Competing with Integrity in International Business

by Richard T. De George

The first book to address the whole spectrum of multinational business ethics, Competing with Integrity in International Business examines moral debates about operating ethically in virtually every major market environment in the world. Taking the company of integrity as its objective, it offers guidelines for multinationals in underdeveloped countries as well as original strategies for corporations competing in corrupt environments. Backed by the distinguished author's wide and varied experience, both as a scholar and as consultant to firms and business institutions around the world, Competing with Integrity in International Business covers cooperation with local government, taxes, respect for and compliance with local society, human rights, national development, and other challenges, as well as responses to immoral adversaries and the use of publicity to expose corrupt actions. With case studies from across the globe, including the former Soviet bloc, China, Japan, and the
European Community, this will prove an invaluable resource for business professionals, ethicists, philosophers, and students.

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 16, 1993

About the author

Dr. Richard T. De George is University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Business Administration and the director of the International Center for Ethics in Business at the University of Kansas. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Ethics of Information Technology and Business, Business Ethics, and Competing With Integrity in International Business. He is a past president of both the American Philosophical Association and the International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics.