Trends in Business and Economic Ethics

• Main Authors: Cowton, Christopher (Author), Haase, Michaela (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy,
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Philosophy.; Ethics.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Political philosophy.; Economics.; Economics, general.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.; Business and Management, general.; Philosophy, general.; Political Philosophy.

A growing body of academic and business specialists are paying attention to ethical issues in business and economics, drawing on a wide range of different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. This volume presents important new insights from scholars in economics, philosophy, business ethics an...

Table of Contents:

• On Setting the Agenda for Business Ethics Research
• Some Principles of Ethical Economy
• Economic Ethics: A Systematic Integration
• The Conundrum of Moral Evaluation in Economics
• Why Act Morally? Economic and Philosophical Reasons
• Business Ethics and the Rhetoric of Reaction
• A Critical Perspective on Social Accounting – The Contribution of Discourse Philosophy
• Sustainable Finance and the Stakeholder Equity Model
• Theory, Practice, and Education: On the Role of Business Ethics for Management Education at Business Schools or Universities.