Can a businessman be moral? What are the values implicit in a business deal? How can we think responsibly about economic decisions? An academic philosopher and a practical businessman together examine the fundamental principles of economic activity to discover how we can think responsibly about economic decisions. Ethics must play a part as business relations are only sustainable when the parties have some values in common, but significant divergences of interest can limit the importance of ethical considerations. The responsibilities of business towards employees, employers, customers, competitors, the state, the environment and the third world are all discussed.
Autorentext
M.R.GRIFFITHS
J.R.LUCAS
Inhalt
Foreword - The Original Adam - Cooperation - Money and False Images - Responsibilities - Shares - Employment - Customers, Suppliers and Neighbours - The Professions - The State - Fiscal and Distributive Justice - The Third World, Growth and the Environment - Towards a Non-Privative View of Business - Can A Businessman be Moral? - So What? - Appendix A: The Theory of Games - Appendix B: Indian Toiletries Factory - Appendix C: Glossary - Index