Mick Fryer

Ethics Theory and Business Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In his ground-breaking new textbook, Mick Fryer offers students of Business Ethics clear explanations of a range of theoretical perspectives, along with examples of how these perspectives might be used to illuminate the ethical challenges presented by business practice. The book includes: * Realistic scenarios which gently introduce a theory and demonstrate how it can be applied to a real-life ethical dilemma that everyone can relate to, such as borrowing money from a friend * Real organisational case studies in each chapter which illustrate how each theory can be applied to real business situations. Cases include Nike, Coca Cola, BMW, Shell, Starbucks and GSK * 'Pause for Reflection' boxes and 'Discussion Questions' which encourage you to challenge the established notions of right and wrong, and empower you to develop your own moral code * Video Activities in each chapter with accompanying QR codes which link to documentaries, films, debates and news items to get you thinking about real-life ethical dilemmas Visit the book's companion website for self-test questions, additional web links and more at: study.sagepub.com/fryer

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blue Rose Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 204mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 998g
• ISBN-13: 9781446274149
• ISBN-10: 1446274144
• Artikelnr.: 41624198

Autorenporträt

Mick Fryer has lectured in business ethics at Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Loughborough universities. He's also worked as a consultant author for the Open University, contributing to modules for the OU Business School and the OU Philosophy Department.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Rights Theory: Considering Business Ethics in Terms of
Stakeholder Rights
Chapter 2: Utilitarianism: Maximizing the Good Consequences of Business
Chapter 3: Kantian Theory: Reason-based Duty and Business
Chapter 4: Social Contract Theory: Business Obligations, Corporate
Wrongdoing, and Just Distribution
Chapter 5: Virtue Theory: Virtue, Purpose, and Flourishing in Business
Chapter 6: Ethical Relativism: Business Ethics and Personal Conviction
Chapter 7: Discourse Ethics: Democratizing Business
Chapter 8: Feminine Ethics: Offering a Different Ethical Perspective on
Business
Chapter 9: Environmental Ethics: Business, People, and Nature
Chapter 10: The Responsibilities of Business Executives: Just Looking after
Shareholders' Interests or Taking all Stakeholders into Account?

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Chapter 1: Rights Theory: Considering Business Ethics in Terms of Stakeholder Rights
Chapter 2: Utilitarianism: Maximizing the Good Consequences of Business
Chapter 3: Kantian Theory: Reason-based Duty and Business
Chapter 4: Social Contract Theory: Business Obligations, Corporate Wrongdoing, and Just Distribution
Chapter 5: Virtue Theory: Virtue, Purpose, and Flourishing in Business
Chapter 6: Ethical Relativism: Business Ethics and Personal Conviction
Chapter 7: Discourse Ethics: Democratizing Business
Chapter 8: Feminine Ethics: Offering a Different Ethical Perspective on Business
Chapter 9: Environmental Ethics: Business, People, and Nature
Chapter 10: The Responsibilities of Business Executives: Just Looking after Shareholders' Interests or Taking all Stakeholders into Account?

Rezensionen

The old joke that business ethics is a contradiction in terms has some truth in it, but in this book Mick Fryer carefully shows us why such confusion is the beginning of wisdom. After all, if ethics was easy, it wouldn't be worth worrying about. So if you want an elegant book about some tough questions, this is the one for you. Martin Parker