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Business Ethics: Concepts & Cases, Sixth Edition
by
Manuel G. Velasquez - Santa Clara University
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publishing Date: 2005/07/15
eText ISBN-10
0-13-194213-1
eText ISBN-13
978-0-13-194213-4
Print ISBN-10
0-13-193007-9
Print ISBN-13
978-0-13-193007-0
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Copyright, ii
Video Cases, vii
Preface, viii
One. Basic Principles, 1
Two. The Market and Busin...
Three. Business and Its E...
Four. Business and Its In...
Notes, 407
Glossary, 431
Table of Contents
Copyright, ii
Video Cases, vii
Preface, viii
One. Basic Principles, 1
1. Ethics and Business, 3
Introduction, 4
1.1. Business Ethics and Its Issues, 7
1.2. Moral Development and Moral Reasoning, 24
1.3. Arguments For and Against Business Ethics, 35
1.4. Moral Responsibility and Blame, 41
Questions for Review and Discussion, 50
Web Resources, 50
2. Ethical Principles in Business, 57
Introduction, 58
2.1. Utilitarianism: Weighing Social Costs and Benefits, 60
2.2. Rights and Duties, 71
2.3. Justice and Fairness, 84
2.4. The Ethics of Care, 100
2.5. Integrating Utility, Rights, Justice, and Caring, 105
2.6. An Alternative to Moral Principles: Virtue Ethics, 108
2.7. Morality in International Contexts, 114
Questions for Review and Discussion, 117
Web Resources, 118
Two. The Market and Business, 123
3. The Business System: Government, Markets, and International Trade, 125
Introduction, 126
3.1. Free Markets and Rights: John Locke, 130
3.2. Free Markets and Utility: Adam Smith, 135
3.3. Free Trade and Utility: David Ricardo, 142
3.4. Marx and Justice: Criticizing Markets and Free Trade, 145
3.5. Conclusion: The Mixed Economy, the New Property, and the End of Marxism, 153
Questions for Review and Discussion, 157
Web Resources, 157
4. Ethics in the Marketplace, 165
Introduction, 166
4.1. Perfect Competition, 167
4.2. Monopoly Competition, 176
4.3. Oligopolistic Competition, 181
4.4. Oligopolies and Public Policy, 188
Questions for Review and Discussion, 193
Web Resources, 194
Three. Business and Its External Exchanges: Ecology and Consumers, 204
5. Ethics and the Environment, 207
Introduction, 208
5.1. The Dimensions of Pollution and Resource Depletion, 210
5.2. The Ethics of Pollution Control, 226
5.3. The Ethics of Conserving Depletable Resources, 242
Questions for Review and Discussion, 249
Web Resources, 249
6. The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing, 259
Introduction, 260
6.1. Markets and Consumer Protection, 262
6.2. The Contract View of Business Firm’s Duties to Consumers, 265
6.3. The Due Care Theory, 272
6.4. The Social Costs View of the Manufacturer’s Duties, 278
6.5. Advertising Ethics, 280
6.6. Consumer Privacy, 288
Questions for Review and Discussion, 291
Web Resources, 292
Four. Business and Its Internal Constituencies, 300
7. The Ethics of Job Discrimination, 303
Introduction, 304
7.1. Job Discrimination: Its Nature, 306
7.2. Discrimination: Its Extent, 310
7.3. Discrimination: Utility, Rights, and Justice, 320
7.4. Affirmative Action, 329
Questions for Review and Discussion, 340
Web Resources, 341
8. The Individual in the Organization, 349
Introduction, 350
8.1. The Rational Organization, 351
8.2. The Employee’s Obligations to the Firm, 353
8.3. The Firm’s Duties to the Employee, 361
8.4. The Political Organization, 371
8.5. Employee Rights, 373
8.6. Organizational Politics, 390
8.7. The Caring Organization, 395
Questions for Review and Discussion, 398
Web Resources, 399
Notes, 407
Chapter 1, 407
Chapter 2, 409
Chapter 3, 414
Chapter 4, 416
Chapter 5, 417
Chapter 6, 422
Chapter 7, 424
Chapter 8, 427
Glossary, 431
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