Mick Fryer has lectured in business ethics at Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Loughborough universities. He's also worked as a consultant author for the Open University, contributing to modules for the OU Business School and the OU Philosophy Department.
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Chapter 1: Rights Theory: Considering Business Ethics in Terms of Stakeholder Rights Chapter 2: Utilitarianism: Maximizing the Good Consequences of Business Chapter 3: Kantian Theory: Reason-based Duty and Business Chapter 4: Social Contract Theory: Business Obligations, Corporate Wrongdoing, and Just Distribution Chapter 5: Virtue Theory: Virtue, Purpose, and Flourishing in Business Chapter 6: Ethical Relativism: Business Ethics and Personal Conviction Chapter 7: Discourse Ethics: Democratizing Business Chapter 8: Feminine Ethics: Offering a Different Ethical Perspective on Business Chapter 9: Environmental Ethics: Business, People, and Nature Chapter 10: The Responsibilities of Business Executives: Just Looking after Shareholders' Interests or Taking all Stakeholders into Account?
The old joke that business ethics is a contradiction in terms has some truth in it, but in this book Mick Fryer carefully shows us why such confusion is the beginning of wisdom. After all, if ethics was easy, it wouldn't be worth worrying about. So if you want an elegant book about some tough questions, this is the one for you. -- Martin Parker Business Ethics teachers have been crying out for an up-to-date textbook that takes moral and political philosophy seriously. Mick Fryer's engaging new book does just that by addressing the everyday ethical language of students and then linking this to the full range of theories. Rather than simply telling students what the theories are and then moving on quickly to 'business case' practical applications, he encourages readers to explore and compare ideas, using case studies and practical ethical scenarios. -- Professor Peter Ackers