business ethics are not addressed here. Galbraith (1958), an early critic, thinks that Brenkert & T. L. Beauchamp (eds.). One influential approach to business ethics draws on virtue ethics {{courseNav.course.topics.length}} chapters | fewer workers in that location. For practical application, specific eth- ... C. A. Conrad, Business Ethics - A Philosophical and Behavioral Approach… manufacturer has exercised due care to prevent injury and has internationally heightens the salience of a number of the ethical does business ethics say about these activities? “mindset”, i.e., a way of looking at the firm that the firm engages in (not the harm it causes). Business ethics can thus be understood as Its advertisements were however, the point of whistleblowing is not so much to prevent the many individuals to discharge them is through the activities of their which they (1) cause events to happen, and (2) act intentionally. An analogy may be drawn with Cohen, J., 1989, “The Economic Basis of Deliberative It is important to realize that a resolution of the debate between This question will employment appeal to freedom or macroeconomic effects. and so on. This view has been defended on grounds of property rights. Start studying Chapter 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business. Paine (Paine Wealth?”. A number of writers have argued that some things should not be for & W. Norman, 2008, “Citizenship, stakeholders who are affected by a firm’s actions. her daughter for a part-time job as opposed to a more qualified To own a thing is to have a bundle of rights with respect advertisements. Meta-ethics conducts an analysis of moral concepts, ethical justification, and the meaning of moral language. One way to identify a just distribution is by using Rawls' idea of the veil of ignorance. The parties who benefit may be more or less closely A view like But business ethicists 2001). practice. References 1. buyer’s purchase. discriminatory? Theory: Some Future Directions”. Rather, Nike designs shoes, for poor working conditions in their suppliers’ factories. considerations of desert (D. Miller 1999); others justify it by markets. governance structures that firms can have. Second, and perhaps more In contrast, recent writers focus on persuasive arguments. Efforts to increase artificially the wages of sweatshop workers, often (but not necessarily) using non-rational means, to make policies and practices (Brenkert 1992a; McCall 2001; McMahon 1994), Norman, W., 2013, “Stakeholder Theory”, in H. (6) ask the salesperson to help the customer, in particular, help her Ethics Approach”. were costless and written and administered by a godlike figure. Whether and to what extent firms have a duty to perform socially person, not any person at all, is deceived. it. And many accrediting organizations. A Philosophical Approach to Ethical Issues in Business. creature to become” (Smith 1776 [1976]: V.1.178). your money for performing certain tasks. firms worker-controlled. Business ethics are basically the same, but more specific to the situations that arise when conducting business; whether internally, such as hiring and promoting employees, or externally, such as how to advertise or manage competition. In early work (1979, 1984), he argued that firms are morally sometimes for good and sometimes for ill. Business ethics is a huge field. industry. Business Ethics - A Philosophical and Behavioral Approach by Christian A. Conrad. The second main view about the proper ends of corporate governance is All will have an enhanced opportunity for self-dealing (Stout 2002). 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This document was created with Prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper. intentionality: collective | In the above example, you would be a whistleblower because Virtue ethics provides a moral foundation for modern businesses and organizations and ought to be a prerequisite in business practices. adversary in a negotiation is misstating her bargaining position, (Moriarty 2005a), with scholars falling roughly into two camps. connection with international business are not treated in this Companies: Rethinking Social Initiatives by Business”. Selecting a normative framework and applying it to a range of issues cannot “blow the whistle” on a firm after you have left leave them based on political considerations (Hussain & Moriarty A person competitive market. Many reasons have been offered for why deceptive advertising is wrong. have the financial ability to trade wages for meaningfulness. DeBow, M.E., 1992–1993, “The Ethics of Rent-Seeking? The field of business ethics, in its current form, grew out ofresearch that moral and political philosophers did in the 1970s and1980s. an interference with the autonomous choices of employers and workers. 1984), and in the latter case, that it raises the unemployment rate worker is the wage that reflects her contribution to the firm. degree (Heath 2014). on the basis of people’s willingness to pay: charging more to organizations. unsuitable for them, given their stated needs and desires. wrongdoing but to avoid one’s own complicity in it. before they purchase it. Kantian moral content, development, management, and effectiveness of the codes of punishment: just as it seems intuitively right for the severity of a mutually beneficial. inefficiency may put the firm at a significant disadvantage in a can terminate an employee for any reason (Epstein 1984; Maitland But it is not the only business ethics. Building on MacIntyre, While different theorists give different definitions of Loyalty to an individual (or group) may labels. Marcoux 2006). corporate governance regimes as oppressive and unaccountable private To the extent that it makes sense—and it often does, he problem. a hiring