Business : Business Ethics

The terrorist outrages of 11 September 2001 and the rapid collapse of Enron both highlight the uncomfortable fact that business and business people are subject to risks much broader and often more personally hazardous than the commercial and financial risks studied at business school. This book is the result of 20 years’ experience in this field. It explains in detail the nature of risk and provides country analysis showing the extent and severity of local risk. It also proposes a series of defences against these risks – through careful assessment, staff awareness, good business practice and practical measures such as building design and use of security equipment. more...

Price: $25.95

Proposes a critical analysis of the new corporate responsibilities in a globalizing world. It is built around the creative and entrepreneurial power of the business firm and the new opportunities and challenges offered by science and technology, globalization and deregulation. more...

Price: $90.50

Over the past decade, socially responsible investment (SRI) has changed from being a niche market to become a core consideration for mainstream investors. As such, pension fund advisers, trustees of charitable foundations and other investment professionals want to understand this new phenomenon. Up to now they have lacked any reference book to teach them what they need to know about SRI. This gap is now filled by the publication of Socially Responsible Investment: A Global Revolution , the first book on SRI specifically written for investment professionals and their clients. more...

Price: $75.00

Elaborates the debate on corporate social responsibility, by exploring both the theoretical and practical aspects of organizing and implementing CSR within organizations. This book captures the implementation perspectives, and demonstrates the possible changes and consequences of implementing CSR. more...

Price: $116.00

This is the first study of business ethics to take into consideration the plethora of issues raised by the Information Age.:.; The first study of business ethics to take into consideration the plethora of issues raised by the Information Age.; Explores a wide range of topics including marketing, privacy, and the protection of personal information; employees and communication privacy; intellectual property issues; the ethical issues of e-business; Internet-related business ethics problems; and the ethical dimension of information technology on society.; Uncovers previous ignored ethical issues.; Underlines the need for public discussion of the issues.; Argues that computers and information technology have not necessarily developed in the most ethical manner possible. more...

Price: $94.95