[eBook] [PDF] Business Ethics 5th Edition By Crane, Matten, Glozer, Spence

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Cover Halftitle Title Copyright Outline Contents Detailed Contents List of figures and tables List of feature boxes How to use this book Guide to the book Guide to the online resources Ackn... owledgements Editorial advisory panel Part A Understanding Business Ethics 1 Introducing Business Ethics What is business ethics? Why is business ethics important? Business ethics in different organizational contexts Globalization: a key context for business ethics? Sustainability: a key goal for business ethics? Summary 2 Framing Business Ethics: Corporate Responsibility, Stakeholders, and Citizenship Towards a framework for business ethics What is a corporation? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) Stakeholder theory of the firm Corporate citizenship—the firm as a political actor Summary 3 Evaluating Business Ethics: Normative Ethical Theories Introduction The role of ethical theory Normative ethical theories and religion Western modernist ethical theories Alternative perspectives on ethical theory Summary 4 Making Decisions in Business Ethics: Descriptive Ethical Theories Introduction What is an ethical decision? Models of ethical decision-making Individual influences on ethical decision-making Situational influences on decision-making Summary 5 Managing Business Ethics: Tools and Techniques of Business Ethics Management Introduction What is business ethics management? Setting standards of ethical behaviour: designing and implementing codes of ethics Managing stakeholder relations Assessing ethical performance Organizing for business ethics management Summary Part B Contextualizing Business Ethics: The COrporate Citizen and Its Stakeholders 6 Shareholders and Business Ethics Introduction: reassessing the importance of shareholders as stakeholders Shareholders as stakeholders: understanding corporate governance Ethical issues in corporate governance Shareholders and globalization Shareholders as citizens of the corporation Shareholding for sustainability Summary 7 Employees and Business Ethics Introduction Employees and other workers as stakeholders Ethical issues in the employment relationship Employing people worldwide: the ethical challenges of globalization The corporate citizen and employee relations Towards sustainable employment Summary 8 Consumers and Business Ethics Introduction Consumers as stakeholders Ethical issues, marketing, and the consumer Globalization and consumers: the ethical challenges of the global marketplace Consumers and corporate citizenship: consumer sovereignty and the politics of purchasing Sustainable consumption Summary 9 Suppliers, Competitors, and Business Ethics Introduction Suppliers and competitors as stakeholders Ethical issues and suppliers Ethical issues and competitors Globalization, suppliers, and competitors: the ethical challenges of global business networks The corporate citizen in business-to-business relationships: ethical sourcing and fair trade Sustainability and business relationships: towards industrial ecosystems? Summary 10 Civil Society and Business Ethics Introduction Civil society organizations as stakeholders Ethical issues and CSOs Globalization and civil society organizations Corporate citizenship and civil society: charity, collaboration, enterprise, or regulation? Civil society, business, and sustainability Summary 11 Government, Regulation, and Business Ethics Introduction Government as a stakeholder Ethical issues in the relationship between business and government Globalization and business–government relations Corporate citizenship and regulation: business as key player in the regulatory game Governments, business, and sustainability Summary 12 Conclusions and Future Perspectives Introduction The nature and scope of business ethics Globalization as a context for business ethics Sustainability as a goal for business ethics Corporate citizenship and business ethics The contribution of normative ethical theories to business ethics Influences on ethical decision-making The role of management tools in business ethics The role of different stakeholder constituencies in business ethics Trade-offs and conflicts between different stakeholder groups Summary References Subject index Name index Countries and regions index Companies, organizations, and brands index [Show More]

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