Business Ethics, A Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition: Concepts and Cases: United States Edition
Autor Manuel G. Velasquezen Limba Engleză Mixed media product – 14 iul 2005
This popular text on Business Ethics introduces the reader to the ethical concepts that are relevant to resolving moral issues in business; imparts the reasoning and anaytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions; identifies moral issues specific to a business; provides an understanding of the social, technological, and natural environments within which moral issues in business arise; and supplies case studies of actual moral conflicts faced by businesses.
The ethical landscape of business is constantly changing and this edition has been revised to keep pace with those changes most effecting business: accelerating globalization, constant technological updates, proliferating of business scandals.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780131930070
ISBN-10: 0131930079
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.83 kg
Ediția:6Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 0131930079
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.83 kg
Ediția:6Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Cuprins
Part One Basic Principles
CHAPTER 1 Ethics and Business
Introduction
1.1 Business Ethics and Its Issues
Morality
Ethics
Business Ethics
Globalization, Multinationals, and Business Ethics
Business Ethics and Cultural Differences
ON THE EDGE: Business Ethics in Saudi Culture Technology and Ethics
1.2 Moral Development and Moral Reasoning
Moral Development
ON THE EDGE: WorldCom's Whistleblower
Moral Reasoning
Analyzing Moral Reasoning
1.3 Arguments for and Against Business Ethics
Three Objections to Bringing Ethics into Business
The Case for Ethics in Business
1.4 Moral Responsibility and Blame
ON THE EDGE: Was National Semiconductor Morally Responsible?
Corporate Responsibility
ON THE EDGE: Gun Manufacturers and Responsibility
Subordinates’ Responsibility
Cases for Discussion Child Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
Enron's Fall [ABC Video CDROM]
Web Resources
CHAPTER 2 Ethical Principles in Business
Introduction
2.1 Utilitarianism: Weighing Social Costs and Benefits
Traditional Utilitarianism
Measurement Problems
Utilitarian Replies to Measurement Objections
Problems with Rights and Justice
Utilitarian Replies to Objections on Rights and Justice
2.2 Rights and Duties
ON THE EDGE: Working for Eli Lilly & Company The Concept of a Right
Negative and Positive Rights
Contractual Rights and Duties
A Basis for Moral Rights: Kant
The First Formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative
The Second Formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative
Problems with Kant
The Libertarian Objection: Nozick
ON THE EDGE: Conflict Diamonds 2.3 Justice and Fairness
Distributive Justice
Justice as Equality: Egalitarianism
Justice Based on Contribution: Capitalist Justice
Justice Based on Needs and Abilities: Socialism
ON THE EDGE: ExxonMobil, Amerada Hess, and Marathon Oil in Equatorial Guinea
Justice as Freedom: Libertarianism
Justice as Fairness: Rawls
Retributive Justice
Compensatory Justice
2.4 The Ethics of Care
Partiality and Care
Objections to Care
2.5 Integrating Utility, Rights, Justice, and Caring
2.6 An Alternative to Moral Principles: Virtue Ethics
The Nature of Virtue
The Moral Virtues
Virtues, Actions, and Institutions
Virtues and Principles
2.7 Morality in International Contexts
Cases for Discussion Publius
Unocal in Burma [ABC Video CDROM]
Web Resources
Part Two The Market and Business
CHAPTER 3 The Business System: Government, Markets, and International Trade.
Introduction
Economic Systems
3.1 Free Markets and Rights: John Locke
Criticisms of Lockean Rights
3.2 Free Markets and Utility: Adam Smith
Criticisms of Adam Smith
The Keynesian Criticism
The Utility of Survival of the Fittest: Social Darwinism
3.3 Free Trade and Utility: David Ricardo
Criticisms of Ricardo
3.4 Marx and Justice: Criticizing Markets and Trade
Alienation
ON THE EDGE: Napster’s, Grokster’s, and Streamcast’s Revolution The Real Purpose of Government
ON THE EDGE: Brian’s Franchise
3.5 Conclusion: The Mixed Economy
Property Systems and New Technologies
The End of Marxism?
