Moral issues in business / William H. Shaw & Vincent Barry.

Contents;

Part one: Moral philosophy and business
Chapter 1: The nature of morality
Ethics
Moral versus nonmoral standards
Religion and morality
etc.

Chapter 2: Normative theories of ethics
Consequentialist and nonconsequentialist theories
Egoism
Utilitarianism
Kant's ethics
etc.

Chapter 3: Justice and economic distribution
The nature of justice
The utilitarian view
The libertarian approach
Rawl's theory of justice

Part two: American business and its basis
Chapter 4: The nature of capitalism
Capitalism
Key features of capitalism
Moral justifications of capitalism
etc.

Chapter 5: Corporation
The limited-liability company
Corporate moral agency
Corporate responsibility
Should corporate responsibility be broadened?
etc.

Part three: The organization and the people in it
Chapter 6: The workplace (1): Basic issues
Civil liberties in the workplace
Personnel policies and procedures
Unions
etc.

Chapter 7: The workplace (2): Today's challenges
Organizational influence in private lives
Obtaining information
Working conditions
Redesigning work
etc.

Chapter 8: Moral choices facing employees
Obligations to the firm and conflicts of interest
Obligations to third parties
The question of self-interest
etc.

Chapter 9: Job discrimination
The meaning of job discrimination
Evidence of discrimination
Affirmative action: The legal context
etc.

Part four: Business and society
Chapter 10: Consumers
Product safety
Other areas of business responsibility
Deception and unfairness in advertising
etc.

Chapter 11: The environment
Business and ecology
The ethics of environmental protection
Cost allocation
Delving deeper into environmental ethics
etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.