Moral Issues in Business and Business

Moral Issues in Business

Author: William H Shaw

One of the most popular business ethics texts ever published, MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS guides students in thinking deeply about important moral issues that frequently arise in business situations and helps them develop the reasoning and analytical skills to resolve them. Combining insightful and accessible textbook chapters by the authors, cases that highlight the real world poignancy of the matters addressed in this book, and reading selections from the most influential voices in contemporary ethical debates, this book?the standard for today's business ethics books?provides a comprehensive, flexible, and pedagogically proven course of study exploring the intersections of commerce and ethics. William H. Shaw and Vincent Barry offer a one-stop combination of text, readings, and cases to guide students' understanding of the nature of morality, individual integrity and responsibility, economic justice, the nature of capitalism, and the role of corporations in our society, including their responsibilities to consumers and to the environment, and the real-world moral issues that arise in the workplace.

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PART I: MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND BUSINESS. 1. THE NATURE OF MORALITY. Summary. Made in the USA-Dumped in Brazil, Africa, Iraq...? The A7D Affair. Robert C. Soloman: It's Good Business. David Luban, Alan Strudler, and David Wasserstrom: Moral Responsibility in the Age of Bureaucracy. 2. NORMATIVE THEORIES OF ETHICS. Baby M. The Ford Pinto. Blood for Sale. James Rachels: What Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like? Joseph R. DesJardins: Virtues and Business Ethics. 3. JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION. Whatever Happened to the Steel Industry? Poverty in America. Peter Singer: Rich and Poor. D. W. Haslett: Is Inheritance Justified? PART II: AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ITS BASIS. 4. THE NATURE OF CAPITALISM. The Downsizing of America. Hucksters in the Classroom. Licensing and Laissez Faire. A New Work Ethic? E. F. Schumacher: Buddhist Economics. Robert Heilbroner: Reflections on the Triumph of Capitalism. Lisa Newton& #58; The Hostile Takeover. 5. CORPORATIONS. Exxon and Captain Hazelwood. Living and Dying with Asbestos. Selling Infant Formula Abroad. Levi Strauss at Home and Abroad. Charity to Scouts? Kenneth J. Arrow: Social Responsibility and Economic Efficiency. John P. Kavanagh: Ethical Issues in Plant Relocation. Richard T. De George: Ethical Dilemmas for Multinational Enterprise: A Philosophical Overview. Paul F. Camenisch: Business Ethics: On Getting to the Heart of the Matter. PART III: THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. 6. THE WORKPLACE. Burger Beefs. AIDS in the Workplace. Speaking Out About Malt. Union Discrimination? Old Smoke. David W. Ewing: An Employee's Bill of Rights. Patricia H. Werhane and Tara J. Radin:Employed at Will and Due Process. Mary Gibson: The Public Worker's Right to Strike. 7. THE WORKPLACE. Today's Challenges. Unprofessional Conduct? Testing for Honesty. She Snoops to Conquer. Protecting the Unborn at Work. The M ommy Track. Joseph R. DesJardins and Ronald Duska: Drug Testing in Employment. Richard L. Lippke: Work, Privacy, and Autonomy. John J. McCall: Participation in Employment. 8. MORAL CHOICES FACING EMPLOYEES. Profiting on Columns Prior to Publication. Two Who Made Waves for the Navy. The Housing Allowance. Changing Jobs and Changing Loyalties. Ethically Dubious Conduct. David E. Soles: Four Concepts of Loyalty. Jennifer Moore: What Is Really Unethical About Insider Trading? Jeff Fadiman: Foreign Corrupt Practices: How to Deal with Foreign Forms of Bribery. Michael Davis: Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing. 9. JOB DISCRIMINATION. Minority Set-Asides. Raising the Ante. Consenting to Sexual Harassment. Facial Discrimination. Richard Wasserstrom: A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment. Andrew Altman: Making Sense of Sexual Harassment Law. Richard D. Mohr: Homosexuality, Prejudice, and Discrimination. PART IV: BUSINESS AND SOCI ETY. 10. CONSUMERS. Breast Implants. Hot Coffee at McDonald's. Sniffing Glue Could Snuff Profits. Warning: The Following Ad May Contain a Subliminal Message. Closing the Deal. The Skateboard Scare. David M. Holly: A Moral Evaluation of Sales Practices. Robert L. Arrington: Advertising and Behavioral Control. Richard L. Lippke: Advertising and the Social Conditions of Autonomy. 11. THE ENVIRONMENT. Waste Sites and Wasted Funds. Poverty and Pollution. Rewrapping the Big Mac. The Fordasaurus. The Fight over the Redwoods. Peter Singer: The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues. William F. Baxter: People or Penguins. W. Michael Hoffman: Business and Environmental Ethics. INDEX.

Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment

Author: Marianne M Jennings

Offering the best preparation for future managers, BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, & GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 8e, teaches you how to understand and apply legal and ethical concepts to real business. Going further than simply introducing you to the legal environment, this text offers the most comprehensive and integrated approach to exploring the intersection of law, business strategy, and ethics. It provides thorough coverage of relevant legal issues in the context of practical business examples--and includes almost 300 real-world applications! Almost every page illustrates the clear relevance of chapter concepts to issues you will face in the real world. Intriguing cases and critical-thinking exercises motivate you to apply law and ethics to real business scenarios.

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New edition of a text that provides insight into how business strategy and the legal environment are related and are essential components of each other. The 21 chapters discuss law, business ethics and the judicial system, as well as litigation and alternative dispute resolution; the regulatory environment of business; legal and ethical issues surrounding competition and sales; the contractual and regulatory aspects of employer and employee relationships; and the advantages and disadvantages of various business organizations and the regulation of the capital markets. New material includes a chapter on cyberlaw, new examples and ideas on the application of ethics to business decision making, and business strategy applications. The included CD-ROM contains business strategy applications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Part 1: BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND JUDICIAL ENVIRONMENT. 1. Introduction to Law. 2. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility. 3. The Judicial System. 4. Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies. Part 2: BUSINESS: ITS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. 5. Business and the Constitution. 6. Administrative Law. 7. International Law. 8. Business Crime. 9. Business Torts. 10. Product Advertising and Liability. 11. Environmental Regulation. Part 3: BUSINESS COMPETITION AND SALES. 12. Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation. 13. Contracts and Sales: Performance and Remedies. 14. Financing of Sales and Leases: Credit and Disclosure Requirements. 15. Business Property. 16. Trade Practices: Antitrust. Part 4: BUSINESS AND ITS EMPLOYEES. 17. Management of Employee Conduct: Agency. 18. Management of Employee Welfare. 19. Employment Discrimination. Part 5: BUSINESS FORM S AND CAPITALIZATION. 20. Forms of Doing Business. 21. Securities Law. Appendix A: The United States Constitution. Appendix B: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Excerpts). Appendix C: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Employment Provisions) (Excerpts). Appendix D: The Civil Rights Act (Excerpts). Appendix E: The Americans with Disabilities Act (Excerpts). Appendix F: The Family and Medical Leave Act (Excerpts). Appendix G: The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts). Appendix H: The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts). Appendix I: The Copyright Act (as Amended) (Excerpts). Appendix J: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Excerpts). Appendix K: Sarbanes-Oxley KeyProvisions. Appendix L: The Federal Trade Commission Act (Excerpts). Appendix M: The Clayton Act (Excerpts). Appendix N: The Sherman Act (Excerpts). Appendix O: The Robinson-Patman Act (Excerpts). Appendix P: The Fair Labor Standards Act (Excerpts). Glossary. Table of Cases. Table of Products, People, and Companies. Index.