Religious perspectives on business ethics : an anthology /

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Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2007.
Description:xix, 359 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Religion and business ethics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13239217
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Other authors / contributors:O'Brien, Thomas, 1961-
Paeth, Scott
Werhane, Patricia Hogue
ISBN:9780742550100 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742550109 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742550117 (pbk : alk. paper)
0742550117 (pbk : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Using This Book in a Classroom Setting
  • A Brief Introduction to Ethical Theory
  • Introduction: Religious Ethics and the Practice of Business
  • Part I. Religious Ethics and Normative Theories
  • 1. On Monopoly in Business Ethics: Can Philosophy Do It All?
  • 2. Business Ethics: Oxymoron or Good Business?
  • 3. Manager-Employee Relationships: Guided by Kant's Categorical Imperative or by Dilbert's Business Principle
  • 4. Smith, Friedman, and Self-Interest in Ethical Society
  • 5. Victims of Circumstances? A Defense of Virtue Ethics in Business
  • 6. Conscience and Its Counterfeits in Organizational Life: A New Interpretation of the Naturalistic Fallacy
  • 7. Casuistry and the Business Case Method
  • Part II. Religious Approaches to Economic Life
  • 8. The Brave New World of Business Ethics?
  • 9. Business Ethics after MacIntyre
  • 10. Six Economic Myths Heard from the Pulpit
  • 11. Zen in the Workplace: Approaches to Mindful Management
  • 12. Confucian Trustworthiness and the Practice of Business in China
  • Part III. Religion and Questions of Contemporary Business
  • 13. The Potential for Building Covenants in Business Corporations
  • 14. How Green Is Judaism? Exploring Jewish Environmental Ethics
  • 15. The Spirit of Place: The Columbia River Watershed Letter and the Meaning of Community
  • 16. Bridge Discourse on Wage Justice: Roman Catholic and Feminist Perspectives on the Family Living Wage
  • 17. Sneakers and Sweatshops: Holding Corporations Accountable
  • 18. Global Capitalism: The New Context of Christian Social Ethics
  • Index
  • About the Editors and Contributors