Business Ethics

by Deon Rossouw, Leon van Vuuren

Overview

Why do ethics make business sense? What is the social responsibility of business? What is the role of ethics within corporate governance? How should organisation manage ethics from within? Business Ethics sixth edition answers these and many other questions related to the field of Business Ethics. This textbook is suitable for BCom students following courses in ethics, and can also be used for graduate or postgraduate modules in business management and human resource management. Given the growing emphasis on corporate governance, the book is also of relevance to business ethics practitioners as it addresses key ethical issues affecting corporations in the twenty-first century. Business Ethics tracks global developments in areas such as corporate ethical culture and highlights the relevance thereof within the southern African context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190721466
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/14/2018
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Deon Rossouw, Professor, University of Stellenbosch,Leon van Vuuren, Professor, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management

Deon Rossouw was the founding president of the BusinessEthics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa) and president of theInternational Society for Business Economics and Ethics (ISBEE). He is currently CEO of the Ethics Institute ofSouth Africa (EthicsSA) and extraordinary professor at theUniversity of Stellenbosch.

Leon van Vuuren, aconsultant in ethics management in organisations, isProfessor in the Department of Industrial Psychology andPeople Management at the University of Johannesburg.He is registered as an industrial psychologist with the HPCSA andwas the founding editor of the African Journal of BusinessEthics (AJoBE)

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Definitions and distinctionsChapter 1 - Key concepts and distinctions in ethicsPart 2 - The ethics of businessChapter 2 - Macro-ethicsChapter 3 - The social responsibility of businessChapter 4 - Ethics in organisationsPart 3 - Theories on ethics and businessChapter 5 - The modes of ethics managementChapter 6 - Classical ethical theoriesChapter 7 - Theories of the modern corporationPart 4 - Business ethics mattersChapter 8 - Ethics in business: Dispelling the mythsChapter 9 - Ethics and corporate reputationChapter 10 - Ethics and human potentialChapter 11 - Ethics and trust in organisationsChapter 12 - Using ethics to prevent fraudPart 5 - Ethical decision-making in businessChapter 13 - Making ethical business decisionsChapter 14 - Ethical business decisions: Executive pay and downsizingChapter 15 - Resolving ethical dilemmasChapter 16 - Employment equity: resolving ethical dilemmasPart 6 - Governing ethical performanceChapter 17 - Ethics and corporate governanceChapter 18 - Leadership commitmentChapter 19 - Governance structuresChapter 20 - Ethics management structuresChapter 21 - Ethics risk and strategyChapter 22 - Codes of ethicsChapter 23 - Institutionalising ethicsChapter 24 - Reporting and assessing ethics performanceChapter 25 - Organisational ethical culturePart 7 - Case studiesChapter 26 - Business ethics cases