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Why do ethics make business sense? What is the social responsibility of business?What is the role of ethics within corporate governance? How should organisations manage ethics from within?Business Ethics fifth edition is suitable for BCom students following courses in ethics, and can also be used for graduate or postgraduate modules in business management and human resource management.Given the growing emphasis on corporate governance, the book is also of relevance to business ethics practitioners as it addresses key ethical issues affecting corporations in the twenty-first century.Business Ethics tracks global developments in areas such as corporate ethical culture and highlights the relevance thereof within the southern African context.

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Author:   Deon Rossouw (, Professor, University of Stellenbosch) ,  Leon van Vuuren (, Professor, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9780199048113

ISBN 10:   0199048118
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   16 January 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Definitions and distinctions 1: Key concepts and distinctions in ethics Part 2 The ethical dimension of business 2: Macro-ethics 3: Corporate responsibility 4: Ethics in organisations Part 3 Theories on ethics and business 5: A model of managing corporate ethics 6: Classical ethical theories 7: Theories of the modern corporation Part 4 Business ethics matters 8: Ethics in business: Dispelling the myths 9: Ethics and corporate reputation 10: Ethics and human potential 11: Ethics and trust Part 5 Ethical decision-making in business 12: Making ethical business decisions 13: Ethical business decisions: Executive pay and downsizing 14: Resolving ethical dilemmas 15: Ethical dilemmas in business: Employment equity Part 6 Governing ethical performance 16: Ethics and corporate governance 17: Leadership commitment and governance structures 18: Determining ethics risks and formulating an ethics strategy 19: Code of ethics 20: Institutionalising ethics 21: Reporting ethics performance 22: Organisational ethical culture Part 7 Case studies 23: Business ethics case studies

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Deon Rossouw was the founding president of the BusinessEthics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa) and president of theInternational Society for Business Economics and Ethics (ISBEE). He is currently CEO of the Ethics Institute ofSouth Africa (EthicsSA) and extraordinary professor at theUniversity of Stellenbosch. Leon van Vuuren, aconsultant in ethics management in organisations, isProfessor in the Department of Industrial Psychology andPeople Management at the University of Johannesburg.He is registered as an industrial psychologist with the HPCSA andwas the founding editor of the African Journal of BusinessEthics (AJoBE)

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