Overview

Business Cases in Ethical Focus is a new collection of in-depth case studies from around the world, covering all major areas of business ethics. Cases address a broad range of topics such as the ethics of entrepreneurship and finance, the challenges that diversity raises for business, and whistleblowing. The cases are provocative yet complex, conveying the difficulty of moral dilemmas and the potential for reasonable disagreement.

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Author:   Fritz Allhoff ,  Alexander Sager
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.412kg
ISBN:  

9781554813742

ISBN 10:   1554813743
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introductory Materials A Brief Guide to Business Ethics and Case Study Analysis Part 2: The Responsibilities of Business Unit 2.1: Responsible Industries 1. Corporate Lobbying on GMO Labelling Legislation 2. The Ethics of the Pornography Industry 3. The Business Ethics of Recreational Marijuana 4. Of Prices and Pills: Ethical Issues in Pharmaceutical Pricing 5. Private Prisons in the U.S.: A Cost-Benefit Analysis 6. Payday Lending: America’s Unsecured Loan Market 7. Children and Gambling: The Ethical Problem of Loot Boxes Unit 2.2: Responsible Businesses 8. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 9. Dakota Access Pipeline 10. Actions Speak Louder than Words : Rebuilding Malden Mills 11. Students Protest University Investments: Vanderbilt’s African Land-Grab 12. The Rana Plaza Collapse 13. Distributive Justice: The Case of Café Feminino Part 3: Employment and Diversity Unit 3.1: Employment 14. Want This Job?: Provide Your Facebook Username and Password 15. Professional Misconduct While Off-Duty 16. Obligations, Responsibility, and Whistleblowing: A Case Study of Jeffrey Wigand 17. Who Judges Whom: The Ethics of Performance Reviews 18. Free Expression in the Workplace: The Firing of James Damore 19. Distributive Justice and ‘Precarious Work’ Unit 3.2: Diversity 20. Religious Commitments in the Workplace 21. Guests with Autism and Reasonable Accommodations at Disney 22. Women’s Autonomy and Fetal Protection 23. Gender-based Discrimination: Glass Ceilings and Sexual Harassment 24. Women and Advertising Part 4: Business Practices Unit 4.1: Buying and Selling 25. The Ethics of Bluffing: Oracle’s Takeover of PeopleSoft 26. Citibank and Collateralized Debt Obligations 27. Misplaced Incentives: Large-Scale Fraud at Wells Fargo 28. Nestlé and Advertising: An Ethical Analysis 29. Pharmaceutical Payments and Opioid Prescriptions 30. Conflict Minerals and Supply-Chain Management: The Case of the DRC Unit 4.2: Doing Business at Home and Abroad 31. Democracy in Business: The Mondragon Workers Cooperative 32. The Equifax Hack 33. The Case of Sci-Hub and the ‘Robin Hood’ of Science 34. The Ethical Challenges of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria 35. Google in China: Censorship Requirements Challenge the Internet Company 36. Avon’s Corruption Case in China

Reviews

This collection of contemporary cases is well-suited for teaching business ethics. The short analyses accompanying each case introduce students to concrete ethical issues without delving into extensive theoretical debates. The reflection questions tend to be open-ended and encourage readers to develop and justify their own views, so they are excellent prompts for extended classroom discussions. For instructors wanting to avoid theory-heavy approaches to business ethics, this text is a great option. It will hold student interest and stimulate authentic ethical reflection. -- Jeff Lawrence, North Island College Business Cases in Ethical Focus contains thirty-six case studies, most of them the work of experts in their areas. The cases cover a wide range of ethical issues in business, from the high salaries of senior management to Sharia in the hospitality industry in Nigeria, from payday lending to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The book allows the instructor a good deal of flexibility in how it is used. -- Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology

Author Information

Fritz Allhoff is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. Alexander Sager is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Portland State University.

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