Cases for Discussion GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and AIDS in Africa [ABC Video CDROM]
Accolade versus Sega
Web Resources
CHAPTER 4 Ethics in the Marketplace
Introduction
4.1 Perfect Competition
Equilibrium in Perfectly Competitive Markets
Ethics and Perfectly Competitive Markets
4.2 Monopoly Competition
Monopoly Competition: Justice, Utility, and Rights
ON THE EDGE: Drug Company Monopolies and Profits 4.3 Oligopolistic Competition
Explicit Agreements
Tacit Agreements
Bribery
4.4 Oligopolies and Public Policy
ON THE EDGE: Fixing the Computer Memory Market
The Antitrust View
ON THE EDGE: Oracle And Peoplesoft The Regulation View
Cases For Discussion Playing Monopoly: Microsoft [ABC Video CDROM] Archer Daniels Midland and the Friendly Competitors Web Resources
Part Three Business and Its External Exchanges: Ecology and Consumers
CHAPTER 5 Ethics and the Environment
Introduction
5.1 The Dimensions Of Pollution and Resource Depletion
ON THE EDGE: The Aroma of Tacoma
Water Pollution
Depletion of Species and Habitats
Depletion of Fossil Fuels
Depletion of Minerals
ON THE EDGE: The Auto Companies in China
5.2 The Ethics of Pollution Control
Ecological Ethics
Environmental Rights and Absolute Bans
Utilitarianism and Partial Controls
Private Costs and Social Costs
Remedies: The Duties of the Firm
Justice
Costs and Benefits
Social Ecology, Ecofeminism, and the Demands of Caring
5.3 The Ethics of Conserving Depletable Resources
Rights of Future Generations
Justice to Future Generations
ON THE EDGE: Exporting Poison Economic Growth?
Cases for Discussion The Ok Tedi Copper Mine
Gas or Grouse? [ABC Video CDROM] Web Resources
CHAPTER 6 The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing
Introduction
6.1 Markets and Consumer Protection
6.2 The Contract View of Business’ Duties to Consumers
The Duty to Comply
The Duty of Disclosure
The Duty Not to Misrepresent
The Duty Not to Coerce
Problems with the Contractual Theory
ON THE EDGE: The Tobacco Companies and Product Safety
6.3 The Due Care Theory
The Duty to Exercise Due Care
Problems with “Due Care”
6.4 The Social Costs View of the Manufacturer’s Duties
ON THE EDGE: Advertising Death?
Problems with the Social Costs View
6.5 Advertising Ethics
A Definition
Social Effects of Advertising
Advertising and the Creation of Consumer Desires
Advertising and Its Effects on Consumer Beliefs
ON THE EDGE: New Balance and the "Made in USA" label
6.6 Consumer Privacy
Cases for Discussion Becton Dickinson and Needle Sticks The Ford/Firestone Debacle [ABC Video CDROM]
Web Resources
Part Four Business and Its Internal Constituencies: Employee Issues
CHAPTER 7 The Ethics of Job Discrimination
Introduction
7.1 Job Discrimination: Its Nature
Forms of Discrimination: Intentional and Institutional Aspects
ON THE EDGE: Johnson Controls' Fetal Protection Policy
7.2 Discrimination: Its Extent
Average Income Comparisons
Lowest Income Group Comparisons
Desirable Occupation Comparisons
7.3 Discrimination: Utility, Rights, and Justice
Utility
Rights
Justice
Discriminatory Practices
on the edge: Wall Street: It's A Man's World Sexual Harassment
Beyond Race and Sex: Other Groups
ON THE EDGE: Peter Oiler and Winn Dixie Stores
7.4 Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action as Compensation
Affirmative Action as an Instrument for Achieving Social Goals
Implementing Affirmative Action and Managing Diversity
Comparable Pay for Jobs of Comparable Worth
Conclusions
Cases for Discussion
Should Kroger Pay Now for What Ralphs' Employee Did Then? [ABC Video CDROM] Wal-Mart Women
Web Resources
CHAPTER 8 The Individual in the Organization
Introduction
8.1 The Rational Organization
8.2 The Employee’s Obligations to the Firm
Conflicts of Interest
Employee Theft and Computers
Insider Trading
8.3 The Firm’s Duties to the Employee
Wages
Working Conditions: Health and Safety
Working Conditions: Job Satisfaction
8.4 The Political Organization
8.5 Employee Rights
Freedom of Conscience
The Right to Participate and Participatory Management
The Right to Due Process versus Employment at Will
ON THE EDGE: Employment at Will at Howmet Corporation?
