Managing Business Ethics
Making Ethical Decisions
Timothy J. Hargrave
- Central Washington University, USA
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Managing Business Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions teaches students how to navigate ethical issues they will encounter using the weight-of-reasons approach applied throughout the book. This decision-making framework’s goal is not to faithfully apply particular philosophical perspectives on what is right, but rather to solve ethical problems. The authors underscore the need for employees at all levels to carefully consider the ethical implications of their actions using this approach and it can be applied at the individual, organizational, and stakeholder levels. Chapters provide a case to walk through application of the framework and mini-cases allow students to practice applying this framework on their own. A wide range of real-world case studies are presented, featuring companies such as Facebook, Google, Wells Fargo, Volkswagen, and Amazon.
This practical, down-to-earth text also delves into topics not covered extensively by other books such as slow and fast thinking, the inherent conflict between the individual and organization, conformity, and the difficulties of speaking truth to power. Students are offered ample opportunity to engage in thoughtful reflection, discussion, and application as they grapple with ethical issues big and small.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
This practical, down-to-earth text also delves into topics not covered extensively by other books such as slow and fast thinking, the inherent conflict between the individual and organization, conformity, and the difficulties of speaking truth to power. Students are offered ample opportunity to engage in thoughtful reflection, discussion, and application as they grapple with ethical issues big and small.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING—THE INDIVIDUAL
- Chapter 1. A Commonsense Approach to Business Ethics
- Introduction: Ethics Is Tough!
- What Ethics Is About
- Ethical Decisions and Ethical Dilemmas
- Someone May Be Hurt
- Intuition Versus Reasoning
- A Commonsense Method of Making Ethical Choices: The Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Understanding the Framework
- Medical Products: The Complicated Business of Addressing Risks
- Applying the Framework
- Some Pointers in Using the Framework
- Use the Framework Organically
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 2. Using Ethical Reasoning
- Introduction: Approaches to Ethics
- Utilitarianism
- Deontology: Rights and Duties
- Combining Utilitarianism and Deontology
- Virtue Theory
- Other Ethical Perspectives
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 3. Thinking, Fast and Slow: Ethical Intuitions and Reasoning
- Introduction
- Fast Versus Slow Thinking in Ethics
- Self-Interest
- Ethical Intuitions
- Combining Fast and Slow Thinking: The Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
PART II: THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
- Chapter 4. Managing Social Influences on Ethical Decision-Making
- Introduction
- The Problem of Conformity
- Obedience to Authority
- Conformity Due to Groupthink
- Challenging Unethical Behavior in Organizations: Voice, Whistle-Blowing, and Exiting
- Applying the Weight-of-Reasons Framework to Close the Circle
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 5. From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Solutions
- Introduction
- Building Learning Into Decision Processes
- Systems Thinking
- Both/And Thinking
- Moral Imagination
- Team Decision-Making
- Ethical Decision-Making and Uncertainty: The Incremental Approach
- Ethical Learning Spirals
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 6. Building Ethical Organizations
- Introduction
- Ethics Programs
- Compliance-Based and Values-Based Ethics Programs
- Diversity Programs
- Ethics Programs and the Weight of Reasons
- Ethical Organizations
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
PART III: THE SOCIETAL CONTEXT FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
- Chapter 7. Legal Compliance and Beyond
- Introduction
- Legal Considerations and the Interests of Stakeholders
- Existing Laws That Protect the Rights and Interests of Stakeholders
- Ethics Means Going Beyond Compliance
- Approaches to Going Beyond Compliance
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 8. The Role of Stakeholders in Ethical Decision-Making
- Introduction
- Stakeholders, Ethics, and Priorities
- Shareholder Theory
- Stakeholder Theory
- Does It Pay to Be “Good”?
- Managing Stakeholder Relationships
- Stakeholders and the Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 9. Ethics, Strategy, and Grand Challenges
- Introduction
- Addressing Grand Challenges Through Ethical Decision-Making
- Ethical Innovations to Address Grand Challenges: Three Approaches
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
PART IV: CASES
- Chapter 10. Cases
- Introduction
- Bayer: The Acquisition of Monsanto
- BP: The Big Oil Spill: What Went Wrong
- Dow–DuPont: The Bhopal Disaster
- Facebook: Privacy and the Public Interest
- Ford: Safety Recalls
- General Mills: Nutrition
- Google: Doing No Harm
- Google: Problems With Sexual Harassment
- Intel: Mobileye
- Mallinckrodt: The Opioid Crisis
- Merck and J&J: Problems With Consumer Safety
- Microsoft: Addressing Bribery
- VW: Dieselgate
- Walmart: Sustainability
- Wells Fargo: Can It Come Back?
