Ethics and the Conduct of Business

by John R. Boatright

Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 6/e is a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the most prominent issues in the field of business ethics and the major positions and arguments on these issues. Numerous real-life examples and case studies are used throughout the book to increase understanding of issues, stimulate class discussion, and show the discussion's relevance to real-life business practice. The focus of Ethics and the Conduct of Business is primarily on ethical issues that corporate decision makers face in developing policies about employees, customers, and the general public. The positions on these issues and the arguments for them are taken from a wide variety of sources, including economics and the law.

Genres: Textbooks, Nonfiction, Management, Business

480 pages, Paperback

Published October 27, 2008

Reviews

[Sarahc Caflisch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, I know one should never, 'judge a book by it's cover," but if that's true, why do publishers spend so much time worrying about it? And, I have to say, most times I can actually do a pretty accurate job judging the book by its cover (e.g. a book with Ann Coulter on its cover sucks).

But, here is a book that shows us why that tired ol' cliche from the days of triplicate copies and manual typesetting holds true, do not judge this book by its cover, and please, do yourself a favor and don't judge it by its title as well. When I saw this book, I thought, "I guess I'm taking the last train to Snoozeville." Oh, but how wrong I was! People, take note: this is a great book. Bypass the Microsoft Office 2004 Clip Art the publisher decided to use for cover art and get right to the good stuff: the contents!

The first few chapters do an accessible, but thorough, job of outlining the theories of some of the West's foremost philosophers (Kant, Locke, etc), and walking the reader through, at a brisk pace, some illuminating real-life corporate scenarios wherein questions of ethics and the philosophies behind them are debated and analyzed. Not to sound a blaring nerd alert, but good stuff! Great handbook for the ethical businessman or citizen of a Western capitalist country.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mandatory book for college. I do not feel that I really learned about ethics and the workplace - minimal case studies, etc.

[Cantrelle Peppin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't get as much out of this as the Ethics in Marketing book. To be honest, I don't really remember much about this book at all.

[M.a.]

6th edition

[Kari · Rating 2 out of 5]

As okay as an ethics textbook could be, probably.

[Susan Sieh]

cool...