Divided into two parts, this book deals with the traditional material of
ethics in business and provides an introduction to this topic. Useful for
students and practitioners, it invites a critical approach to, and
understanding of, business ethics. It is a challenge to those who propose to
take part in, or change, contemporary organized society.A daring adventure into the world of business ethics, this book provides a
clear and concise introduction to this challenging topic, expanding discussions
beyond their current narrow confines. A ground-breaking book, it invites a
distinctively critical approach to, and understanding of, business ethics. In
Part 1, the authors overview utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics, and
uncover the possibility of a subversive and critical business ethics in these
theories, even if this potential is often repressed. In Part 2, they expand the
topic and ask questions on the meaning of ethics, the possibility of ethics in
an era of managerial capitalism, and the function of business ethics in civil
society. At once an introduction to critical business ethics and a challenge to
anyone who proposes to take part in, or change, contemporary organized society,
this book, with its easy to use glossary and recommendations for further
readings, is an essential purchase for both students and practitioners
alike.
