Book Review: The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics by Eugene Heath, Byron Kaldis, Alexei Marcoux
The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics is a comprehensive and thought-provoking book that delves into the complex world of business ethics. The authors, Eugene Heath, Byron Kaldis, and Alexei Marcoux, have truly done an outstanding job in covering every aspect of this multifaceted subject.
The book is divided into several sections that explore different areas of business ethics, such as the philosophical foundations of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, ethical decision making in business, and global business ethics. Each section is filled with insightful essays that offer a unique perspective on the topic at hand.
What I appreciated most about this book is the way it made me think deeply about issues related to business ethics. The authors have not shied away from tackling some tough questions and issues that businesses face today. They challenge readers to think critically about corporate practices and their consequences on society and the environment.
The essays were engaging and well-written, with each author bringing their own expertise and experiences to the table. It was fascinating to read about diverse topics ranging from managing employees ethically to global supply chain management.
Overall, I found The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics to be an excellent resource for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of business ethics. This book has truly broadened my perspective on how businesses can operate more ethically and responsibly in today’s world. My only criticism would be that some sections can be quite dense and technical. However, this makes it all the more suitable for serious scholarly study within academia or management education programs.
The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics
The field of business ethics continues to expand intellectually and geographically. During the past five decades, scholars have developed and deepened their inquiries into the ethics of commercial and corporate conduct. This Companion provides a novel overview of the discipline of business ethics, covering the major areas of the field as well as new and emerging topics. The eight thematic units range over an extraordinary set of subjects and include chapters on the history and pedagogy of business ethics, moral philosophy, the nature of business, responsibilities within the firm, economic institutions, the 2008 financial crisis, globalization, and business ethics in different regions of the world. Led by a well-respected editorial team, this unique volume gathers an international array of experts whose various critical approaches yield insights from areas such as public policy, economics, law, and history, in addition to business and philosophy. With its fresh analyses, wide scope, and clarity of approach, this volume will be an essential addition to library collections in business, management, and applied ethics.
publishedDate : 2018-02-12
authors : Eugene Heath, Byron Kaldis, Alexei Marcoux
publishers : Routledge
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The Routledge Companion To Business Ethics
Author by : Eugene Heath
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2018-02-12
Publisher by : Routledge
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Description : The field of business ethics continues to expand intellectually and geographically. During the past five decades, scholars have developed and deepened their inquiries into the ethics of commercial and corporate conduct. This Companion provides a novel overview of the discipline of business ethics, covering the major areas of the field as well as new and emerging topics. The eight thematic units range over an extraordinary set of subjects and include chapters on the history and pedagogy of business ethics, moral philosophy, the nature of business, responsibilities within the firm, economic institutions, the 2008 financial crisis, globalization, and business ethics in different regions of the world. Led by a well-respected editorial team, this unique volume gathers an international array of experts whose various critical approaches yield insights from areas such as public policy, economics, law, and history, in addition to business and philosophy. With its fresh analyses, wide scope, and clarity of approach, this volume will be an essential addition to library collections in business, management, and applied ethics....
The Routledge Companion To Business Ethics
Author by : Eugene Heath
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Release Date : 2018
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Description : This Companion provides a novel overview of the discipline of business ethics, covering the major areas of the field as well as new and emerging topics....
Times Of Insight Conscience Corporations And The Common Good
Author by : Kenneth E. Goodpaster
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Release Date : 2022
Publisher by : Springer Nature
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Description : This open access book traces the research and teaching contributions of Kenneth Goodpaster over more than 45 years of his career. The book shows the content and the progression of these themes over the years identifying four insights in applied ethics: the moral insight, the institutional insight, the anthropological insight, and the Socratic insight. It highlights such concepts as conscience, corporate responsibility, corporations as agents and as recipients, stockholders, stakeholders, comprehensive moral thinking, and ethics education. In addition, Goodpaster explains phrases such as teleopathy, moral projection, human dignity, and the common good. Finally, the book examines with concern the implications of the foregoing for the polarizing and partisan trends in contemporary business behavior. Kenneth Goodpaster's new book, Times of Insight: Conscience, Corporations, and the Common Good reflects the culmination of 50 years of incredible philosophical insights forming the basis of business ethics. His concept of 'corporate conscience' as a moral projection from individual conscience to organizational behavior is both an original as well as a most worthwhile approach to organizational responsibility. Coupling that with a clear notion of the common good, Goodpaster provides substantive grounds for a creative analysis of ethical issues in business. This is one of the most exciting new books in the field. - Patricia H. Werhane, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia and Professor Emerita, DePaul University. "Beginners beware. "Wickedly interdisciplinary" describes corporate ethics. More than "interdisciplinary," the field asks questions that range across disciplines, nations and centuries. Who better to cut this Gordian Knot than Ken Goodpaster, a true giant in the field, who mixes a prodigious knowledge of contemporary corporations with a deep understanding of intellectual history to produce a new and stunning amalgam. A must-read." - Thomas Donaldson, The Mark O. Winkelman Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania As one of the pioneers in business ethics, Kenneth Goodpaster has given us a great gift of synthesizing 50 years of philosophical reflection and corporate practice on some of the most important questions and issues for business today. This work is not nostalgia, but an important source of wisdom for leaders today and into the future. - Dr. Michael Naughton, Director, Center for Catholic Studies, Koch Chair in Catholic Studies, University of St. Thomas....
