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Pavadinimas: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS ETHICS
Autoriai: ROGENE A. BUCHHOLZ
Metai: 1989
ISBN: 0-13-332504-0
Brūkšninis kodas: 4202200
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     FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS ETHICS delves into basic questions of business ethics in laymen`s terms, dealing with them so that their significance in the real world is readily apparent. Each chapter asks a new question (Why be moral? -  Chapter 2; Should ethical statements be taken seriously? - Chapter 6; Can a corporation be made moral? - Chapter 9). These questions are answered using the premise that one`s position on more narrow issues is likely to be determined by the beliefs held on these basic issues. Cases help reinforce the practical applications that these ethical issues have in common business situations.



Preface ix
1 What is business ethics? 1
Definitions and approaches 2
Descriptive approach 3
Analytical ethics 3
Prescriptive ethics 3
The evolution of business ethics 4
The role of business ethics 13
Suggested reading 16
2 Why be moral? 17
The traditional view 10
Changing views 20
A new view 24
Implications 26
Suggested reading 29
3 What decisions have ethical dimensions? 30
Justice 35
Egalitarian theories 37
Libertarian theories 39
Marxist theories 41
Rights 42
Suggested reading 46
4 Are ethical theories useful? 48
Teleological theories 48
Deontological theories 52
Universalizability 53
Respest for rational beings 53
Autonomy 54
Applications 55
Virtue theory 59
Suggested reading 64
5 How can moral judgments be justified? 65
Internal justification 65
External justification 66
Moral or natural law 66
The use of reason 69
Special revelation 71
The social contract 72
Moral authority 73
Power 74
Intuitionism 75
Cultural justification 76
Procedural justification 77
Suggested reading 79
6 Should ethical statements be taken seriously? 81
The philosophical debate 83
Application 86
Appendix: Testing for health effects 90
Suggested reading 92
7 Isn`t it all a matter of self-interest? 93
Types of egoism 96
Implications 102
Suggested reading 104
8 Is the corporation a moral agent> 105
The philosophical debate 108
Moral agency 110
Suggested reading 114
9 Can a corporation be made moral? 115
Government regulation 116
Types of regulation 118
The nature of regulation 121
The growth of regulation 123
Problems with regulation 125
Self-regulation 129
Institutionalization of ethical concerns 131
Ethical codes 133
Suggested reading 138
10 Does business ethics have a future? 140
Ethical considerations in management 143
An agenda for action 148
Suggested reading 151
Cases
Manville corporation: Justice and rights 152
The ford motor car: Ethical theories 167
A South African investment: Ethical theories 169
The smoking controversy: Fact versus value 174
The Dalkon shield: Self-Interest 190
The Tylenol crisis: Self-regulation 212
Index 233

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