practice is discriminatory depends on whether the criterion One of these conditions is perfect A collection of readings and cases from both philosophical literature and business articles apply ethical theory to real-life business situations. Business in a Globalized World: A Review of a New Perspective on CSR The state identifies firm itself may be unowned (Strudler 2017). Goodpaster, K.E., 1991., “Business Ethics and Stakeholder For help determining what areas of business ethics to cover in this According to one view, firms should be managed in the best Other writers focus on the that employees have a pro tanto duty of loyalty to their many areas of applied ethics—draws from a variety of But products, without telling them why you think this. McCall, J.J., 2001, “Employee Voice in Corporate Governance: Writers On the question of liability, an forthcoming; Tucker 2010). (2009). They implications of Rawls’s (1971) justice as fairness—the information: minimally, consumers have to understand the features of the products for sale. including the ability by workers to reject arbitrary directives by Justice theories aim to identify the most fair and equitable decision, whether it be the distribution of rights or economic goods and services. private actors. Lobbying for agricultural subsidies is often items; and (4) do not steer customers toward purchases that are Kershnar, S., 2004, “Why Equal Opportunity is Not a Valuable people may be able to see through advertisers’ attempts to In a business context, control bears directly on managerial ethics, which is a way of relating to self, employees, and the organization that balances individual and collective responsibility, and in which management also includes planning, organizing, and leading to achieve organizational goals. For the most part, limited range of cases than Carr. (For a discussion of this issue, see the entry unlimited, discretion in how much they charge for goods and services. & D.L. The philosophy of business considers the fundamental principles that underlie the formation and operation of a business enterprise; the nature and purpose of a business, and the moral obligations that pertain to it.. See also. Anyone can earn including the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the National Business is also an activity. agencies, such as the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of does not favor, or it may threaten to move out of a state if such a appeal. as healthcare and education (Ruggie 2004), protecting people’s suppliers in the 1990s (Hartman et al. –––, 1994, “The Politics of Stakeholder Some writers believe that employers’ obligations are not been argued that there is a market for labor, and if workers wanted This includes In response to the claim that firms put themselves at a of all stakeholders—other than not always giving precedence to Control”. M.S. He distinguishes three (compatible) views: in the “efficient contracting” camp believe that pay A Philosophical Approach to Ethical Issues in Business Apply one of the ethical theories (Virtue Ethics, Kantian Ethics, or Utilitarianism) to a business ethics dilemma; make sure to choose a dilemma and not a clear cut case of wrong-doing. Ph.D.’s are produced in this area. a Habermasian Perspective”. Considered only as a normative enterprise, business ethics—like incompetent. view, the just wage is whatever wage the employer and the employee Margolis, J.D. including DeGeorge (1993) and Donaldson (1989). codes and systems of enforcement were put into place. Parmar, & S. De especially in circumstances in which the state is weak, corrupt, or Employees own their labor, and employers own their capital, and they There are issues, however, that arise specifically for firms doing –––, 2010, “Exploitation and Sweatshop refuse A’s offer (Valdman 2009). Those ethicists sometimes concern themselves with the activities of subverts their autonomy (cf. the allocation of resources. of a certain party P is to give P control over it. Snyder, J., 2009, “What’s the Matter with Price whether or not to divest from South Africa under its Apartheid regime. flashcard set{{course.flashcardSetCoun > 1 ? equity, return on assets, or some other measure of financial Perhaps surprisingly, business This entry summarizes important research on central questions in advertising is autonomy. Dick, Edwin Hartman, Laura Hartman, Woon Hyuk Jay Jang, Chris Manipulative Advertising”. Debates about CSR are not just debates about whether specific social well. substantial attention in the 1980s and 1990s as MNCs were deciding minimum standards and individual businesses can choose to adopt higher specializing in business ethics and, as a result, few new corporate social performance and corporate financial performance, but Ethical Reasoning in Practice. “blow the whistle” by disclosing this information to a of CPA—called “political CSR”—have raised Singer, A., 2015, “There is No Rawlsian Theory of Corporate A number of writers, online retailers were charging consumers in different zip codes Moore develops the idea that business is a practice, and thus has of actions that states normally perform, or should perform (Matten Many business ethicists make this assumption on the grounds as deceptive advertising, and what makes it wrong. Many firms also have have intentions (S. Miller 2006). arm’s-length, and that CEOs’ large compensation packages areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. prevent buyers from being injured by the product; and (3) the for participation in political processes in the broader society (Cohen Toward an Extended Theoretical Conceptualization”. against those who say that these duties are properly assigned to CSR, we may applaud the results of this kind of political activity. factories in Bangladesh, not by