Global Business Ethics

Drawing on contributions from nineteen prominent scholars, the book reflects on the quest for sustainable development as a source of competitive advantage for organizations and as a global imperative for society. The chapters in this book were originally published in International Studies of Management & Organization.

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Abraham Stefanidis is Professor and the Director of Faculty Research at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St John's University in New York, USA. He has studied, taught, and conducted research in Greece, Spain, Turkey, Germany, and the USA. Abraham Stefanidis' research focuses on International Human Resource Management, Global Business Ethics, and Disability.

Linda M. Sama is Retired Professor at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St John's University in New York, USA, and founder of a micro-lending organization. She serves as NGO representative to the U.N. for the International Association of Charities. Her research focuses on issues of Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Ethics, and Microfinance.

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Preface - Global Business Ethics and Sustainability Introduction: Business ethics for a global society: Howard Bowen's legacy and the foundations of United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals 1. Why do U.S. public companies continue to join the UN global compact: Ethics or economics? 2. Calculation, principle or bias? Information preference and ethical decision-making 3. Decoupling in CSR reports: A Linguistic Content Analysis of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal 4. The ethical challenge of Big Tech's "disruptive philanthropy" 5. Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies' multinational enterprises