Employee Rights and Plant Closings
ON THE EDGE: Swingline Moves
Unions and the Right to Organize
8.6 Organizational Politics
The Ethics of Political Tactics
8.7 The Caring Organization
Cases for Discussion Gap's Labor Problems [ABC Video CDROM] Who Should Pay?
Web Resources
CHAPTER 1 Ethics and Business
Introduction
1.1 Business Ethics and Its Issues
Morality
Ethics
Business Ethics
Globalization, Multinationals, and Business Ethics
Business Ethics and Cultural Differences
ON THE EDGE: Business Ethics in Saudi Culture Technology and Ethics
1.2 Moral Development and Moral Reasoning
Moral Development
ON THE EDGE: WorldCom's Whistleblower
Moral Reasoning
Analyzing Moral Reasoning
1.3 Arguments for and Against Business Ethics
Three Objections to Bringing Ethics into Business
The Case for Ethics in Business
1.4 Moral Responsibility and Blame
ON THE EDGE: Was National Semiconductor Morally Responsible?
Corporate Responsibility
ON THE EDGE: Gun Manufacturers and Responsibility
Subordinates’ Responsibility
Cases for Discussion Child Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
Enron's Fall [ABC Video CDROM]
Web Resources
CHAPTER 2 Ethical Principles in Business
Introduction
2.1 Utilitarianism: Weighing Social Costs and Benefits
Traditional Utilitarianism
Measurement Problems
Utilitarian Replies to Measurement Objections
Problems with Rights and Justice
Utilitarian Replies to Objections on Rights and Justice
2.2 Rights and Duties
ON THE EDGE: Working for Eli Lilly & Company The Concept of a Right
Negative and Positive Rights
Contractual Rights and Duties
A Basis for Moral Rights: Kant
The First Formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative
The Second Formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative
Problems with Kant
The Libertarian Objection: Nozick
ON THE EDGE: Conflict Diamonds 2.3 Justice and Fairness
Distributive Justice
Justice as Equality: Egalitarianism
Justice Based on Contribution: Capitalist Justice
Justice Based on Needs and Abilities: Socialism
ON THE EDGE: ExxonMobil, Amerada Hess, and Marathon Oil in Equatorial Guinea
Justice as Freedom: Libertarianism
Justice as Fairness: Rawls
Retributive Justice
Compensatory Justice
2.4 The Ethics of Care
Partiality and Care
Objections to Care
2.5 Integrating Utility, Rights, Justice, and Caring
2.6 An Alternative to Moral Principles: Virtue Ethics
The Nature of Virtue
The Moral Virtues
Virtues, Actions, and Institutions
Virtues and Principles
2.7 Morality in International Contexts
Cases for Discussion Publius
Unocal in Burma [ABC Video CDROM]
Web Resources
Part Two The Market and Business
CHAPTER 3 The Business System: Government, Markets, and International Trade.
