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Ethical issues in business: a philosophical approach edited by Thomas Donaldson

By: Thomas DonaldsonMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1988Description: x,454p. PBISBN: 0132901722DDC classification: 174.4

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PART I GENERAL ISSUES IN ETHICS 5 Ethical Relativism / / Case Study—The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation J1 A. Carl Kotchian A Defense of Cultural Relativism 20 William Graham Sumnkr Ethical Relativity and Ethical Absolutism 27 Walter T. Stack Multinational Decision-Making: Reconciling International Norms 35 Thomas Donaldson Ethics and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 48 Mark Pastin and Michael Hooker Moral Dimensions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Comments on Pastin and Hooker 54 Kenneth D. Alpern Truth Telling 60 Case Study—Italian Tax Mores 60 Arthur L. Kelly Ethical Duties Towards Others: "Truthfulness" 63 Immanuel Kant Is Business Bluffing Ethical? 69 Albert Carr The Ethics and Profitability of Bluffing in Business 77 Richard E. Wokutch and Thomas L. Carson PART II A/IORALITY AIMD CORPORATIOWS 84 The Moral Status of Corporations 89 Case Study—Manville: The Ethics of Economic Efficiency? 89 A. R. Gini When Did Johns-Manville Know? 98 Jeff Coplon The Corporation as a Moral Person 100 Peter A. French Morality and the Ideal of Rationalitr- in Formal Organizations 110 John Ladd The Moral Responsibility of Corporations 123 Case Study—"When E. E. Button Speaks . . 123 JOANNl", B. ClULLA Can a Corporation Have a Conscience? J39 Kenneth E. Goodpaster and John B. Matthews. Jr. Catch 20.5: Corporate Morality as an Organizational Phenomenon J49 James A. Waters PART III PROPERTY, PROFIT, AND JUSTICE 164 Traditional Theories of Property and Profit 174 Case Study—Plasma International 174 T. W. ZiMMERER and P, L. PrESTON Benefits of the Profit Motive 176 Adam Smith The Justification of Private Property J8J John Lockf. Alienated Labour 187 Karl Marx The Communist Manifesto 192 Karl Marx and Frifdrich Engels Wealth 200 Andrew Carnegie Property and Profit: Modern Discussions 206 Case Study—"Going After the Crooks" 206 Time Magazine The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits 217 Milton Friedman The New Property 223 George Cabot Lodge Regulation That Works 232 Steven Kelman Resolving Income and Wealth Differences in a Market Economy: A Dialogue 237 James M. Gustafson and Elmer W. Johnson Justice 250 Case Study—International Computer Sales 250 Laura Nadel and Hesh Wiener Case Study—Who Has First Claim on Health Care Resources? 256 Robert M. Veatch Case Study—Cat Scan 257 Wall Street Journal Distributive Justice 258 John Rawi,s The Principles of a Liberal Social Order 269 Friedrich a. Hayek Morality and the Liberal Ideal 279 Michahl J. Sandix PART IV EA/IPLOYER-Eft/IPLOYEE RELATIOMSHIPS 28S Employee Rights 290 Case Study—The Aircraft Brake Scandal 290 Kkrmit Vandivikr Case Study—The Copper "O" Company 304 Thomas F. McMahon, C. S. V. A Proposed Bill of Rights 305 David W. Ewing The Myth of the "Oppressive Corporation" 3J0 Max Ways Employment at Will and Due Process: Contrary Employment Practices 3i3 Patricia H. Wf.rhane The Case for the Polygraph in Employment Screening 319 Gordon H. Barland The Case Against the Polygraph in Employment Screening 323 David T. Lykkkn Affirmative Action 328 Case Study—Freida Mae Jones 328 Martin R. Mosf.r Is Turn About Fair Play? 332 Barry R. Gross A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment 339 Richard Wassf.rstrom Classification by Race in Compensatory Programs 345 Jamfs W. Nickfl How Can Comparable Worth Be Achieved? 350 Sfan DkForrhst PART 1/ CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES 356 The Environment 362 Case Study—Three Mile Island 362 Newsweek The Case for Economic Growth 369 WiLFRKD BkCKKRMAN The Scarcity Society 375 William Ophuls Ethics and Ecology 382 William T. Blackstone Advertising 390 Case Study—Toy Wars 390 Manuel G. VEuxsguEz The Dependence Effect 395 John Kenneth Galdraith Advertising and Behavior Control 401 Robert L. Arrington Corporate Governance 414 Case Study—A. H. Robins; The Dalkon Shield 414 A. R. Gini and T. Sullivan Who Rules the Corporation? 424 Ralph Nader, Mark Gri-:i-,n, and Joel Seligman Power and Accountability: The Changing Role of the Corporate Board of Directors 437 Irving S. Shapiro

