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Ethics and business : an introduction

By: Gibson, Kevin
Material type: BookSeries: Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, c2007.Description: xviii, 255 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780521682459Program: COMM344Subject(s): Business ethics | Social responsibility of business | Corporate profits -- Moral and ethical aspects | Business enterprises -- Environmental aspects | Globalization -- Moral and ethical aspects | Business ethics -- Case studiesDDC classification: 174/.4 Online resources: Location Map
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"In this book, Kevin Gibson explores the relationship between ethics and the world of business, and how we can serve the interests of both. He builds a philosophical groundwork that can be applied to a wide range of issues in ethics and business, and shows readers how to assess dilemmas critically and work to resolve them on a principled basis. Using case studies drawn from around the world, he examines topics including stakeholder responsibilities, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and women and business. Because business can no longer be isolated from its effects on communities and the environment, these concerns are brought to the forefront. The book also captures the dynamic nature of business ethics in the era of globalization where jobs can be outsourced, products are made of components from scores of countries, and sweatshops often provide the cheap goods the public demands."--Jacket.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Main Collection 		174.4 GI ET (Browse shelf) Available T0053484
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Main Collection 		174.4 GI ET (Browse shelf) Available T0053485
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of business ethics -- Insights from ethical theory -- The capitalist system and its ethical implications -- Feminism -- Responsibility -- Rights -- Autonomy -- Beneficence -- The environment.

"In this book, Kevin Gibson explores the relationship between ethics and the world of business, and how we can serve the interests of both. He builds a philosophical groundwork that can be applied to a wide range of issues in ethics and business, and shows readers how to assess dilemmas critically and work to resolve them on a principled basis. Using case studies drawn from around the world, he examines topics including stakeholder responsibilities, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and women and business. Because business can no longer be isolated from its effects on communities and the environment, these concerns are brought to the forefront. The book also captures the dynamic nature of business ethics in the era of globalization where jobs can be outsourced, products are made of components from scores of countries, and sweatshops often provide the cheap goods the public demands."--Jacket.

COMM344

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