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Business Ethics

(BUS-ETHICS.AS1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-484-1
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1

Preface

  • About OpenStax
  • About OpenStax resources
  • About Business Ethics
2

Why Ethics Matter

  • Being a Professional of Integrity
  • Ethics and Profitability
  • Multiple versus Single Ethical Standards
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
3

Ethics from Antiquity to the Present

  • The Concept of Ethical Business in Ancient Athens
  • Ethical Advice for Nobles and Civil Servants in Ancient China
  • Comparing the Virtue Ethics of East and West
  • Utilitarianism: The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
  • Deontology: Ethics as Duty
  • A Theory of Justice
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
4

Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders

  • Adopting a Stakeholder Orientation
  • Weighing Stakeholder Claims
  • Ethical Decision-Making and Prioritizing Stakeholders
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
5

Three Special Stakeholders: Society, the Environment, and Government

  • Corporate Law and Corporate Responsibility
  • Sustainability: Business and the Environment
  • Government and the Private Sector
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
6

The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics

  • The Relationship between Business Ethics and Culture
  • Business Ethics over Time
  • The Influence of Geography and Religion
  • Are the Values Central to Business Ethics Universal?
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
7

What Employers Owe Employees

  • The Workplace Environment and Working Conditions
  • What Constitutes a Fair Wage?
  • An Organized Workforce
  • Privacy in the Workplace
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
8

What Employees Owe Employers

  • Loyalty to the Company
  • Loyalty to the Brand and to Customers
  • Contributing to a Positive Work Atmosphere
  • Financial Integrity
  • Criticism of the Company and Whistleblowing
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
9

Recognizing and Respecting the Rights of All

  • Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce
  • Accommodating Different Abilities and Faiths
  • Sexual Identification and Orientation
  • Income Inequalities
  • Animal Rights and the Implications for Business
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
10

Professions under the Microscope

  • Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Culture
  • The Influence of Advertising
  • The Insurance Industry
  • Ethical Issues in the Provision of Health Care
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
11

Changing Work Environments and Future Trends

  • More Telecommuting or Less?
  • Workplace Campuses
  • Alternatives to Traditional Patterns of Work
  • Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Workplace of the Future
  • Summary
  • Assessment Questions
12

Epilogue: Why Ethics Still Matter

  • Business Ethics in an Evolving Environment
  • Committing to an Ethical View
  • Becoming an Ethical Professional
  • Making a Difference in the Business World
A

Appendix A: The Lives of Ethical Philosophers

  • The Ethics of Aristotle: Virtue Theory
  • The Ethics of Bentham and Mill: Utilitarianism
  • The Ethics of Kant: Deontology
  • The Ethics of John Rawls: Justice Theory
B

Appendix B: Profiles in Business Ethics: Contemporary Thought Leaders

  • Dan Bane, chairman and chief executive officer of Trader Joe’s
  • Mary T. Barra, chairman and CEO of General Motors
  • Marc Benioff, chairman, CEO, and founder of Salesforce
  • John C. (Jack) Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group
  • Yvon Chouinard, founder, and Rose Marcario, CEO and president of Patagonia Works
  • Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
  • Kim Jordan, CEO of New Belgium Brewing Company
  • Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  • Jostein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerry’s
C

Appendix C: A Succinct Theory of Business Ethics

  • The Nature of Business Ethics
  • The Nature of the Ethical Business Leader

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