Paul M. Minus Overview The papers gathered in this volume were first presented for reflection and discussion at a landmark event in March 1992. The International Conference on the Ethics of Business in a Global Economy, held in Columbus, Ohio, brought together over 300 participants from twenty-two nations in six continents. This was the most geographically diverse body of leaders ever assembled to consider issues of ethics in business. Approximately two-thirds of them were business executives; the others came mainly from the fields of education and religion. Knowing the context from which...
Paul M. Minus Overview The papers gathered in this volume were first presented for reflection and discussion at a landmark event in March 1992. The In...
Modern liberal democracies are troubled by public problems in which the free market is no innocent bystander. It is therefore generally acknowledged that the market must be controlled. Assisting the Invisible Hand is an investigation into contemporary thinking on controlling the market, especially with regard to the problem of dealing with environmental issues. The implicit modes of thinking in economics, political philosophy and administrative theory are uncovered and criticized. The book contributes to contemporary insight by arguing that the issue of market control must be...
Modern liberal democracies are troubled by public problems in which the free market is no innocent bystander. It is therefore generally acknowledged t...
The signi? cance of "spirituality in management" is acquiring considerable international recognition. It is one of the "hottest" emerging ? elds in management. A number of recent events underscore this development. In February 2000 the Indian Institute of Management organized a "Corporate Reputation for Competitive Advantage" workshop in Calcutta, which focused on spirituality, ethics and leadership. The conference "Business, Religion and Spirituality" was held at the University of Notre Dame in April th 2000. In April 2001 the International Academy of Business Disciplines held its 13 annual...
The signi? cance of "spirituality in management" is acquiring considerable international recognition. It is one of the "hottest" emerging ? elds in ma...
Applying Care Ethics to Business is a multidisciplinary collection of original essays that explores the intersection between the burgeoning field of care ethics and business. Care ethics is an approach to morality that emphasizes relational, particularist, and affective dimensions of morality that evolved from feminist theory and today enjoys robust intellectual exploration. Care ethics emerged out of feminist theory in the 1980's and the greatest contribution to moral analysis among Women' Studies scholars. Today, feminists and non-feminist scholars are increasingly taking care...
Applying Care Ethics to Business is a multidisciplinary collection of original essays that explores the intersection between the burgeoning ...
What are the characteristics of an ethical organization?
How can we audit the ethics of an organization?
What measures and activities stimulate the ethical development of organizations?
This book addresses these questions. It is easier to say that ethics is necessary than to tell how to organize ethics. This book provides a fundamental and coherent vision on how ethics can be organized in a focused way. This study examines the assumptions for organizing ethics, the pitfalls and phases of...
Why is ethics important to organizations?
What are the characteristics of an ethical organization?
Business ethics as a discipline leans on cases but flourishes by thorough analysis and reflection. The present volume offers both. After three introductory chapters into business ethics eight recent European cases, mainly stemming from The Netherlands and Belgium and all of them with a clear moral impact, are extensively described and analysed. Among them are the Lernout and Hauspie speech technology disaster, Heineken's struggle with the promotion girls selling beer in Cambodia, cartels in the Dutch construction industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the Aids crisis, and Unilever...
Business ethics as a discipline leans on cases but flourishes by thorough analysis and reflection. The present volume offers both. After three intr...
The book develops a philosophical foundation to the field of management education using the work of Martin Heidegger as a guiding philosophy. It asks the questions 'what is a corporation?' and 'what is corporate management?' These two questions are foundational for management thought in general and management ethics in particular. Most other academic fields are in some way defined and guided by a philosophical discourse. This philosophical discourse is largely missing in the field of management thought and education. Without this foundation it can never be clear what actually belongs into a...
The book develops a philosophical foundation to the field of management education using the work of Martin Heidegger as a guiding philosophy. It asks ...
Unlike others on the topic, this book focuses primarily on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), arguing that NGOs can rise above perceived legitimacy deficit to function more effectively as corporate partners than interest groups and activists.
Unlike others on the topic, this book focuses primarily on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), arguing that NGOs can rise above perceiv...
The book develops a philosophical foundation to the field of management education using the work of Martin Heidegger as a guiding philosophy. It asks the questions 'what is a corporation?' and 'what is corporate management?' These two questions are foundational for management thought in general and management ethics in particular. Most other academic fields are in some way defined and guided by a philosophical discourse. This philosophical discourse is largely missing in the field of management thought and education. Without this foundation it can never be clear what actually belongs into a...
The book develops a philosophical foundation to the field of management education using the work of Martin Heidegger as a guiding philosophy. It asks ...
A central premise of this book is that a postmodern reading of ethics represents an expression of, and engagement with, the ethical complexities that define the business landscape. Discusses such concepts as responsible leadership and corporate responsibility.
A central premise of this book is that a postmodern reading of ethics represents an expression of, and engagement with, the ethical complexities that ...