Introduction
Economic Systems
3.1 Free Markets and Rights: John Locke
Criticisms of Lockean Rights
3.2 Free Markets and Utility: Adam Smith
Criticisms of Adam Smith
The Keynesian Criticism
The Utility of Survival of the Fittest: Social Darwinism
3.3 Free Trade and Utility: David Ricardo
Criticisms of Ricardo
3.4 Marx and Justice: Criticizing Markets and Trade
Alienation
ON THE EDGE: Napster’s, Grokster’s, and Streamcast’s Revolution The Real Purpose of Government
ON THE EDGE: Brian’s Franchise
3.5 Conclusion: The Mixed Economy
Property Systems and New Technologies
The End of Marxism?
Cases for Discussion GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and AIDS in Africa [ABC Video CDROM]
Accolade versus Sega
Web Resources
CHAPTER 4 Ethics in the Marketplace
Introduction
4.1 Perfect Competition
Equilibrium in Perfectly Competitive Markets
Ethics and Perfectly Competitive Markets
4.2 Monopoly Competition
Monopoly Competition: Justice, Utility, and Rights
ON THE EDGE: Drug Company Monopolies and Profits 4.3 Oligopolistic Competition
Explicit Agreements
Tacit Agreements
Bribery
4.4 Oligopolies and Public Policy
ON THE EDGE: Fixing the Computer Memory Market
The Antitrust View
ON THE EDGE: Oracle And Peoplesoft The Regulation View
Cases For Discussion Playing Monopoly: Microsoft [ABC Video CDROM] Archer Daniels Midland and the Friendly Competitors Web Resources
Part Three Business and Its External Exchanges: Ecology and Consumers
CHAPTER 5 Ethics and the Environment
Introduction
5.1 The Dimensions Of Pollution and Resource Depletion
ON THE EDGE: The Aroma of Tacoma
Water Pollution
Depletion of Species and Habitats
Depletion of Fossil Fuels
Depletion of Minerals
ON THE EDGE: The Auto Companies in China
5.2 The Ethics of Pollution Control
Ecological Ethics
Environmental Rights and Absolute Bans
Utilitarianism and Partial Controls
Private Costs and Social Costs
Remedies: The Duties of the Firm
Justice
Costs and Benefits
Social Ecology, Ecofeminism, and the Demands of Caring
5.3 The Ethics of Conserving Depletable Resources
Rights of Future Generations
Justice to Future Generations
ON THE EDGE: Exporting Poison Economic Growth?
Cases for Discussion The Ok Tedi Copper Mine
Gas or Grouse? [ABC Video CDROM] Web Resources
CHAPTER 6 The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing
Introduction
6.1 Markets and Consumer Protection
6.2 The Contract View of Business’ Duties to Consumers
The Duty to Comply
The Duty of Disclosure
The Duty Not to Misrepresent
The Duty Not to Coerce
Problems with the Contractual Theory
ON THE EDGE: The Tobacco Companies and Product Safety
6.3 The Due Care Theory
The Duty to Exercise Due Care
Problems with “Due Care”
6.4 The Social Costs View of the Manufacturer’s Duties
ON THE EDGE: Advertising Death?
Problems with the Social Costs View
6.5 Advertising Ethics
A Definition
Social Effects of Advertising
Advertising and the Creation of Consumer Desires
Advertising and Its Effects on Consumer Beliefs
ON THE EDGE: New Balance and the "Made in USA" label
6.6 Consumer Privacy
Cases for Discussion Becton Dickinson and Needle Sticks The Ford/Firestone Debacle [ABC Video CDROM]
Web Resources
Part Four Business and Its Internal Constituencies: Employee Issues
CHAPTER 7 The Ethics of Job Discrimination
Introduction
7.1 Job Discrimination: Its Nature
Forms of Discrimination: Intentional and Institutional Aspects
ON THE EDGE: Johnson Controls' Fetal Protection Policy
7.2 Discrimination: Its Extent
Average Income Comparisons
Lowest Income Group Comparisons
Desirable Occupation Comparisons
7.3 Discrimination: Utility, Rights, and Justice
Utility
Rights
Justice
Discriminatory Practices
on the edge: Wall Street: It's A Man's World Sexual Harassment
Beyond Race and Sex: Other Groups
ON THE EDGE: Peter Oiler and Winn Dixie Stores
7.4 Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action as Compensation
Affirmative Action as an Instrument for Achieving Social Goals
Implementing Affirmative Action and Managing Diversity
Comparable Pay for Jobs of Comparable Worth
Conclusions
Cases for Discussion
Should Kroger Pay Now for What Ralphs' Employee Did Then? [ABC Video CDROM] Wal-Mart Women
Web Resources
CHAPTER 8 The Individual in the Organization
Introduction
8.1 The Rational Organization
8.2 The Employee’s Obligations to the Firm
Conflicts of Interest
Employee Theft and Computers
Insider Trading
8.3 The Firm’s Duties to the Employee
Wages
Working Conditions: Health and Safety
Working Conditions: Job Satisfaction
8.4 The Political Organization
8.5 Employee Rights
Freedom of Conscience
The Right to Participate and Participatory Management
The Right to Due Process versus Employment at Will
ON THE EDGE: Employment at Will at Howmet Corporation?
