Business Ethics for a Material World: An Ecological Approach to Object Stewardship

ISBN-13: 9781316634004 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 394 str.

Pennsylvania) Burg Ryan (Bucknell University

Opis

This book argues that managers must be stewards of workplace objects, from coffee to nitrogen oxides, to run sustainable and responsible businesses.

Recenzje

'Burg's concept of 'object', 'material' or 'matter', and 'thing' is primordial, unique, and highly useful as a way of understanding many components of human behavior, business behavior, plus the ethical and value dimensions of all kinds of organizations. His concept broadens and deepens the investigative, research-based query into the nature and functions of ecological systems plus the associated responsibilities that ensue to those affected by such relationships. Indeed, this 'singularity' opens up traditional ethical inquiries to much more comprehensive analysis and inclusiveness than previously understood.' William C. Frederick, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The singularization of everything; 2. Singularization schema; 3. The power of negative thinking; 4. Three failures in regulated markets; 5. Person, place, and product; 6. Ecological value; 7. Putting responsibility to work; 8. Materiality for business ethics.