An Introduction To Business Ethics

An Introduction to Business Ethics explores the issues of individual and corporate responsibility in business, and integrates many contemporary and classic readings with the text. The book has a cross-cultural approach and case studies are used throughout.

Suitable for business ethics course, this title offers critical analysis and integrates the perspective of philosophy with management, law, economics, and public policy. It provides a comprehensive introductory survey of the ethical choices available to us in business.

"The overarching goal in the seventh edition of this text remains what it was for the first edition: "to provide a clear, concise, and reasonably comprehensive introductory survey of the ethical choices available to us in business." This book arose from the challenges encountered in my own teaching of business ethics. Over the years I have taught business ethics in many settings and with many formats. I sometimes relied on an anthology of readings, other times I emphasized case studies"--

Since its inception, An Introduction to Business Ethics, by Joseph DesJardins, has been a cutting-edge resource for the business ethics course. DesJardins's unique approach encompasses all that an introductory business ethics course is, from a multidisciplinary perspective. It offers critical analysis and integrates the perspective of philosophy with management, law, economics, and public policy, providing a clear, concise, yet reasonably comprehensive introductory survey of the ethical choices available to us in business.

Provides an introduction to the subject of ethics and values in the business environment. Set firmly in a European context, the book spans the range of subjects in business ethics, including: theories of ethics; capitalism and free enterprise; marketing; employment; and the greening of business.

This undergraduate textbook captures the dynamic nature of business ethics in the era of globalization.