIES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

Private Property

The Division of Labor

References and Further Reading

Part III: CONTEMPORARY CASE STUDIES

7 BUSINESS ETHICS IN EMPLOYMENT

Employment at Will: The Bechtel Case

Executive Compensation: The A.I.G. Case

Preventing Discrimination and Achieving Diversity: The Google Case

Work‐Life Balance: The Amazon Case

References and Further Reading

Case Cited

8 BUSINESS ETHICS IN ADVERTISING

Manipulative Advertising: The Four Loko Case

Targeted Advertising: The Facebook Case

The Dependence Effect: The Lipitor Case

Discriminatory Advertising: The Abercrombie & Fitch Case

Abercrombie & Fitch’s corporate identity

References and Further Reading

9 BUSINESS ETHICS IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

Predatory Lending: The Countrywide Financial Case

Investment Risk: The Lehman Brothers Case

Short Selling: The Herbalife Case

Insider Trading: The Nomura Case

References and Further Reading

10 BUSINESS ETHICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Supply: The Coca‐Cola India Case

Indigenous Populations: The TransCanada Case

Food Supply: The FieldScripts Case

Emissions: The VW Case

References and Further Reading

11 BUSINESS ETHICS IN GLOBALIZATION

Obtaining Raw Materials: The GlaxoSmithKline Case

Child Labor: The Victoria’s Secret Case

Different Cultures: The Yahoo! Case

Doing Business with Corrupt Regimes: The IKEA Case

References and Further Reading

Part IV: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS ETHICS

12 PREDICTING AND PREVENTING FUTURE BUSINESS ETHICS SCANDALS

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