Ethics category: 8196 books

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, , language: English, abstract: In 1921 the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. changed the company's name to International Business Machines Corporation- IBM was born. Under the first president,...

Inspired by the work of world-renowned anthropologist Marilyn Strathern, this collection of essays features contributions from a range of internationally recognized scholars – including Strathern herself – which examine a range of methodologies and approaches to the anthropology of knowledge. The...

Gadamer's Ethics of Play: Hermeneutics and the Other examines the ethical dimensions of understanding by focusing on Gadamer's concept of 'play' as it is developed in his magnum opus Truth and Method. Monica Vilhauer argues for the global relevance of play in Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics by...

In the modern business environment, companies strive to create a sense of moral obligation within their employees in an effort to foster a concern for social welfare and justice among global organizations. Despite the efforts of managers and directors, many companies continue to find it difficult...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: B, University of Cambridge, language: English, abstract: Today every business is trying to mould its activities in order to serve the society and gain its trust by keeping in mind the welfare...

Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine in 2014! This book aims to deepen the student’s understanding of the complex ethical challenges that businesses face in an increasingly globalized world. As the world moves towards greater interdependence, it has been demonstrated...

Train crashes cause, on average, a handful of deaths each year in the UK. Technologies exist that would save the lives of some of those who die. Yet these technical innovations would cost hundreds of millions of pounds. Should we spend the money? How can we decide how to trade off life against financial...

Philip K. Dick wrote around 40 novels and 120 short-stories on his typewriters. He created claustrophobic science fiction scenarios, writing about alien invasions, but also artificial intelligence. Doing so, he not only described technical possibilities, but furthermore ethical concerns. Most of his...

John Maynard Keynes wrote to his grandchildren more than fifty years ago about their economic possibilities, and thus about our own: "I see us free, there­ fore, to return to some of the most sure and certain principles of religion and traditional virtue - that avarice is a vice, that the exaction...

Human Rights and the Ethics of Globalization provides a balanced, thoughtful discussion of the globalization of the economy and the ethical considerations inherent in the many changes it has prompted. The book's introduction maps out the philosophical foundations for constructing an ethic of globalization,...

This book highlights the interconnectedness of integrity with philosophical history, leadership, managerial decision-making, and organizational effectiveness in a wide variety of contexts (e.g., time theft in organizations and family business). Well-known researchers in business ethics from all around...

Navigate Massachusetts’ system of attorney regulation with this newest practice deskbook from the publishers of Law Journal Press, the American Lawyer and the National Law Journal. The book contains practical advice from the authors regarding Massachusetts Bar Discipline and Legal Malpractice. This...

Philosophical and ethical discussions of warfare are often tied to emerging technologies and techniques. Today we are presented with what many believe is a radical shift in the nature of war-the realization of conflict in the cyber-realm, the so-called "fifth domain" of warfare. Does an aggressive...

In the modern hyperconnected society, consumers are able to access news from a variety of channels, including social media, television, mobile devices, the internet, and more. From sensationalist headlines designed to attract click-throughs to accusations of bias assigned to specific news sources,...