Business ethics in action: seeking human excellence in organizations
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures
xii
Foreword by]or
di
Canals
xiii
Preface
xv
Part I Introduction to Business Ethics
1
The Role of Ethics in Business
2
Introductory case
1:
The rise and fall of Arthur Andersen
3
Spontaneous ethics and rational ethics
6
Contemporary development of business ethics and
related matters
7
Insight
1 :
How the business ethics movement started
8
Business ethics and its constitutive aspects
10
Ethical issues, dilemmas and improvements
11
Are profits and ethics truly related?
12
Why do corporations engage in business ethics?
13
Appendix: Some conceptual clarifications of ethics and
related concepts
15
Business ethics in practice
1 :
Johnson
&
Johnson and the
Tylenol Affair
17
Dilemma
1 20
Summary
21
2
Business in Society: Are the Market and
Regulations Sufficient?
22
Introductory case
2:
The Enron collapse
23
Business: A human and social reality
25
Business within the market economy
27
Insight
2:
Is capitalism ethically acceptable?
30
Government intervention and fair competition
30
Are laws enough?
32
Civil society demands on business and its 'soft regulations'
33
Legality and morality
35
vi
CONTENTS
Beyond market and regulations
36
Business ethics in practice
2:
Cummins
Engine
Соф.
-
Ethical training and compliance with law
38
Dilemma
2 40
Summary
41
3
Cultural Diversity, Common
Values and International Standards
42
Introductory case
3:
Selling in a different cultural context
-
Do ethical standards change?
43
Cultural diversity and business ethics
46
Cultural relativism and ethical
universais
48
Insight
3:
Are there common values in different
religions and cultures?
52
International ethical standards for business
53
Appendix: Religious approaches to business ethics
57
Business ethics in practice
3:
Canon and the kyosei
concept
-
Working together for the common good
65
Dilemma
3 66
Summary
66
Part II The Individual within the Organization
4
Ethics, at the Core of Human Action
68
Introductory case
4:
Easy money on Wall Street
69
Values, principles and virtues in human action
71
A person-centred approach
74
Practical rationality and human goods
75
Insight
4:
Are there some universal basic human needs?
76
The Golden Rule: A global ethical principle
79
Human dignity and the
Personalist
Principle
79
Human rights
82
The Principle of the Common Good
84
Moral character and fundamental human virtues
86
Appendix: An overview of mainstream ethical theories
for business ethics
89
Business ethics in practice
4:
François Michelin
-
A
person-centred vision of a business leader
94
Dilemma
4 96
Summary
97
CONTENTS
vii
Individual Responsibility and Moral
Judgements in Business
98
Introductory case
5:
Worldcom
-
The dilemma of
Cynthia F. Cooper
99
Responsibility, accountability and liability
101
For what and to whom are we responsible?
103
Moral responsibility and its modifiers
105
Forms of individual responsibility
107
Insight
5:
Milgram's experiment
110
Responsibility of individuals within organizations 111
Moral judgements: The Triple Font of Morality Theory
112
Practical wisdom in making moral judgements
114
Responsibility for consequences: The problem of
secondary effects
115
The Principle of Double Effect
117
Cooperation in wrongdoing
120
Business ethics in practice
5 :
Danone
-
The decision to
close biscuit plants
122
Dilemma
5 124
Summary
125
Frequent Ethical Issues in Business
126
Introductory case
6:
Siemens
-
Several bribes hit the company
127
Business contracts
129
Misappropriation and fraud
132
Trade secrets
133
Conflicts of interest
134
Tax evasion and tax avoidance
135
Insider trading
137
Whistle-blowing
140
Bribery, extortion and other irregular payments
141
Insight
6:
Fighting against corruption
143
Morality of bribery and extortion
144
Restitution and compensatory damages
146
Business ethics in practice
6:
General Motors
-
Sullivan Principles and gift-giving policy
146
Dilemma
6 148
Summary
149
viii CONTENTS
Part III Managerial Ethics
7
The Purpose of the Firm and Mission-Driven
Management
152
Introductory case
7:
Wal-Mart
-
An innovative
strategy with questionable practices
153
Relevance of the purpose of business
155
Mission-driven management
156
Insight
7:
The business corporation: An historical overview
157
Is the firm only a set of contracts or a mere system of interests?
158
The firm as a community of persons
159
For whose benefit should a company be managed?
160
The purpose of the firm
163
Implications of the firm's purpose for corporate governance
167
Business ethics in practice
7:
Medtronic
-
A mission-driven company
170
DUemma
7 173
Summary
174
8
Use and Misuse of Power
176
Introductory case
8:
A questionable use of power in
Salomon Brothers
177
Power in corporations
179
Power, responsibility and justice
180
Diligence and justice in managerial work
183
Equity in managing people
185
Misuse of corporate resources
186
Insight
8:
Abuse of power in executive compensation?
