Ethics and the Conduct of Business

Comprehensive and far-reaching in scope,Ethics and the Conduct of Business,Fourth Edition, frames each issue and examines the arguments on each side with clarity and rigor. Numerous short cases and real-life examples increase understanding and stimulate classroom discussion. The revised and updated Fourth Edition retains the familiar structure of previous editions, with a new chapter on ethics in finance and new material on international business ethics. Eight new cases have been written for this edition, bringing the total to fifty. New topics include Internet privacy, managing conflicts of interest, foreign sweatshops, hostile takeovers, and fairness in financial markets and financial services. Special Features Uses ethical theory in an easy-to-understand form as a foundation for approaching business ethics. Offers fifty cases that illustrate a wide variety of issues in each chapter. Covers a full range of business ethics issues in substantial depth and provides essential background for case discussion. Explains the legal background of issues and relates business ethics to business law.Boatright, John Raymond is the author of 'Ethics and the Conduct of Business', published 0010 under ISBN 9780130991591 and ISBN 0130991597.