Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach (8th Edition) 8th Edition by Thomas Donaldson (Editor), Patricia H. Werhane (Editor), Joseph D. Van Zandt (Contributor) Paperback - 978-0131846197

This widely used business ethicsbook begins by introducing students/readersto moral reasoning.A collection of readings and cases from both philosophical literature and business articles apply ethical theory to real-life business situations. Well-known scandals involving companies likeEnron, WorldCom, Tyco, Merrill Lynch, and Parmalat have increased public awareness of business ethics, underscored its importance, and ushered in a new era of increased corporate regulation and governance. Now, more than ever, astudent planning on entering the business world, and anyone working for a corporation, investing in stock, or even interacting with businesses will benefit from a basic understanding of business ethics. "

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PART ONE General Issues in Ethics Introduction Section 1: The Controversy CASE STUDY Norman Bowie and Stephanie Lenway,H.B. Fuller in Honduras: Street Children. Graduate School of Business of Columbia University but it looks like it was first published in 1993 in an earlier edition of this text by Prentice Hall. Peter French,The Corporation as a Moral Person, American Philosophical Quarterly, 1979. Milton Friedman,The Social Responsibility of Business is to increase its Profits, New York Times Magazine, 1970. R. Edward Freeman,Stakeholder Theory of the Modern Corporation, No publisher indicated; used by permission of the author. 1984 is the date attributed by Wikipedia, but no citation. It may first have appeared in this text. Section 2: General Issues in Ethics CASE STUDY Arthur Kelly,Italian Tax Mores, Copyright 1977 by the author. Norman Bowie,A Kantian Approach to Business Ethics, Blackwell Publishing, Ltd., 1999 Robert C. Solomon,Corporate Roles, Personal Virtues: An Aristotelean Approach to Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, 1992. Andrew Gustafson,Utilitarianism and Business Ethics. No date or copyright information is provided by the author. (New) John McVea,Ethics and Pragmatism: John Dewey's deliberative approach, This is the article that has been accepted for publication but I don't know by what journal yet. (New) Patricia Werhane,The Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme, Oxford University Press, 1999. Section 3: Truth Telling CASE STUDY Emily Mead and Patricia Werhane,Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom, U. of Va. Darden School Foundation, 2005. (New) Immanuel Kant, Ethical Duties Towards Others George Brenkert,Trust, Morality and International Business, Business Ethics Quarterly, 1998 Sissela Bok,Whistleblowing and Professional Responsibilities, New York University Education Quarterly, 1980 Albert Carr,Is Business Bluffing Ethical? PART TWO: Property, Profit and Justice INTRODUCTION Section I: Traditional Theories of Property and Profit CASE STUDY Geeta Anand,How Drug's Rebirth as Treatment for Cancer Fueled Price Rises, Wall Street Journal, Nov. 15, 2004 CASE STU