Chapter 1: Seeing the moral dimension of business
Shaw 3e Moral Issues in Business Table of contents
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Instructor’s Manual
Seeing the moral dimension of business Normative theories of ethics The nature of capitalism Corporate social responsibility and corporate governance The morality and ethics of consumption International business: Moral and ethical issues Environmental ethics in business The organisation: Ethical and moral issues Ethics at work Ethics, leadership and culture Putting it all together: Towards moral and ethical decision-making
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Chapter 1 Seeing the moral dimension of business Overview There is often confusion among students regarding moral issues, as the everyday use of the term often refers to tradition, law or etiquette. Similarly, there is often confusion between moral and non-moral judgements. This book examines morality in a business context. It is important that business students learn to understand morality, ethics and the principles upon which moral issues are judged. This chapter provides guidelines to these issues and examines what is meant by ‘morality’. Many of the moral issues that arise in business are complex and difficult to answer. For example: How far must manufacturers go to ensure product safety? Should manufacturers reveal everything about a product, including any possible defects or shortcomings? At what point does acceptable exaggeration become lying about a product or a service? When does aggressive marketing become consumer manipulation? Is advertising useful and important or deceptive, misleading and socially detrimental? Copyright © 2017 Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited
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