Ethics and the Conduct of Business

by John R. Boatright

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Ethical Issues in Developing Business Policies

 

Ethics and the Conduct of Business is a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the most prominent issues in the field of business ethics, and the major positions and arguments on these issues.  Numerous real-life examples and case studies are used throughout the book to increase understanding of issues, stimulate class discussion, and show the relevance of the discussion to real-life business practice.

 

The focus of Ethics and the Conduct of Business is primarily on ethical issues that corporate decision makers face in developing policies about employees, customers, and the general public. The positions and arguments on these issues are taken from a wide variety of sources, including economics and the law.

 

Teaching and Learning Experience

 

Improve Critical Thinking - A substantial amount of legal material is contained within Ethics and the Conduct of Business. Not only because the law addresses many ethical issues, but also because the management decision-making process must take into account relevant legal practices.

 

Engage Students - This book employs fifty case studies that firmly illustrate the wide variety of issues pertaining to business ethics and enable students to engage in ethical decision making.

 

Support Instructors - Teaching your course just got easier!  You can create a Customized Text or use our Instructor’s Manual, Electronic “MyTest” Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides.  Plus, a substantial number of cases within Ethics and the Conduct of Business provide the opportunity for a case-study approach or a combined lecture/discussion format for your course.

 

 

 

 

 

Genres: Textbooks, Nonfiction, Management, Business

384 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 12, 2013

Reviews

[Sarahc Caflisch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, I know one should never, 'judge a book by it's cover," but if that's true, why do publishers spend so much time worrying about it? And, I have to say, most times I can actually do a pretty accurate job judging the book by its cover (e.g. a book with Ann Coulter on its cover sucks).

But, here is a book that shows us why that tired ol' cliche from the days of triplicate copies and manual typesetting holds true, do not judge this book by its cover, and please, do yourself a favor and don't judge it by its title as well. When I saw this book, I thought, "I guess I'm taking the last train to Snoozeville." Oh, but how wrong I was! People, take note: this is a great book. Bypass the Microsoft Office 2004 Clip Art the publisher decided to use for cover art and get right to the good stuff: the contents!

The first few chapters do an accessible, but thorough, job of outlining the theories of some of the West's foremost philosophers (Kant, Locke, etc), and walking the reader through, at a brisk pace, some illuminating real-life corporate scenarios wherein questions of ethics and the philosophies behind them are debated and analyzed. Not to sound a blaring nerd alert, but good stuff! Great handbook for the ethical businessman or citizen of a Western capitalist country.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mandatory book for college. I do not feel that I really learned about ethics and the workplace - minimal case studies, etc.

[Cantrelle Peppin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't get as much out of this as the Ethics in Marketing book. To be honest, I don't really remember much about this book at all.

[M.a.]

6th edition

[Kari · Rating 2 out of 5]

As okay as an ethics textbook could be, probably.

[Susan Sieh]

cool...