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PART I GENERAL ISSUES IN ETHICS 5
Ethical Relativism / /
Case Study—The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation J1
A. Carl Kotchian
A Defense of Cultural Relativism 20
William Graham Sumnkr
Ethical Relativity and Ethical Absolutism 27
Walter T. Stack
Multinational Decision-Making: Reconciling International
Norms 35
Thomas Donaldson
Ethics and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 48
Mark Pastin and Michael Hooker
Moral Dimensions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Comments
on Pastin and Hooker 54
Kenneth D. Alpern
Truth Telling 60
Case Study—Italian Tax Mores 60
Arthur L. Kelly
Ethical Duties Towards Others: "Truthfulness" 63
Immanuel Kant
Is Business Bluffing Ethical? 69
Albert Carr
The Ethics and Profitability of Bluffing in Business 77
Richard E. Wokutch and Thomas L. Carson
PART II A/IORALITY AIMD CORPORATIOWS 84
The Moral Status of Corporations 89
Case Study—Manville: The Ethics of Economic Efficiency? 89
A. R. Gini
When Did Johns-Manville Know? 98
Jeff Coplon
The Corporation as a Moral Person 100
Peter A. French
Morality and the Ideal of Rationalitr- in Formal Organizations 110
John Ladd
The Moral Responsibility of Corporations 123
Case Study—"When E. E. Button Speaks . . 123
JOANNl", B. ClULLA
Can a Corporation Have a Conscience? J39
Kenneth E. Goodpaster and John B. Matthews. Jr.
Catch 20.5: Corporate Morality as an Organizational
Phenomenon J49
James A. Waters
PART III PROPERTY, PROFIT, AND JUSTICE 164
Traditional Theories of Property and Profit 174
Case Study—Plasma International 174
T. W. ZiMMERER and P, L. PrESTON
Benefits of the Profit Motive 176
Adam Smith
The Justification of Private Property J8J
John Lockf.
Alienated Labour 187
Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto 192
Karl Marx and Frifdrich Engels
Wealth 200
Andrew Carnegie
Property and Profit: Modern Discussions 206
Case Study—"Going After the Crooks" 206
Time Magazine
The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits 217
Milton Friedman
The New Property 223
George Cabot Lodge
Regulation That Works 232
Steven Kelman
Resolving Income and Wealth Differences in a Market Economy: A
Dialogue 237
James M. Gustafson and Elmer W. Johnson
Justice 250
Case Study—International Computer Sales 250
Laura Nadel and Hesh Wiener
Case Study—Who Has First Claim on Health Care
Resources? 256
Robert M. Veatch
Case Study—Cat Scan 257
Wall Street Journal
Distributive Justice 258
John Rawi,s
The Principles of a Liberal Social Order 269
Friedrich a. Hayek
Morality and the Liberal Ideal 279
Michahl J. Sandix
PART IV EA/IPLOYER-Eft/IPLOYEE RELATIOMSHIPS 28S
Employee Rights 290
Case Study—The Aircraft Brake Scandal 290
Kkrmit Vandivikr
Case Study—The Copper "O" Company 304
Thomas F. McMahon, C. S. V.
A Proposed Bill of Rights 305
David W. Ewing
The Myth of the "Oppressive Corporation" 3J0
Max Ways
Employment at Will and Due Process: Contrary Employment
Practices 3i3
Patricia H. Wf.rhane
The Case for the Polygraph in Employment Screening 319
Gordon H. Barland
The Case Against the Polygraph in Employment Screening 323
David T. Lykkkn
Affirmative Action 328
Case Study—Freida Mae Jones 328
Martin R. Mosf.r
Is Turn About Fair Play? 332
Barry R. Gross
A Defense of Programs of Preferential Treatment 339
Richard Wassf.rstrom
Classification by Race in Compensatory Programs 345
Jamfs W. Nickfl
How Can Comparable Worth Be Achieved? 350
Sfan DkForrhst
PART 1/ CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES 356
The Environment 362
Case Study—Three Mile Island 362
Newsweek
The Case for Economic Growth 369
WiLFRKD BkCKKRMAN
The Scarcity Society 375
William Ophuls
Ethics and Ecology 382
William T. Blackstone
Advertising 390
Case Study—Toy Wars 390
Manuel G. VEuxsguEz
The Dependence Effect 395
John Kenneth Galdraith
Advertising and Behavior Control 401
Robert L. Arrington
Corporate Governance 414
Case Study—A. H. Robins; The Dalkon Shield 414
A. R. Gini and T. Sullivan
Who Rules the Corporation? 424
Ralph Nader, Mark Gri-:i-,n, and Joel Seligman
Power and Accountability: The Changing Role of the Corporate
Board of Directors 437
Irving S. Shapiro

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