Employee Rights and Plant Closings
ON THE EDGE: Swingline Moves
Unions and the Right to Organize
8.6 Organizational Politics
The Ethics of Political Tactics
8.7 The Caring Organization
Cases for Discussion Gap's Labor Problems [ABC Video CDROM] Who Should Pay?
Web Resources
Notă biografică
Manuel Velasquez is the former Director of Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. He is now chair of the Department of Management at the Leavey School of Business at SCU. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on Business Ethics.
Caracteristici
Do you combine theoretical concepts with real life cases in your course?
What support materials do you use in your course?
- NEW! Sixteen completely new or revised end-of-chapter cases. NEW CASES: Slavery in the Chocolate Industry; Enron's Fall; Unocal in Burma; GlaxoSmithKline; Bristol-Myers Squibb, and AIDS in Africa; Archer Daniels Midland and the Friendly Competitors; The Ok Tedi Copper Mine; Gas or Grouse; The Ford/Firestone Debacle; Should Kroger Pay Now for what Ralphs' Employee Did Then; Wal-Mart Women; and Who Should Pay. UPDATED CASES: Playing Monopoly; Microsoft; AIDS and Needles, and The Gap.
- Reflects the most current ethical issues in the business world.
- NEW! Seventeen completely new short cases for the "On the Edge" sections of the chapters. New short cases: WorldCom's Whistleblower; Was National Semiconductor Morally Responsible?; Gun Manufacturers and Responsibility; Working for Eli Lilly and Company; Conflict Diamonds; ExxonMobil; Amerada Hess; Marathon Oil in Equatorial Guinea; Napster's, Grokster's and StreamCast's Revolution; Brian's Franchise; etc.
- Updates the book to incorporate new ethical issues.
- NEW! ABC News Business Ethics Video CD-ROM (ISBN 0-13-193009-5). Prentice Hall with ABC News is pleased to provide this collection of videos from ABC News' award-winning programs that relate the concepts of business ethics to real-life stories and events. The programs present substantial content that will work well in the classroom and give the student a deeper understanding of the application of Business Ethics in the workplace. The programs included are: Enron; Unocal; AIDS; Microsoft Antitrust Trial; To Drill or Not to Drill; Ford and Firestone; Ralph's; Saipan. The videos are available on CD-ROM and a copy of the CD-ROM is included in every new copy of the book.
- NEW! Added color, graphs, pictures, and other visual materials.
- Increases the interest of visual learners.
- NEW! Study questions at the beginning of each chapter.
- Encourages students to think ahead about the issues of the chapter.
- NEW! Definitions of key terms in the margins and in the glossary.
- Ensures complete understanding of the material.
- NEW! Summaries in the margin of the basic ideas discussed in the text.
- Helps students learn to assess what the core issues are.
- NEW! Updated discussions of globalization, technology, and recent business scandals.
- Reflects the business ethics issues most relevant to today's businesses.
