Ethical Universals in International Business

ISBN-13: 9783540615880 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 246 str.

F. Neil Brady

Opis

This volume focuses on the appreciation of underlying shared values across cultures. Contributors come from a range of disciplines, including: economics; philosophy; business ethics; history; religion; education; and political theory.

Spis treści

Introduction: A Typology of Ethical Theories.- 1 Ethical Relativism and the International Business Manager.- 2 Corporate Social Monitoring in the United States, Great Britain, and South Africa: A Comparative Analysis.- 3 On the Social Responsibility of Corporations under Competition.- 4 Ecology and Ethics in the Economy.- 5 Ethical Universals, Justice, and International Business.- 6 Moral Universals as Cultural Realities.- 7 The Ethical Significance of Corporate Culture in Large Multinational Enterprises.- 8 The German Historical School and the Belief in Ethical Progress.- 9 Deriving Ethical Principles from Theories of the Firm.- 10 The Moral Boundary of International Business: A Postmodern Vision of Contemporary Neo-Confucianism.- 11 The Sodality of Good Character: ‘Fraternity’ and ‘Sorority’ as One Thing.- List of Authors.