- Whole Foods: Conscious Capitalism
- Further Readings
- Notes
Glossary
Glossary
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
Managing Business Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions teaches students how to navigate ethical issues they will encounter using the weight-of-reasons approach applied throughout the book. This decision-making framework’s goal is not to faithfully apply particular philosophical perspectives on what is right, but rather to solve ethical problems. The authors underscore the need for employees at all levels to carefully consider the ethical implications of their actions using this approach and it can be applied at the individual, organizational, and stakeholder levels. Chapters provide a case to walk through application of the framework and mini-cases allow students to practice applying this framework on their own. A wide range of real-world case studies are presented, featuring companies such as Facebook, Google, Wells Fargo, Volkswagen, and Amazon.
This practical, down-to-earth text also delves into topics not covered extensively by other books such as slow and fast thinking, the inherent conflict between the individual and organization, conformity, and the difficulties of speaking truth to power. Students are offered ample opportunity to engage in thoughtful reflection, discussion, and application as they grapple with ethical issues big and small.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
This practical, down-to-earth text also delves into topics not covered extensively by other books such as slow and fast thinking, the inherent conflict between the individual and organization, conformity, and the difficulties of speaking truth to power. Students are offered ample opportunity to engage in thoughtful reflection, discussion, and application as they grapple with ethical issues big and small.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING—THE INDIVIDUAL
- Chapter 1. A Commonsense Approach to Business Ethics
- Introduction: Ethics Is Tough!
- What Ethics Is About
- Ethical Decisions and Ethical Dilemmas
- Someone May Be Hurt
- Intuition Versus Reasoning
- A Commonsense Method of Making Ethical Choices: The Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Understanding the Framework
- Medical Products: The Complicated Business of Addressing Risks
- Applying the Framework
- Some Pointers in Using the Framework
- Use the Framework Organically
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 2. Using Ethical Reasoning
- Introduction: Approaches to Ethics
- Utilitarianism
- Deontology: Rights and Duties
- Combining Utilitarianism and Deontology
- Virtue Theory
- Other Ethical Perspectives
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 3. Thinking, Fast and Slow: Ethical Intuitions and Reasoning
- Introduction
- Fast Versus Slow Thinking in Ethics
- Self-Interest
- Ethical Intuitions
- Combining Fast and Slow Thinking: The Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
PART II: THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
- Chapter 4. Managing Social Influences on Ethical Decision-Making
- Introduction
- The Problem of Conformity
- Obedience to Authority
- Conformity Due to Groupthink
- Challenging Unethical Behavior in Organizations: Voice, Whistle-Blowing, and Exiting
- Applying the Weight-of-Reasons Framework to Close the Circle
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 5. From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Solutions
- Introduction
- Building Learning Into Decision Processes
- Systems Thinking
- Both/And Thinking
- Moral Imagination
- Team Decision-Making
- Ethical Decision-Making and Uncertainty: The Incremental Approach
- Ethical Learning Spirals
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 6. Building Ethical Organizations
- Introduction
- Ethics Programs
- Compliance-Based and Values-Based Ethics Programs
- Diversity Programs
- Ethics Programs and the Weight of Reasons
- Ethical Organizations
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
PART III: THE SOCIETAL CONTEXT FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
- Chapter 7. Legal Compliance and Beyond
- Introduction
- Legal Considerations and the Interests of Stakeholders
- Existing Laws That Protect the Rights and Interests of Stakeholders
- Ethics Means Going Beyond Compliance
- Approaches to Going Beyond Compliance
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 8. The Role of Stakeholders in Ethical Decision-Making
- Introduction
- Stakeholders, Ethics, and Priorities
- Shareholder Theory
- Stakeholder Theory
- Does It Pay to Be “Good”?
- Managing Stakeholder Relationships
- Stakeholders and the Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 9. Ethics, Strategy, and Grand Challenges
- Introduction
- Addressing Grand Challenges Through Ethical Decision-Making
- Ethical Innovations to Address Grand Challenges: Three Approaches
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
PART IV: CASES
- Chapter 10. Cases
- Introduction
- Bayer: The Acquisition of Monsanto
- BP: The Big Oil Spill: What Went Wrong
- Dow–DuPont: The Bhopal Disaster
- Facebook: Privacy and the Public Interest
- Ford: Safety Recalls
- General Mills: Nutrition
- Google: Doing No Harm
- Google: Problems With Sexual Harassment
- Intel: Mobileye
- Mallinckrodt: The Opioid Crisis
- Merck and J&J: Problems With Consumer Safety
- Microsoft: Addressing Bribery
- VW: Dieselgate
- Walmart: Sustainability
- Wells Fargo: Can It Come Back?
