A comprehensive look at the fascinating and complex subject of ethics in
business that is both theoretically rich and engaging.
Fisher and Lovell focus on developing ethical awareness and give as much
importance to individual conscience at work as they do to socially responsible behaviour
at the corporate level and within the global business world.
Business Ethics and Values is suitable for any Business related Ethics,
Sustainability or Corporate Social Responsibility course at an upper level undergraduate
or Masters level.
Colin Fisher is Professor of Managerial Ethics and Values, Nottingham
Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Professor Alan Lovell is Dean of Glamorgan Business School, University
of Glamorgan.
Table of Contents
PART A: BUSINESS ETHICS MATTERS: WHAT IS IT AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
1. Perspectives on business ethics and values
2. Ethical issues in business
3. Ethical theories and how to use them
PART B: INDIVIDUALS' RESPONSES TO ETHICAL ISSUES
4. Personal values in the workplace
5. Values and heuristics
6. Individual responses to ethical situation
7. Whistleblower or witness?
PART C: ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSES TO ETHICAL ISSUES
8. Corporate responsibility, corporate governance and corporate citizenship
9. Sustainability and the responsible corporation
10. Ethical conformance: codes, standards, culture, leadership and citizen power
PART D THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
11. Global and local values - and international business
12. Globalisation and international business
13. Moral agency at work and a modest proposal for affecting ethics in business
14. Concluding integrative case studies
640 pages, Paperback