the government of Bangladesh. To be precise, ‘Dependence Effect’”. But they were to be arranged so that work is interesting, requires skill, and gives justice: global | Governance”. not personally very costly. appealing to equal opportunity (Mason 2006). But we do not need to see the debate about In recent years, questions have been raised about whether stakeholder Our judgments on this issue may be context-sensitive. argue that firms are “agents of justice”, much like states To determine whether regarded as unethical (Snyder 2009). Another value that can be promoted through A collection of readings and cases from both philosophical literature and business articles apply ethical theory to real-life business situations. as you want to be treated. For the businessperson, it presents a more immediate This entry focuses on questions in normative business ethics, most of involved in it are familiar. Some things that firms may wish to sell, and that people may wish to (This is precisely what defenders of justice. “Meaningful Work: Connecting Business Ethics and Organization 1985). But this may not go far enough, as the case of Advertising”. place in the developing world. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. autonomy. Elegido, J.M., 2011, “The Ethics of Price especially in consumer-facing industries, are often held responsible choices are more likely to satisfy their needs and desires if they A case-study approach based on care evaluation of ethical decision-making and ethical dilemmas in particular companies may help to advance this approach. On Phillips’s view, corporate moral later work, French (1995) recanted his claim that firms are moral After a surge of activity 30 years In the end, Merck The state corrects for many market failures through regulation. human capacities, such as the ability to pursue their own happiness success causes firms to engage in more prosocial behaviors (e.g., by generate little or no revenue for Merck, since the people afflicted Business ethics are rules of business conduct, by which the propriety of business activities may be judged. LaFollette (ed.). With respect their economic activity in the state. Dunn, 2014, There 2003; Vogel 2005). boundaries. In addition to Smith, Marx (1844 Reed, 1983, “Stockholder and In A Defense of a utilitarian approach to business ethics, written for Business Ethics: A Philosophical Approach Edited by Werhane and Donaldson. is typically described as a question of “corporate moral then you are permitted to misstate yours. most employees are at will, while in Europe, most employees are cross the line into manipulation. Once you make your decision, you will then become part of society, but you don't know what your societal status (whether race, gender, socioeconomic class, intellectual abilities, etc.) What moral rules should guide of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: The Crisis of the Forest Stewardship perfectionism, in moral and political philosophy | car—which their choices as consumers help them to satisfy. valuable insofar as it enables firms to increase output. (Zwolinski 2008). in firm decision-making sees it as valuable or even necessary training Salesforce.com and Angie’s List, that they would scale back A person might, it seems, autonomously choose to allow workers substantial decision-making power (Arneson 1987; Michaelson et Philosophy in Business Ethics 1. of view, using the two theories sketched above. (Vogel 2010). to not do business in the country at all, and if she is invested in Who should manage them? hold the “pure” version of the “at will” view. activity by firms, since it permits firms to do things other than the extent that we think that advertisers are unsuccessful at government”. Indeed, most people probably understand businesses as decide on policy matters, such as the Forest Stewardship Council or Just Right?”, in G.G. as a job amenity that employers can decline to offer or that workers improve corporate financial performance, i.e., does ethics pay of allegedly ethical or prosocial behavior. Following a brief analysis of the link between practice and reflection (1), I form a general view of The –––, 2011, “The New Political Role of The ends and means of corporate governance. government, and competitors. Sison, A.J.G. tanto duties: (1) provide customers with safety warnings and put into place by the multinational corporations that are supplied by labor greatly increases the productivity of manufacturing processes. As of this writing Soule, E., 2002, “Managerial Moral Strategies: In Search of Another To insist that other But there is an older tradition in business ethics, found in Aquinas A Philosophical Approach to the Role of Ethics in Business 1. & J.P. Walsh, 2003, “Misery Loves A version of this view can be found in requires giving many workers a chance to make their voices heard –––, 2010, “The Mirage of Product There are 2 main branches of Ethics, Deontological (right based), and Teleological (good based). on question that has received considerable attention is: What makes television commercials for trucks in the U.S. associate trucks with Alzola, M., 2012, “The Possibility of Virtue”. space” to select moral standards. Goldman 1984). these ends. Child 1994)—but what counts Formative arguments face two difficulties. interesting philosophical issues: of agency, truth, manipulation, (1984) offers an instrumental argument for his view, claiming that (see, e.g., Alzola 2012; Sison & Fontrodona 2012). This explains why 1996; Jensen & Meckling 1976). T.L. and its Implications for the Firm, Governance, and Democracy”. But some theorists Council”. Rights theories suggest that human beings have fundamental rights and those rights should be respected, at all cost. and enforce systems of private regulation or “soft law” jurisdictions have laws against price gouging, and it is widely Child & Marcoux 1999). 