Tackling subjects as Jewish environmental ethics, Zen in the workplace, and Christian social ethics, this anthology contains a collection gathered across religious perspectives which illustrates the growing influence and contribution of religion to the field of business ethics. It is useful for readers studying business ethics courses.
Contents:
Using this book in a classroom setting --
A brief introduction to ethical theory / Scott R. Paeth --
Introduction: Religious ethics and the practice of ethics --
Part I. Religious Ethics and Normative Theories: --
1. On monopoly in business ethics: can philosophy do it all? / Paul F. Camenisch --
2. Business ethics: oxymoron or good business? / Ronald Duska --
3. Manger-employee relationships: guided by Kant's categorical imperative or by Dilbert's busines principle / Paul J. Borowski --
4. Smith, Friedman, and self-interest in ethical society / Harvey S. James Jr. and Farhad Rassekh --
5. Victims of circumstances?: a defense of virtue ethics in business / Robert C. Solomon --
6. Conscience and its counterfeits in organizational life: a new interpretation of the naturalistic fallacy / Kenneth E. Goodpaster --
7. Casuistry and the business case method --
Part II. Religious Approaches to Economic Life: --
8. The brave new world of business ethics? / Laura L. Nash --
9. Business ethics after MacIntyre / Dennis McCann and M.L. Brownsberger --
10. Six economic myths heard from the pulpit / Robin Klay and Christopher Gryzen --
11. Zen in the workplace: approaches to mindful management / Gerry Shishin Wick Sensei --
12. Confucian trustworthiness and the practice of business in China / Daryl Koehn --
Part III. Religion and Questions of Contemporary Business: --
13. The potential for building covenants in business corporations / Stewart W. Herman --
14. How green is Judaism?: exploring Jewish environmental ethics / David Vogel --
15. The spirit of place: the Columbia River Watershed letter and the meaning of community / Douglas Burton-Christie --
16. Bridge discourse on wage justice: Roman Catholic and feminist perspectives on the family living wage / Christine Firer-Hinze --
17. Sneakers and sweatshops: holding corporations accountable / David M. Schilling --
18. Global capitalism: the new context of Christian social ethics / M.D. Litonjua.
Language
English
Pages
380
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Release
November 17, 2006
Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics: An Anthology
Tackling subjects as Jewish environmental ethics, Zen in the workplace, and Christian social ethics, this anthology contains a collection gathered across religious perspectives which illustrates the growing influence and contribution of religion to the field of business ethics. It is useful for readers studying business ethics courses.
Contents:
Using this book in a classroom setting --
A brief introduction to ethical theory / Scott R. Paeth --
Introduction: Religious ethics and the practice of ethics --
Part I. Religious Ethics and Normative Theories: --
1. On monopoly in business ethics: can philosophy do it all? / Paul F. Camenisch --
2. Business ethics: oxymoron or good business? / Ronald Duska --
3. Manger-employee relationships: guided by Kant's categorical imperative or by Dilbert's busines principle / Paul J. Borowski --
4. Smith, Friedman, and self-interest in ethical society / Harvey S. James Jr. and Farhad Rassekh --
5. Victims of circumstances?: a defense of virtue ethics in business / Robert C. Solomon --
6. Conscience and its counterfeits in organizational life: a new interpretation of the naturalistic fallacy / Kenneth E. Goodpaster --
7. Casuistry and the business case method --
Part II. Religious Approaches to Economic Life: --
8. The brave new world of business ethics? / Laura L. Nash --
9. Business ethics after MacIntyre / Dennis McCann and M.L. Brownsberger --
10. Six economic myths heard from the pulpit / Robin Klay and Christopher Gryzen --
11. Zen in the workplace: approaches to mindful management / Gerry Shishin Wick Sensei --
12. Confucian trustworthiness and the practice of business in China / Daryl Koehn --
Part III. Religion and Questions of Contemporary Business: --
13. The potential for building covenants in business corporations / Stewart W. Herman --
14. How green is Judaism?: exploring Jewish environmental ethics / David Vogel --
15. The spirit of place: the Columbia River Watershed letter and the meaning of community / Douglas Burton-Christie --
16. Bridge discourse on wage justice: Roman Catholic and feminist perspectives on the family living wage / Christine Firer-Hinze --
17. Sneakers and sweatshops: holding corporations accountable / David M. Schilling --
18. Global capitalism: the new context of Christian social ethics / M.D. Litonjua.