Business, Ethics and Society 1st Edition - Key Concepts, Current Debates and Contemporary Innovations

AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorPrefaceOnline ResourcesPART ONE ETHICS1 Why Ethics?Learning objectivesIntroductionWhy do we have to study this?Ethics and the real worldAristotle and virtueExistentialism and authenticityConsequentialismDeontological theoriesVirtue ethicsContemporary ethical challengesConclusionRecommended reading2 What Does it Mean to be Ethical?Learning objectivesIntroductionDisciplinary approaches to business ethicsPsychoanalytic approaches to business ethicsVocational ideationConclusionRecommended readingPART TWO BUSINESS AND SOCIETY3 Business as a Social GoodLearning objectivesIntroductionCorporate social responsibilityBusiness ethicsStakeholder managementSustainabilityCorporate citizenshipConclusionRecommended reading4 Business as a Social EvilLearning objectivesIntroductionCapitalismContaining capitalismCorporate governanceCapitalism as contradictionIs social media a social good?ConclusionRecommended readingPART THREE BUSINESS, ETHICS AND SOCIETY5 Business and its Relationship with SocietyLearning objectivesIntroductionMax Weber and the study of business, organisations and capitalismThe ‘spiritualisation’ of management workNew spirits of capitalismReligious employees and secular organisationsConclusionRecommended reading6 Data, Ethics and SocietyLearning objectivesIntroductionFake news as an ‘uncivilising process’Becoming data ethical: understanding personal data responsibilitiesFrom information ethics to data ethicsFrom data ethics to the ethics of digitalisationEthical responses to data issuesConclusionRecommended readingPART FOUR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS7 Sustainable Development and BusinessLearning objectivesIntroductionWhy do some people ignore the facts of climate change?Sustainable developmentThe UN Sustainable Development GoalsApproaches to environmental ethicsSustainability and business theoryIncorporating sustainability principles into businessDesign thinkingAction researchThe circular economy and product life cyclesConclusionRecommended reading8 Sustainable BusinessLearning objectivesIntroductionResponsible business models, value logics and practicesTriple bottom line accounting (3BL)Responsible organisational changeDeveloping sustainable and responsible organisational culturesGreen marketingConclusionRecommended readingPART FIVE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT9 Responsible Management LearningLearning objectivesIntroductionWhy the need for responsible management learning and education?What is responsible management learning and education?Principles of responsible management educationResponsible individual learningConclusionRecommended reading10 Responsible Organisational ManagementLearning objectivesIntroductionOrganisational culture, change and learningOrganisational culture ‘types’Organisational sub-cultures and responsible learningLearning organisationsEthics and the learning organisationResponsible organisational learningResponsible organisational changeSocially responsible organisational learningSocial movement learningLeadership for responsible organisational managementConclusionRecommended readingPART SIX INCLUSIVE ORGANISATIONS11 Making Organisations InclusiveLearning objectivesIntroductionFrom ‘mad men’ to #MeTooAre organisations inherently conservative?Power in organisationsQuestioning the organisationConclusionRecommended reading12 Working and Managing in the Inclusive OrganisationLearning objectivesIntroductionInclusivity as an organisational assetWorkplace discrimination and the lawEquality, diversity and inclusion strategies and programmes in organisationsStakeholder theoryCare ethicsConclusionRecommended readingReferencesIndex