- Whole Foods: Conscious Capitalism
- Further Readings
- Notes
Glossary
Glossary
Index
Index
Additional materials
Managing Business Ethics
Making Ethical Decisions
December 2019 | 448 pages | Sage US
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Managing Business Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions teaches students how to navigate ethical issues they will encounter using the weight-of-reasons approach applied throughout the book. This decision-making framework’s goal is not to faithfully apply particular philosophical perspectives on what is right, but rather to solve ethical problems. The authors underscore the need for employees at all levels to carefully consider the ethical implications of their actions using this approach and it can be applied at the individual, organizational, and stakeholder levels. Chapters provide a case to walk through application of the framework and mini-cases allow students to practice applying this framework on their own. A wide range of real-world case studies are presented, featuring companies such as Facebook, Google, Wells Fargo, Volkswagen, and Amazon.
This practical, down-to-earth text also delves into topics not covered extensively by other books such as slow and fast thinking, the inherent conflict between the individual and organization, conformity, and the difficulties of speaking truth to power. Students are offered ample opportunity to engage in thoughtful reflection, discussion, and application as they grapple with ethical issues big and small.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
This practical, down-to-earth text also delves into topics not covered extensively by other books such as slow and fast thinking, the inherent conflict between the individual and organization, conformity, and the difficulties of speaking truth to power. Students are offered ample opportunity to engage in thoughtful reflection, discussion, and application as they grapple with ethical issues big and small.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- PART I: INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING—THE INDIVIDUAL
- Chapter 1. A Commonsense Approach to Business Ethics
- Introduction: Ethics Is Tough!
- What Ethics Is About
- Ethical Decisions and Ethical Dilemmas
- Someone May Be Hurt
- Intuition Versus Reasoning
- A Commonsense Method of Making Ethical Choices: The Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Understanding the Framework
- Medical Products: The Complicated Business of Addressing Risks
- Applying the Framework
- Some Pointers in Using the Framework
- Use the Framework Organically
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 2. Using Ethical Reasoning
- Introduction: Approaches to Ethics
- Utilitarianism
- Deontology: Rights and Duties
- Combining Utilitarianism and Deontology
- Virtue Theory
- Other Ethical Perspectives
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 3. Thinking, Fast and Slow: Ethical Intuitions and Reasoning
- Introduction
- Fast Versus Slow Thinking in Ethics
- Self-Interest
- Ethical Intuitions
- Combining Fast and Slow Thinking: The Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- PART II: THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
- Chapter 4. Managing Social Influences on Ethical Decision-Making
- Introduction
- The Problem of Conformity
- Obedience to Authority
- Conformity Due to Groupthink
- Challenging Unethical Behavior in Organizations: Voice, Whistle-Blowing, and Exiting
- Applying the Weight-of-Reasons Framework to Close the Circle
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 5. From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Solutions
- Introduction
- Building Learning Into Decision Processes
- Systems Thinking
- Both/And Thinking
- Moral Imagination
- Team Decision-Making
- Ethical Decision-Making and Uncertainty: The Incremental Approach
- Ethical Learning Spirals
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 6. Building Ethical Organizations
- Introduction
- Ethics Programs
- Compliance-Based and Values-Based Ethics Programs
- Diversity Programs
- Ethics Programs and the Weight of Reasons
- Ethical Organizations
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- PART III: THE SOCIETAL CONTEXT FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
- Chapter 7. Legal Compliance and Beyond
- Introduction
- Legal Considerations and the Interests of Stakeholders
- Existing Laws That Protect the Rights and Interests of Stakeholders
- Ethics Means Going Beyond Compliance
- Approaches to Going Beyond Compliance
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 8. The Role of Stakeholders in Ethical Decision-Making
- Introduction
- Stakeholders, Ethics, and Priorities
- Shareholder Theory
- Stakeholder Theory
- Does It Pay to Be “Good”?
- Managing Stakeholder Relationships
- Stakeholders and the Weight-of-Reasons Framework
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- Chapter 9. Ethics, Strategy, and Grand Challenges
- Introduction
- Addressing Grand Challenges Through Ethical Decision-Making
- Ethical Innovations to Address Grand Challenges: Three Approaches
- Summary and Conclusion
- Key Terms and Concepts
- Cases Related to the Reading
- Case Applications
- Notes
- PART IV: CASES
- Chapter 10. Cases
- Introduction
- Bayer: The Acquisition of Monsanto
- BP: The Big Oil Spill: What Went Wrong
- Dow–DuPont: The Bhopal Disaster
- Facebook: Privacy and the Public Interest
- Ford: Safety Recalls
- General Mills: Nutrition
- Google: Doing No Harm
- Google: Problems With Sexual Harassment
- Intel: Mobileye
- Mallinckrodt: The Opioid Crisis
- Merck and J&J: Problems With Consumer Safety
- Microsoft: Addressing Bribery
- VW: Dieselgate
- Walmart: Sustainability
- Wells Fargo: Can It Come Back?
- Whole Foods: Conscious Capitalism
- Further Readings
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index