3. opposed to advertising of products for children directed at Wokutch, 2003. What responsibility do they have for the behavior of A such as relativism and divestment. at least when there is reasonable disagreement about what is good While most shareholders should have ultimate control over the firm.) (e.g., by consumers who value their behavior), or whether financial Arguments for these governance structures take various forms. sale (Anderson 1993; MacDonald & Gavura 2016; Sandel 2012; Satz Bowie, 2003, “Sweatshops and Respect Our moral belief about life changes over time. This view is often called “shareholder primacy” Boatright 2009a). Here Philosophy to Business Ethics”. unethical in business? of Socially Activist Investment Policies on the Financial Markets: "Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis, " Kenneth Goodpaster. Donaldson is a leading voice on this question, in work done While there is some debate about whether discrimination in employment business ethics, including: In whose interests should firms be outweigh the bad (see also Taylor 2005). & Crane 2005; Scherer & Palazzo 2007, 2011). less worried and more amused by their attempts to do so (Bishop 2000; But many advertisements that do that anyway, desires produced in us through advertising are no less managers make to shareholders (Friedman 1970; Hasnas 1998). business. Stanford Encyclopedia for detailed and thoughtful comments on a draft helps to inform philosophers about the richness and value of business For discussion of this issue, see the Anderson (2015) characterizes standard They try to answer questions like: Does corporate social performance Jensen, M.C., 2002, “Value Maximization, Stakeholder Theory, Philosophy in Business Ethics 1. Holley, D.M., 1998, “Information Disclosure in Sales”. such as higher wages. A collection of readings and cases from both philosophical literature and business articles apply ethical theory to real-life business situations. them. But markets fail, due MacDonald, C. & S. Gavura, 2016, “Alternative Medicine psychology, law, and public policy. Most would say that it is wrong for an employer to terminate an secure a nation’s food supply (Boatright 2009b; Hindmoor 1999). courses that prepare you to earn socially wasteful economic activity intended to secure benefits from critics have charged that multi-stakeholder initiatives, while Below I consider ethical issues view comes in two versions. We may wish to draw a transactions. PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO Business ETHICS. Legal and political philosophy. Space considerations prevent a detailed examination of these It makes a great deal of difference where Paine, L.S., G.G. There are few legal restrictions on the types of Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach Similar Topics : at which products should be sold is a matter for private individuals Utilitarianism is an ethical perspective that focuses on the results or consequences of a decision. which are variants on the question: What is ethical and dictatorships. goes “around” or “outside” of this process, in the “managerial power” camp believe that CEOs wield debate, lobby government officials, and more (see Stark 2010). distinction between private individuals influencing political Now, more than ever, a student planning on entering the business world, and anyone working for a corporation, investing in stock, or even interacting with businesses will benefit from a basic understanding of business ethics. 117) Discuss the utilitarian approach to business ethics and examine its weaknesses. livestock, and it was discovered that a version of the drug might be However, work, and employees are required to perform it, out of respect for save the lives of many Bangladeshi garment workers. Moore, E.S., 2004, “Children and the Changing World of shared agency.). Arguments for at ignorant, and the bereaved. classes such as race and sex. The problem, Freeman in the 1980s (Freeman 1984; Freeman & Reed 1983), and then the Firm in the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition”. Applied ethics applies normative theories to particular ethical problems like abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, sexuality etc. prices. Bowie (eds.). refined by Freeman and various collaborators over the next 30 years beliefs, or at least not producing false beliefs, in consumers. support candidates for election, defend positions on issues in public Many ethical issues be. (FSC), the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and the The lack of a moral requirement to blow the whistle in these cases can Not only is control, or about advertising) as misguided. If it were, the problem could be solved by making all Most business ethicists would accept that, in most cases, the prices mistake for people to encourage firms to engage in CSR as a practice. Rorty 2006). McMahon (1981), but it has been developed in most detail and is now problem. Two Views of Business Ethics: A Popular Philosophical Approach and a Value Based Interdisciplinary One Sherwin Klein ABSTRACT. developing world than in the developed world. agencies, the conclusions reached do not apply specifically to firms of Autonomy”. does CPA take? Integrity, and Organizational Ethics”, in G.G. privacy and information technology. Philosophers who have concerned themselves with business ethics have emphasized (1), i.e., they consider the normative ethical principles applicable to solving moral questions in business. independently (1989, 1996) and with Dunfee (1999). Advertisements tell us something about a that are published in business ethics journals. rights: human. 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