Ethical Issues in Business - Second Edition: Inquiries, Cases, and Readings

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Peg Tittle
Broadview Press, Dec 15, 2016 - Philosophy - 568 pages

Peg Tittle’s ambitious business ethics text brings together readings, cases, and the author’s own informed opinions. The second edition includes over a dozen new readings and case studies, as well as a new chapter on issues in Information and Communication Technology.

Includes

  • Canonical and topical readings on issues ranging from whistleblowing and advertising to international business, the nature of capitalism, and the environment
  • Engaging overviews from the author encourage careful reflection and critical examination of conventional assumptions
  • What to Do? scenarios and Case Studies illustrate the practical relevance of each topic
  • Comprehensive introductions to ethical theory and the ethics of business
  • Questions following each selection test understanding and promote active reading
  • A primer on ethical institutions examines the role of ethics consultants, codes of ethics, and more

 

Selected pages

Contents

Note to the Reader
9
Introduction to Ethics in Business
11
Introduction to Ethical Theory
39
Ethical Issues in Business
63
Institutionalizing Ethics
551
Permissions Acknowledgements
559
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2016)

Peg Tittle has taught philosophy at the university, college, and high-school levels and is the author of several books, including Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason (Routledge, 2011) and What If? Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy (Taylor and Francis, 2003).

Bibliographic information

TitleEthical Issues in Business - Second Edition: Inquiries, Cases, and Readings
EditorPeg Tittle
Edition2
PublisherBroadview Press, 2016
ISBN1554812402, 9781554812400
Length568 pages
Subjects › 

Business & Economics / Business Ethics
Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
  
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