Individuals, Groups, and Business Ethics

ISBN-13: 9781138203136 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 186 str.

Chris Provis

Opis

This book analyses obligations that arise in our membership of social groups. It considers how to deal with the complex responsibilities we have in our relationships to family, friends and workmates, and how far ethics may ground our commitments to organisations, corporations and countries.

Recenzje

‘By exploring the dynamics of moral responsibility, influence, and decision making in groups, this book offers a realistic picture of how people make decisions under the influence of others in organizations.’ – Joanne Ciulla, University of Richmond, USA

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Ethical Principles and Ethical Decision Making  2. Ethics, Society and Individuals  3. Individuals, Expectations and Groups  4. Institutions, Norms and Ethics  5. A Hypothetical Case: Endeavour Organisation  6. Conflicts of Obligations  7. Obligations, Exploitation and identity  8. Decisions, Groups and Reasons

O autorze

Chris Provis studied and taught philosophy, then worked for some years in industrial relations before joining the School of Management at the University of South Australia. Specialising in business ethics, he has published numerous research papers, as well as as Ethics and Organisational Politics (2004).