For Business Ethics

This book deals with the traditional material of ethics in business, as well as introducing and surveying some of the most interesting developments in critical ethical theory which have not yet been introduced to the mainstream.

Divided into two parts, this book deals with the traditional material of ethics in business and provides an introduction to this topic. Useful for students and practitioners, it invites a critical approach to, and understanding of, business ethics. It is a challenge to those who propose to take part in, or change, contemporary organized society.

'This book is amazing. The field of business ethics has received a wake-up call.' - David Boje, New Mexico State University

Autorentext

Campbell Jones is Senior Lecturer in Critical Theory and Business Ethics at the University of Leicester, UK.

Martin Parker is Professor of Organization and Culture at the University of Warwick, UK. He has authored or edited several volumes including For Business Ethics - also available from Routledge.

René ten Bos is a Professor of Philosophy and Organizational Theory' at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Klappentext

For Business Ethics is a daring adventure into the world of business ethics. It offers a clear and accessible introduction to business ethics and also expands business ethics beyond its current narrow confines. It is ground-breaking in the sense that it invites a distinctively critical approach to business ethics, an approach that the authors argue is part and parcel of ethics. With a thought-provoking glossary and recommendations for further readings, For Business Ethics is an essential purchase for students and practitioners alike. It is at once an introduction to business ethics and a challenge to anyone who wishes to take part in or change contemporary organized society.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Against Business Ethics 2. Common Sense Business Ethics 3. 'Business Ethics' I: Consequences 4. 'Business Ethics' II: Intentions 5. 'Business Ethics' III: Virtues 6. The Meaning of Ethics 7. Denying Ethics I: Bureaucracy 8. Denying Ethics II: Global Capital 9. Business Ethics Today 10. Conclusion: For Business Ethics