188
Truthfulness in managerial communications
189
Good ethical practices of corporate governance
192
Business ethics in practice
8:
Sir Adrian Cadbury and
the Cadbury Report
194
Dilemma
8 196
Summary
197
9
Human Virtues in Leadership of Organizations
198
Introductory case
9:
Tyco
-
Leadership in the aftermath of scandal
199
Leading organizations: Authority, not only power
202
Moral character in leadership
204
Serving and fostering a sense of service in others
205
Wisdom in leading organizations
207
Integrity as wholeness of virtue
210
Insight
9:
Level
5
of leadership
211
CONTENTS ix
Humility and authenticity
212
Magnanimity
213
Justice, honesty and loyalty
214
Kindness, compassion, gratitude and forgiveness
215
Courage, patience, self-discipline and being positive
216
Business ethics in practice
9:
Leadership of Franco
Bernabé
at ENI, Italy
218
Dilemma
9 219
Summary
220
Part IV Organizational Ethics
10
Ethics in Organizational Cultures and Structures
224
Introductory case
10:
Boeing
-
Does the personal
conduct of the CEO really matter?
225
Corporate values and guiding principles
227
Codes of business conduct
229
Insight
10:
The benefits of a code of business conduct
230
Implementing a code of conduct
231
Organizational culture and its ethical dimension
233
Shaping ethical organizational cultures
235
Ethical training programmes
236
Reinforcing ethical actions through organizational structures
237
Ethics in the design of organizational structures
239
Ethics in job design
241
Information technology in the organizational context
242
Business ethics in practice
10:
TDIndustries
-
A culture of
trust and servant leadership
244
Dilemma
10 245
Summary
247
11
Work and Workers'Rights within the Organization
248
Introductory case
11:
GAP
-
Combating child labour
249
Dignity of human work and workers' rights
250
Labour contracts and work exploitation
252
Fair remuneration and the 'living wage'
255
Insight
11 :
Has a company responsibility for the working
conditions in the supply chain?
256
Occupational health and safety
257
Reasonable daily working hours and rest
258
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and striking
259
Non-discrimination in employment and occupation
259
Violence in the workplace: Sexual harassment and mobbing
262
CONTENTS
Other workers' rights
263
Business ethics in practice
11:
Surgikos
-
from
maquiladora
system to a participative work
265
Dilemma
11
267
Summary
269
12
Ethics in the Organizing of Marketing
270
Introductory case
12:
Mattel
-
Massive recall of toys
271
Marketing, consumer rights and consumerism
274
Consumer sovereignty, paternalism and genuine service
276
Insight
12:
Caveat emptor versus caveat venditor
279
Ethical values in marketing research and in market research
279
Ethical issues regarding the product
280
Fair price and abuses in pricing
283
Ethics in advertising
286
Ethics in distribution and sales
289
Business ethics in practice
12:
Imaginarnim
SA
-
Giving a real service
290
Dilemma
12 292
Summary
294
Part V Societal Business Ethics
13
The Social Responsibility and Accountability
of Business
296
Introductory case
13:
Nike
-
A true social report or
misleading advertising?
297
Social responsibility of business: An historical overview
299
Does the corporation really bear responsibilities?
302
Corporate responses to social demands
304
Criticism and answers to corporate social responsibility
305
Corporate responsibility: Mainstream theories
308
Sustainable development and the triple bottom
Une
311
Insight
13:
Can business alleviate poverty?
313
Corporate accountability
314
Auditing and reporting on CSR and sustainability
315
Business ethics in practice
13:
United Laboratories
-
From
Bayanihan culture to CSR
316
Dilemma
13 318
Summary
319
14
Corporate Citizenship
320
Introductory case
14:
Shell's Brent Spar buoy affair
-
What
lessons can we learn?
321
CONTENTS xi
Corporate citizenship in the global context
324
Ethical principles for corporate citizenship responsibilities
325
Corporate responsibilities
327
Concentric circles of corporate citizenship
330
Corporation-government relationships
332
Insight
14:
Are multinational corporations supplanting the state?
334
Corporate citizenship facing outsourcing and closing plants
335
Leading with a sense of corporate citizenship
336
Business ethics in practice
14:
Infosys Technologies
-
One
of India's most admired companies
338
Dilemma
14 341
Summary
342
15
Environmental Business Ethics
344
Introductory case
15:
Bhopal, India
-
Could the worst
industrial disaster have been avoided?
345
Environmentalism and the philosophical debate on the
environment
347
Environmental ethics approaches
349
Animal welfare
351
Responsible use of natural resources
352
Energy resources and the responsible use of energy
353
Insight
15:
Carbon dioxide and global warming
353
Avoiding pollution in all its forms
355
Business responsibility in waste production, disposal
and recycling
358
Corporate strategies for environmental sustainability
360
Business ethics in practice
15:
Waste concern
-
Cash for
trash in Bangladesh
361
Dilemma
15 363
Summary
363
Notes
365
References
387
General Index
407
Index of Companies and Institutions
418 |
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