Business ethics as rational choice:
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Boston ; Munich [u.a.]
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2011
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 104 S. graph. Darst. |
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Titel: Business ethics as rational choice
Autor: Hooker, John
Jahr: 2011
CONTENTS
Preface ix
About the Author xi
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1
Why Business Ethics? 2
Dispelling the Myths 3
How to Use This Book 4
Notes 5
Chapter 2 CONDITIONS FOR RATIONAL CHOICE
Jennifer's Choice 6
The Generalization Test 7
The Basic Argument 7
Corollaries of the Generalization Test 8
Why Acts Must Have Reasons 9
Identifying the Reasons for an Action 10
Jennifer's Choice 10
Judging Generalizability 12
Professional Ethics 12
Fiduciary Duty to Stockholders 13
Exercises 14
The Utilitarian Test 15
Maximizing Utility 15
Expected Utility 17
Jennifer's Choice 17
DoestheEndJustifytheMeans? 17
Too Much Altruism? 18
The Role of Self-interest 19
Predicting the Consequences 19
Exercises 20
Virtue Ethics 20
Teleological Explanation 21
Virtues 21
Integrity 21
Jennifer's Choice 22
Exercises 23
Notes 24
Chapter 3 DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE AND AUTONOMY 25
Measuring Utility 25
Utility Functions 26
Calibrating Utility Functions 26
Exercises 28
Distributive Justice 29
The Veil of Ignorance 29
The Difference Principle 29
Refining the Difference Principle 30
The Liberty Principle 31
Exercises 32
Mathematical Note 1 32
Mathematical Note 2 33
Notes 33
Chapter 4 INITIAL CASE STUDIES 34
? CASE 4.1: Spying on Unilever 34
Exercises 35
? CASE 4.2: A Damaged Car 35
Exercises 36
? CASE 4.3: An Insurance Broker's Dilemma 37
Exercises 37
? CASE 4.4: Product Safety 38
Exercises 39
? CASE 4.5: Misleading Numbers 39
Exercises 41
? CASE 4.6: Health and Smoking Bans 42
Exercises 43
Notes 45
Chapter 5 MBA STUDENT DILEMMAS 46
? CASE 5.1: Being Honest with the Customer 46
Exercises 47
? CASE 5.2: Paying for the Salad Bar 48
Exercises 48
? CASE 5.3: The Boss's Unauthorized Expenses 49
Exercises 49
? CASE 5.4: Accepting Free Tickets 50
Exercises 51
? CASE 5.5: Unauthorized Salary Information 51
Exercises 51
? CASE 5.6: Sacrificing the Old for the New 52
Exercise 53
? CASE 5.7: Interviews after Accepting a Job 53
Exercises 57
Notes 58
Chapter 6 BUSINESS CASE STUDIES 59
? CASE 6.1: Nortel and Income Smoothing 59
? CASE 6.2: Tires and Rollovers 61
? CASE 6.3: The Builard Houses 63
? CASE 6.4: Marketing Prozac and Paxil 66
? CASE 6.5: Countrywide Financial and Subprime Mortgages 68
? CASE 6.6: Super Size Me 74
? CASE 6.7: Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy 77
Exercises 80
Notes 87
Chapter 7 CROSS-CULTURAL ETHICS 89
Cross-Cultural Decisions 90
Relationships vs. Rules 90
Cronyism and the Purchasing Agent 91
Inappropriate Lawsuits 91
Bribery 92
? CASE 7.1: Kickbacks in Taiwan 92
? CASE 7.2: Bribery in India 93
? CASE 7.3: Nepotism in China 94
? CASE 7.4: Accounting Fraud in North America 94
? CASE 7.5: Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa 95
? CASE 7.6: Side Payments in the Middle East 96
? CASE 7.7: Gifts to Korean Officials 97
? CASE 7.8: Dilemma in Cote d'lvoire 97
Ethics and Human Nature 99
Notes 100
Index 101 |
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