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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJeffery Smith brings together some of the field's rising stars and ably highlights the points they have to make about the importance of normative theory. There are a lot of people in business ethics who really need to read this book. -- Edwin Hartman, Professor of Business Ethics and Co-director of the Paduano Seminar in Business Ethics at the Stern School of New York Universit
This important collection of original essays by a new generation of business ethics scholars offers a variety of perspectives on the possibilities and the limitations of ethical theory in business ethics teaching and research. As business ethics has become more interdisciplinary and practice-focused, the role of ethical theory in the field has been both challenged and transformed. So the publication of these essays comes at an opportune time for a fresh assessment of old developments and new directions for ethical theory in business ethics. -- John R. Boatright, Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics, Loyola University Chicago
Jeff Smith has done the field of business ethics a great service by collecting these provocative and foundational essays in one volume. It is a wonderful collection of fresh voices on the normative foundations of business ethics. These are significant contributions to the literature that truly add value. -- Kenneth E. Goodpaster, Koch Endowed Chair in Business Ethics, Opus College of Busin
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Past and Present: The Role of Normative Theory in Business Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Business-Focused Business Ethics Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Virtue Ethics and Business Organizations Chapter 4 Chapter 3: The Human Rights Obligations of Multinational Corporations Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Contractarian Business Ethics Today Chapter 6 Chapter 5: The Normative Study of Business Organizations: A Rawlsian Approach Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Deserving Jobs, Deserving Wages Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Institutions and Organizations: Communicative Ethics and Business Chapter 9 Chapter 8: On the Need for Theory in Business Ethics Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Values and Capitalism