- NEW! End-of-chapter web resources.
- Directs students to where they can find more information.
- A two-chapter introduction (Part I) to basic ethical theory. The fundamental view here is that ethical behavior is the best long-term business strategy. Chapter 1 shows how we accept ethical standards and how such standards can be incorporated into our moral reasoning processes. Chapter 2 critically discusses four types of moral principles: utilitarian principles, principles based on moral rights, principles of justice, and the principles of an ethic of care.
- Two chapters dedicated to markets and price (Part II).
- Two chapters dedicated to environmental and consumer issues (Part III).
- Two chapters dedicated to employee issues (Part IV).
- Each chapter in Parts II-IV devotes several pages to laying out the empirical information that the decision-maker must have if he or she is to apply morality to reality. For example, the chapter on market ethics provides a neoclassical analysis of market structure; the chapter on discrimination presents several statistical and institutional indicators of discrimination; the chapter on the individual in the organization relies on two models of organizational structure.
- Gives students the real world information they need to apply a moral theory.
- Covers the abstract and the concrete. Each chapter sets out the conceptual materials needed to understand and address some particular type of moral issue and includes short and long cases that describe real business situations in which these moral issues are raised.
- Improves students' ability to reason about moral matters.
What support materials do you use in your course?
- Instructor's Manual with Tests-Provides summaries, lecture and discussion topics, and additional resources for each chapter. Test materials include multiple-choice, essay, and short-answer questions.
- ABC NEWS Business Ethics Video CD-ROM-Includes eight segments from ABC News on topics relevant to the study of business ethics. In addition, each segment corresponds to a case in the chapters.
- Companion Website-Works with the text to provide students with additional study materials-including quizzes and primary source essay questions-and directs them to appropriate sources in business ethics available on the internet. Cases from the previous editions are included on the site as additional assignment material.
- Research Navigator-Helps students make the most of their research time. From finding the right articles and journals, to citing sources, drafting and writing effective papers, and completing research assignments, Research Navigator simplifies and streamlines the entire process.
Caracteristici noi
- NEW! Sixteen completely new or revised end-of-chapter cases. NEW CASES: Slavery in the Chocolate Industry; Enron's Fall; Unocal in Burma; GlaxoSmithKline; Bristol-Myers Squibb, and AIDS in Africa; Archer Daniels Midland and the Friendly Competitors; The Ok Tedi Copper Mine; Gas or Grouse; The Ford/Firestone Debacle; Should Kroger Pay Now for what Ralphs' Employee Did Then; Wal-Mart Women; and Who Should Pay. UPDATED CASES: Playing Monopoly; Microsoft; AIDS and Needles, and The Gap.
- Reflects the most current ethical issues in the business world.
- NEW! Seventeen completely new short cases for the "On the Edge" sections of the chapters. New short cases: WorldCom's Whistleblower; Was National Semiconductor Morally Responsible?; Gun Manufacturers and Responsibility; Working for Eli Lilly and Company; Conflict Diamonds; ExxonMobil; Amerada Hess; Marathon Oil in Equatorial Guinea; Napster's, Grokster's and StreamCast's Revolution; Brian's Franchise; etc.
- Updates the book to incorporate new ethical issues.
- NEW! An ABC News CD-ROM with videos accompanies eight of the end-of-chapter cases.
- Brings the cases to life.
- NEW! Added color, graphs, pictures, and other visual materials.
- Increases the interest of visual learners.
- NEW! Study questions at the beginning of each chapter.
- Encourages students to think ahead about the issues of the chapter.
- NEW! Definitions of key terms in the margins and in the glossary.
- Ensures complete understanding of the material.
- NEW! Summaries in the margin of the basic ideas discussed in the text.
- Helps students learn to assess what the core issues are.
- NEW! Updated discussions of globalization, technology, and recent business scandals.
- Reflects the business ethics issues most relevant to today's businesses.
- NEW! End-of-chapter web resources.
- Directs students to where they can find more information.