A Companion to Business Ethics

Frederick, Robert E. (Editor)

Blackwell Companions to Philosophy

1. Edition September 1999
480 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-631-20130-4

John Wiley & Sons

Wiley Online Library

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In a series of articles specifically commissioned for this volume, some of today's most distinguished business ethicists survey the main areas of interest and concern in the field of business ethics.

Sections of the book cover topics such as the often easy relation between business ethics and capitalism, the link between business ethics and ethical theory, how ethics applies to specific problems in the business world, the connection between business ethics and related academic disciplines, and the practice of business ethics in modern corporations.

* Includes extensive, accessible discussion of all of the main areas of interest and debate in business ethics

* Features all original contributions by distinguished authors in business ethics

* Includes an annotated table of contents, bibliographies of the relevant literature and a list of internet sources of material on business ethics

* Perfect, comprehensive book for use in business ethics courses

List of Contributors.

Preface.

Part I: Business Ethics and Normative Theories.

Part II: Business Ethics and the Business Disciplines.

Part III: Issues in Business Ethics.

Part IV: Business Ethics: Origins and Contemporary Practice.

Bibliography.

Appendix A: Business Ethics: Electronic Resources.

Appendix B: Domestic and International Business Ethics
Organizations.

Index.

"Frederick has orchestrated a marvelous business ethics symphony in
this Companion. The articles are original, targeted at essential
issues, and written by recognized scholars of the movement. It
promises to become one of the field's classic collections." W.
Michael Hoffman, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College

"The pace of change and the unexpected challenges that managers
now confront every day make it all the more important that they
have a clear sense of business ethics to guide their decision
making. This book provides that handrail and shows how good
business and good ethics go hand in hand." John Quelch, London
Business School

"This is a valuable resource with thoughtful essays by the best
minds in business ethics today. The organization of the book by
ethical theories, business diciplines, and contemporary ethical
issues makes it particularly useful as a reference book for
academics and practitioners alike." Brad Brown, University of
Virginia

Robert E. Frederick is chair of the philosophy department at Bentley College, a research scholar at the Center for Business Ethics, and the editor of the journal Business and Society Review, also published by Blackwell. He is the author of The Philosophy of Right and Left and co-editor (with Michael Hoffman) of Business Ethics: Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality. Frederick and Hoffman are also editors of the new series Foundations of Business Ethics.

R. Frederick, Bentley College, USA