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Business Ethics Books: A Bookshop Survey

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This paper discusses the extent to which books about business ethics are purchased or read outside of tertiary institutions in Australia, whether the subject is commonly perceived as business, philosophy or both, what range of business ethics books is commonly offered for purchase, and what conclusions might be drawn from the above considerations. Investigation shows that the range and availability of business ethics books is quite limited outside of tertiary institutions, and that the general perception is that business ethics is something which pertains specifically to business rather than to moral philosophy. It is likely that this tends to isolate the subject from philosophy as broadly conceived in the minds of business practitioners.

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  1. Business Ethics Research Unit, Department of Management, Victoria University, City Flinders Campus, P.O. Box 14428, MCMC, Melbourne, 8001, Australia

    Stuart E. Dawson

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Dawson, S.E. Business Ethics Books: A Bookshop Survey. Journal of Business Ethics 30, 401–404 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010789207928

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