The Next Phase of Business Ethics: Celebrating 20 Years of REIO

by Michael Schwartz, Howard Harris

Overview

The role of organizations in society, the international and multidisciplinary scope of business ethics, and the importance of narrative were concerns that were raised in early volumes of Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations (REIO). That these topics remain of interest is perhaps sobering, and a cause for reflection in the business ethics community. What has the discipline of business ethics achieved over the last 20 years? Where is at in 2019? Where is it headed?  

Written to celebrate the founding of the series 20 years ago, the volume tackles the tendency to see business as something spawned in recent times. REIO's founders, even in 2001, were contemplating the next phase of business ethics, and saw it linked to both good corporate practice and a multidisciplinary heritage stretching back in time. This volume considers whether scholars, practitioners, and business professionals have been slow to act, or whether the problems are intractable. The role of film and narrative in the development of ethical standards and in business ethics education is addressed. Individual submissions also consider corporate responsibility, redemption, and the nature of boundaries in organizations and personal life. 

The volume will appeal to academics in the business ethics field and related disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781838670054
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	09/04/2019
Series:	Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations , #21
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Schwartz is an Associate Professor of Business Ethics in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He is a Past President of the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics. 
Howard Harris is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Management at the University of South Australia. He is Secretary of the International Society for Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE).

Table of Contents

Introductory Essay: The Next Phase of Business Ethics; Howard Harris and Michael Schwartz  
SPECIAL SECTION: 20 YEARS OF REIO 
Chapter 1. Reminiscences on the founding of REIO; Moses L. Pava  
Chapter 2. A Big Picture Approach to (C)SR: Where Are We Now?; Christine A. Hemingway 
Chapter 3. 25 years with The Moral of the Story; Nina Rosenstand  
Chapter 4. The Future of Business Ethics and the Individual Decision Maker; Avi Kay 
Chapter 5. Lessons From The Fox-Hunt; Michael Schwartz and Debra R. Comer 
ARTICLES 
Chapter 6. Everyday Redemption: Performances of Hope; Moses L. Pava  
Chapter 7. Fences Outside Fences: The Uses Of Heroic Marginality In Ethical Behavior; Barry M. Mitnick and Martin Lewison 
REVIEWS 
Chapter 8. Learning through Film: A Gift from India; Kemi Ogunyemi

Editorial Reviews

This volume brings together scholars from the US, Australia, Israel, and Nigeria, who explore key topics from the past 20 years of the series Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations (REIO), namely the role of organizations in society, the international and multidisciplinary scope of business ethics, and the importance of narrative. Through seven papers and a review, they address the place of organizations in society, particularly the contribution of for-profit corporations, how to prepare current and future business students for ethical dilemmas and individual decision making, and the importance of trust; international and interdisciplinary aspects, including famine in sub-Saharan Africa in relation to the Irish famine and lessons from fox-hunting and Anthony Trollope; the importance of narrative in the field, including a college textbook on moral philosophy (The Moral of the Story), how stories can be used to convey complex ideas like redemption, and the film Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year, a story of business ethics in practice; and the early days of the publication and the contribution of Dr. Clarence Walton.

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