Integrative Wirtschaftsethik
Author by : Peter Ulrich
Languange Used : de
Release Date : 2008
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Organisation Und Recht
Author by : Erhard Blankenburg
Languange Used : de
Release Date : 2013-03-09
Publisher by : Springer-Verlag
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Description : Renate Mayntz (Hrsg.), Implementation politischer Programme, Konigstein/Ts. (Athenaum) 1980. Hellmut Wollmann, Implementationsforschung - eine Chance fur kritische Verwal tungsforschung, in: Politik im Dickicht der Biirokratie, Leviathan-Sonderheft 3/1979,9-48. 2 Jeffrey L. Pressmann, Aaron B. Wildavsky, Implementation, Berkeley (University of Califor nia Press) 1973; siehe auch Allen Schick, The Trauma of Politics, Paper prepared for the NAASPA Annual Conference 1974, Syracuse N.Y. 3 Niklas Luhmann, Zweckbegriff und Systemrationalitat, Tiibingen (J.C.B. Mohr) 1968; vgl. auch ders., Funktionale Methode und juristische Entscheidung, Archiv des Offentlichen Rechts 94 (1969),1-31 (3 ff.). 4 Kritisch hierzu: Donald van Meter, Carl von Horn, The Policy Implementation Process, in: Administration and Society 1975,445-487. 5 Niklas Luhmann, Funktion und Foigen formaler Organisation, Berlin (Duncker und H- blot) 1964, 304 ff. 6 Vgl. Fritz Scharpf, Die politischen Kosten des Rechtsstaats, Tiibingen (J.C.B. Mohr) 1970. 7 Niklas Luhmann, Theorie der Verwaltungswissenschaft, KOin 1966, 59 ff., 81 ff. 8 William M. Evan, Organization Theory, Structures, Systems and Environments, New York (Wiley-Interscience) 1976, 171 ff. 9 Zu den Grunden dieser Beliebtheit Renate Mayntz, Regulative Politik in der Krise, in: Joa chim Matthes (Hrsg.), Sozialer Wandel in Westeuropa, Verhandlungen des 19. Deutschen So ziologentags, Frankfurt, N.Y. (Campus), 1979, 55-79 (64 ff.). 10 Christian Helfer, Cber "Dienst nach Vorschrift" als rechtssoziologisches Problem, Kolner Zschr. f. Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie 17 (1965), 98-105 (104). 11 Dieter Simon, Die Unabhangigkeit des Richters, Darmstadt (Luchterhand) 1975,88. 12 Ebd., 68....
Ansichten Der Subjektivit T
Author by : Manfred Frank
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Release Date : 2011-12-14
Publisher by : Suhrkamp Verlag
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Description : Als »Subjektphilosophie« hat man das neuzeitliche Denken insgesamt charakterisiert. Diese Auszeichnung verdankt das Subjekt der verwegenen Hoffnung, es eigne sich zum ultimativen Prinzip der Wissensbegründung. Das Interesse an einer Aufklärung seiner Struktur wurde dadurch jedoch in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Diese Struktur steht im Zentrum von Manfred Franks jüngstem Buch, das einen Blick auf die moderne Geschichte der Subjekttheorien mit Analysen der inneren Beschaffenheit und der Zeitlichkeit des Subjekts sowie seines Verhältnisses zur Intersubjektivität und einer Auseinandersetzung mit klassischen und neuesten analytischen Theoriebildungen verbindet. Dem Begriff der Selbstkenntnis kommt dabei die Schlüsselrolle zu....
Reich Und Arm
Author by : Joseph Stiglitz
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Release Date : 2015-09-14
Publisher by : Siedler Verlag
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Description : Warum die Ungleichheit wächst und was wir dagegen tun können Mit seinem Bestseller »Der Preis der Ungleichheit« hat sich Joseph Stiglitz an die Spitze der Debatte über die zunehmende Spaltung unserer Gesellschaft in Reich und Arm gesetzt. In seinem neuen Buch beweist der Nobelpreisträger erneut, dass er nicht nur ein brillanter Ökonom, sondern auch ein scharfsinniger politischer Denker ist, der beherzt für eine gerechtere Verteilung des Wohlstands kämpft. Wachsende Ungleichheit ist kein Schicksal, sondern Folge politischer Entscheidungen, diese Überzeugung vertritt Joseph Stiglitz vehement. Deswegen fordert er eine Politik, die den Wohlstand endlich wieder gerechter verteilt. In seinem neuen Buch zeigt er uns, jenen 99 Prozent der Bevölkerung, denen die zunehmende Spaltung der Gesellschaft in Reich und Arm schadet, welche Risiken die wachsende Ungleichheit birgt und was wir gegen sie tun können. »Reich und Arm« versammelt die einflussreichsten Texte von Joseph Stiglitz aus den letzten Jahren, erstmals sind seine kämpferischen Einwürfe nun auf Deutsch zu lesen. Wer über die wachsende Ungleichheit in unserer Gesellschaft mitdiskutieren will, wird an »Reich und Arm« nicht vorbeikommen....