Business Ethics by OpenStax

by OpenStax

Business Ethics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester business ethics course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including case studies, application scenarios, and links to video interviews with executives, all of which help instill in students a sense of ethical awareness and responsibility.

Genres: Business, Textbooks, Philosophy

367 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2018

Reviews

[W. Derek Atkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Good Introduction to Business Ethics (With Caveats)

I read this textbook in preparation for teaching a lesson on business ethics at my seminary. This book is a good introduction to different aspects of business ethics and makes the argument that good business ethics ultimately leads to better profits for those businesses that practice good ethics.

This textbook is written for an American audience and contains examples from the business world that are almost exclusively American, as well as discussions about specific American laws that impinge upon ethical decision-making. If the authors wish to make this book more relevant to an international audience, I recommend they include examples from international businesses and discussions about how the legal systems of other nations may affect ethical decision-making in an international setting.

One other critique I have of this textbook is that the authors demonstrate a clear progressive bias, especially when it comes to social issues. In many parts of the world, people are far more conservative; imposing Western ethical norms on non-Western cultures may even be considered an unethical practice in itself.

[Tareef Mando · Rating 4 out of 5]

أخلاقيات العمل، كتاب ثقيل بكل معنى الكلمة، لكنه مفيد ومُثقف
قرأتُ الكتاب كجزء من مقرر مادة PHIL 1404 والتي تتناول الأخلاقيات في العمل والمسؤولية الاجتماعية
يتناول الكتاب قضايا أخلاقية عديدة مرتبطة ببيئات العمل بشكلٍ أساسية، وذلك بعد مناقشة الاختلاف بين المدارس الفلسفية بالتعاطي مع المسألة الأخلاقية، وأهمية الأخلاق في العمل، والمسؤولية الاجتماعية إلخ
قضايا مثل، ما واجب الشركة تجاه موظفيها، واجب الموظفين تجاه الشركة، المسؤولية البيئية للشركات إلخ

[HUSAIN · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a great book as introduction to huge world, and how the ethics must found in every detail in our daily live or in a firms, companies.