Klappentext This guide to business ethics provides key terms and concepts related to business ethics in a short, easy-to-use format. It provides objective coverage of theories, corporate social responsibility, human resources issues, consumer protection, and ethical issues in marketing and advertising. It is an ideal supplement for business ethics courses or as a reference for students and practitioners who would like to learn more about the basics of business ethics. Zusammenfassung A concise! quick-reference guide to key concepts in business ethics Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: What is Business Ethics? Business Ethics Part II: Ethics and the Individual Human Nature Human Rights Trust Integrity Ethical Decision Making Part III: Theories of Ethics Theories of Ethics: Overview Virtue Ethics Rationality Utilitarianism Communitarianism Social Ethics Normative Ethics Pluralism Reciprocity Ethics of Care Part IV: Ethics of Management and Business Ethics of Management International Business Ethics Strategy and Ethics Corporate Governance Stakeholder Theory Ethics of Finance Pricing, Ethical Issues in Corporate Citizenship Sustainability Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Performance (CSP) Part V: Employee and Human Resources Issues Employee Protection and Workplace Safety Legislation Employee Rights Movement Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Part VI: Consumer Issues Consumer Rights (to safety, to be informed, to be heard) Consumer Protection Legislation Consumer Activism Consumer Fraud Part VII: Ethics of Advertising, Marketing, and PR Ethics of Marketing Advertising Ethics Public Relations Ethics Appendix A: Problematic Practices Appendix B: Business Ethics Organizations Appendix C: Business Ethics Periodicals

Zusammenfassung
A concise, quick-reference guide to key concepts in business ethics

Inhalt

Part I: What is Business Ethics?
Business Ethics
Part II: Ethics and the Individual
Human Nature
Human Rights
Trust
Integrity
Ethical Decision Making
Part III: Theories of Ethics
Theories of Ethics: Overview
Virtue Ethics
Rationality
Utilitarianism
Communitarianism
Social Ethics
Normative Ethics
Pluralism
Reciprocity
Ethics of Care
Part IV: Ethics of Management and Business
Ethics of Management
International Business Ethics
Strategy and Ethics
Corporate Governance
Stakeholder Theory
Ethics of Finance
Pricing, Ethical Issues in
Corporate Citizenship
Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Performance (CSP)
Part V: Employee and Human Resources Issues
Employee Protection and Workplace Safety Legislation
Employee Rights Movement
Equal Opportunity
Affirmative Action
Part VI: Consumer Issues
Consumer Rights (to safety, to be informed, to be heard)
Consumer Protection Legislation
Consumer Activism
Consumer Fraud
Part VII: Ethics of Advertising, Marketing, and PR
Ethics of Marketing
Advertising Ethics
Public Relations Ethics
Appendix A: Problematic Practices
Appendix B: Business Ethics Organizations
Appendix C: Business Ethics Periodicals