BUSINESS ETHICS

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Who is it for?
This book is suitable for MBA students, advanced undergraduates, and master's students, as well
as participants on executive courses.
One of the main differences between this and many other business ethics textbooks is that it adopts a broad perspective on business ethics and integrates issues of globalization, corporate citizenship, and sustainability throughout. As such, it has been designed to be used as a core recommended text for courses in business ethics, corporate responsibility, business and society, or stakeholder management. It can also be successfully used for modules focusing specifically on sustainable business, marketing ethics, supply-chain ethics, and other specialist subjects.
Structure of the book
The book consists of two parts, as shown in Figure A:
* Part A presents the key conceptual foundations of business ethics. This enables you to gain a thorough understanding of the subject's main theories and tools.
* Part B explores business ethics in the context of key stakeholder groups. Each chapter explains the specific stakeholder relationship involved, the main ethical issues that arise, and then how each stakeholder can be examined through the lenses of globalization, corporate citizenship, and sustainability.
Most courses will tend to use Part A as a foundation and then selectively use chapters or sections from Part B to suit the aims and structure of the particular course. The book has been specifically designed to accommodate this modular approach, and each of the sections in Part B can be used as a standalone component to support individual courses.