Approaching Business Ethics: Philosophy and Behavior

Approaching Business Ethics: Philosophy and Behavior is a comprehensive textbook that covers a wide range of topics related to business ethics, including:

• Philosophical theories of ethics, such as Kant's rules for ethical reasoning and the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham
• The role of fairness as a motivation for ethical behavior
• The ethical implications of the financial crisis and other economic events
• The challenges and opportunities of international business ethics
• Ethical control systems and the ethical stakeholder approach
• Business ethics and whistle blowing
• Ethical leadership and ethical management
• Ethical personnel development and ethics in business administration
• Corporate social responsibility and ethics of conviction

The book is written in a clear and concise style, and it includes a number of case studies and exercises to help the reader understand and apply the ethical principles discussed in the text. It is an excellent resource for students and professionals who are interested in learning more about business ethics.

Subjects / Topics

Religion and Philosophy, Business Ethics, Business Ethics, Sociology of Work, Business Strategy/Leadership, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Development

Keywords Covered

Kant's rules for ethical reasoning, Fairness as motivation, Moral Economics, Causes of the financial crisis, Unethical market economy, Perfect market in the welfare economy, International Business Ethics, Ethical control systems, Ethical stakeholder approach, Business Ethics and Whistle blowing, Ethical leadership, Ethical model of company management, Ethical personnel development, Ethics in business administration, Corporate social responsibility - CSR, Ethics of conviction, The Utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, Individual ethics or discourse ethics, Ethical assessment principles, Ethical evaluation procedures, etc



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