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Business Ethics

Business Ethics (BE) is the behavior that a business adheres to in its daily dealings with the world. The ethics of a particular business can be diverse. They apply not only to how the business interacts with the world at large, but also to their one-on-one dealings with a single customer.

Many businesses have gained a bad reputation just by being in business. To some people, businesses are interested in making money, and that is the bottom line. It could be called capitalism in its purest form. Making money is not wrong in itself. It is the manner in which some businesses conduct themselves that brings up the question of ethical behavior.

Good business ethics should be a part of every business. There are many factors to consider. When a company does business with another that is considered unethical, does this make the first company unethical by association? Some people would say yes, the first business has a responsibility and it is now a link in the chain of unethical businesses.

Many global businesses, including most of the major brands that the public use, can be seen not to think too highly of good business ethics. Many major brands have been fined millions for breaking ethical business laws. Money is the major deciding factor.

Here are some important and recommended articles about Business Ethics which contain general information about BE Theory.

1. A Conflict Case Approach to BE
2. A Critical Perspective of ISCT
3. A Framework for Discussing Normative Theories of BE
4. A Model of Business Ethics
5. A Precis of a Communicative Theory of the Firm
6. Business Meta-Ethics
7. Community, Business, Ethics, and Global Capitalism
8. Discourse and Descriptive Ethics in Business
9. Discourse Theory and BE
10. Educational Impacts
11. European Perspectives on BE
12. Friedman Fallacies
13. Friedman
14. How Virtue Fits Within Business Ethics
15. If Fairness is the Problem Is Consent the Solution
16. Imperfect Markets - Business Ethics as an Easy Virtue
17. ISCT - Hype over Hypernorms
18. Moral Duties, Institutions, and Natural Facts
19. On the Relevance of Political Phil to Business Ethics
20. On the Use of Social Contract in BE
21. Social Contracting in a Pluralist Process
22. Stakeholder Champions
23. Technology and Business--Rethinking the Moral Dilemma
24. The Head, The Heart, and Business Virtues
25. The Limits of Shareholder Value
26. The Missing Link Between Virtue Theory and Business Ethics
27. The Normative Theories of Business Ethics
28. The Role of Character in Business Ethics
29. The Role of Virtue Ethics in the Analysis of Business Practice
30. The Stakeholder Theory of the Corp
31. The Study of BE - A Case for Dr. Seuss
32. Ties that Unwind
33. Toward a Unified Conception of Business Ethics
34. Virtue Ethics and the Parable of the Sadhu
35. Why Be Moral in Business - A Rawlsian Approach
36. Why Ethics Matters