Ethics and Governance: Business as Mediating Institution

by Timothy L. Fort

Overview

This book argues that ethical business behavior can be enhanced by taking fuller account of human nature, particularly with respect to the need for creating relatively small communities within the corporation. Timothy Fort discusses this premise in relation to the three predominant theories of business ethics--stakeholder, virtue, and contract. Drawing heavily from philosophy, he analyzes traditional business ethics and legal theory. Overall, his work provides a good example of how to integrate normative and empirical studies in business ethics, a task that often receives substantial discussion in academic journals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195350234
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2001
Series:	The ^ARuffin Series in Business Ethics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	437 KB

About the Author

University of Michigan Business School

Table of Contents

1. TouchstonesPART I: BUSINESS AS MEDIATING INSTITUTION2. Some Catholic Notions3. Natural Law and Laws of Nature4. Nature and Self-Interest5. The Velvet CorporationPART II: BUSINESS AS MEDIATING INSTITUTION AND OTHER LEADING BUSINESS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS6. Stakeholder Theory7. Social Contracting8. Business as CommunityPART III: THEOLOGY AND BUSINESS9. Theological Naturalism10. The Dark Side of Religion in the Workplace and Some Suggestions for Brightening It11. Bright Dots, Dot Coms, and Camelot? Notes Bibliography Index