Overview

Business Ethics examines the ethics of business through issues related to common business situations in both local and global contexts. The fifth edition discusses theories of ethics connected with business and explores the complexities of business sustainability: the difficulties of operating profitably while upholding society’s increasing demands for ethical and social responsibility.Business Ethics provides students with the conceptual tools required for systematically considering and resolving ethical problems with integrity, through a balanced approach combining theory and principles, with practical examples and contemporary case studies.New to this edition All chapters have been revised and updated Chapter 7: Professional Ethics has been revised to offer a more general examination of professional ethics and ethics in the public sector Chapter 8: The Environment has a new focus , exploring the vital area of environmental ethics, the challenge of climate change and the question of responsibility New and updated case study material throughout New pedagogical features in each chapter to aid student engagement and understanding, including clear learning objectives, definitions of key terms and reflection points

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Author:   Damian Grace (, Honorary Associate, University of Sydney) ,  Stephen Cohen (, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.822kg
ISBN:  

9780195519549

ISBN 10:   019551954
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   08 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Ethical Reasoning in Business The nature of ethics Ethical defeat, or ‘Who cares about ethics anyway?’ Top-down and bottom-up approaches Reflective equilibrium Consequentialism Nonconsequentialism (deontological ethics) Moral pluralism Virtue ethics Ethical relativism Thinking about ‘What should I do?’ What is business ethics? Business More about business2. Dirty Hands Corporate roles, parallel ethics? Different perspectives: public and private morality Necessity or altruism? Public and private morality, and dirty hands Good ethics is good business—again3. Stakeholders Taking account of stakeholders The problem with the notion of stakeholder The usefulness of the concept of stakeholder Random testing of employees Consumer protection and product safety4. Ethics in the Marketplace: Generosity Competition and Fairness Business and corporate personality Corporate gifts and benevolence Fair dealing and care Two tales of Western Mining5. Advertising Ethics General moral concerns in advertising Formal regulation in Australia The moral problem in advertising Advertising placements and endorsements Bait advertising, and the bait-and-switch6. Equal Opportunity, Discrimination and Affirmative Action Differences and equality Employment discrimination Workplace discrimination Pregnancy discrimination Glass ceilings, glass walls Sexual harassment Disability7. Professional Ethics Professions, not businesses Professional codes of practice Conflicts of interest Harms that arise from conflicts of interest Constitutive and regulative rules8. The Environment The new challenge Engaging with concerns about climate The human-centred argument The naturalistic argument Growth and intergenerational justice The precautionary principle The GRI and CERES Principles Australian practice9. Whistleblowing The basics of whistleblowing Internal and external whistleblowing Whistleblowing in Australia10. Code of Ethics and Institutional Ethics The two faces of codes Codes of ethics and codes of conduct A code of ethics in operation Accountability and responsibility Professional and business codes Content of codes of ethics Institutionalising ethics Do codes work?11. International Business Ethics Competition or trust? Ethics and cultural difference The global social responsibilities of business Business and human rights Affordability International and domestic business obligations: a double standard? Supportive institutionsAppendix 1: Ethical Decision-making ModelsAppendix 2: Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) Advertiser Code of EthicsAppendix 3: The Caux Round Table Principles for Responsible Business

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Damian Grace is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. Stephen Cohen is an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities at the University of New South Wales and Director of The Ethics Centre at Compliance Australia.

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