Business Ethics, Seventh Edition

A fully updated edition of a pragmatic, hands-on guide to determining right and wrong in the workplace, rich with case studies and combining a stakeholder perspective with an issues-oriented approach.

With a unique, highly practical approach to teaching business ethics, this text goes beyond the impact of ethical lapses on share price and profit to focuses on the relationships among various stakeholders, including individuals, groups, corporations, and governments. The book includes an easy, step-by-step guide to implementing stakeholder analysis, tips to help students apply ethical principles in their personal and professional lives, and comprehensive coverage of employee workplace issues. It addresses highly relevant topics such as risk management, preferential hiring, sexual harassment, corporate legitimacy, and moral accountability. The text also explores today's increasingly interconnected global business environment with coverage of multinational corporations and important issues such as the digital divide, bribery, corruption, human rights, and the environment. The new seventh edition incorporates the latest research, updated cases dealing with recent scandals including Wells Fargo, Facebook, Uber and Equifax, and a full complement of online support for students and instructors, including teaching notes, PowerPoint slides, and sample tests.