Title:
Ethics for international business : decision making in a global political economy
Author:
Kline, John M.
ISBN:
9780415351027
9780415351034
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Abingdon, [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2005.
Physical Description:
xvi, 269 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
1. The value foundation for a global society -- 2. Ethics and international business -- 3. Human rights concepts and principles -- 4. Political involvements by business -- 5. The foreign production process -- 6. Product and export controls -- 7. Marketing motives and methods -- 8. Culture and the human environment -- 9. Nature and the physical environment -- 10. Business guidance and control mechanisms -- 11. Deciding ethical dilemmas -- App. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Abstract:
"This textbook provides a topical and relevant analysis of the ethical dimensions of conducting busines in a global political economy. From a starting point of applied ethics, the book introduces a common set of normative terms and analytical tools for examining and discussing real case scenarios." "Anyone with an interest in the ethical implications of international business, or the business implications of corporate responsibility in the global market, will find this book a thought-provoking yet balanced analysis. Clearly written, this book will be the textbook of choice in this increasingly important field."--BOOK JACKET.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0419/2004015159.html