Business Ethics : through time and across contexts

The objective of this book is to provide a wider perspective of business ethics, particularly at a time when business ethics is gaining in importance across marketplaces and societies across the globe. A worldwide team of authors contribute their expertise, which provides a comprehensive overview of business ethics. We have contributors to this book who were born in North America, South America, Asia, Australasia, Africa, and Europe. Each person brings the rich tapestry of their life experiences to the book providing a kaleidoscope of perspectives from which they write. This book is one with truly international perspectives and the chapters showcase to the reader a wide range of views on the topics of most importance in international business ethics today. The book explores the past of business ethics issues through contemporary issues to an examination of future issues. Topics include, but are not limited to, ethics and the environment, ethics and strategy, codes of ethics, stakeholders and the marketplace, ethics conventions and globalization. This book is designed for scholars, students and practitioners with an interest in business ethics.