Moral Issues in Business

by William H. Shaw, Vincent E. Barry

A unique collection of text, cases, and readings, MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS is the best-selling business ethics book in North America. Combining insightful and accessible introductions prepared by the editors, cases that highlight the real world poignancy of the matters addressed in this book, and reading selections from the most influential voices in contemporary ethical debates, this book--the standard for today's business ethics books--is a comprehensive, flexible, and pedagogically proven course of study exploring the intersections of commerce and ethics.

Genres: College, School, Philosophy, Textbooks

627 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2000

Reviews

[Ahmed · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love philosophy, and I love business. So this topic is a must for me. The content and issues portrayed in this book are spectacular, however, the author is a bit opinionated for my liking. Usually, when reading philosophy books, especially textbooks for school, you see both sides of a viewpoint. You ask questions and are often times in a gray area, left to choose for yourself "what would you do?" But Shaw more so shoves what HE would, what he thinks is right and what he thinks is wrong; which, in my opinion, fundamentally goes against the study of philosophy. Also, when showing data and comparing statistics to make a point, it's definitely biased and makes it just seem unbelievable.
Overall, great content and much potential, but could have been executed and more open-minded manner.

[Corrie Beebe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another text book assigned for a class. It was, in a word: DRY. Ugh...There are other texts, basically discussing the same issues, that are less dry and have a greater interactive component. Yes, moral issues and ethical issues are addressed and identified, theory is presented, but all are presented in such a way as to bore the reader. Ethics and morals can be very interesting, but unfortunately this text book isn't.

[Johnny]

I couldn't read

[Eve · Rating 1 out of 5]

Communist manifesto # 2...Shame on you, University of Newcastle, to have an MBA based on such poor and biased literature...such a disappointment.

[Angel]

read this for uni

[Christine]

So glad I finally finished!