Business, Institutions, and Ethics: A Text with Cases and Readings is the first text to use the analysis of social institutions to examine business ethics. It explains fundamental
concepts in ethics and how to apply them to business and economics. The author shows how social institutions are constituted by an integrated set of ethical, economic, and legal principles, and
then uses these principles to study the ethics of commerce at the individual, organizational, and market levels. This unique work features thirty-four cases and articles that are organized into
economic categories, providing a conceptual unity and flexibility not found in similar texts.
The first half of the text focuses on theory, beginning with a case study that illustrates and unifies the theoretical discussions that follow. It examines market institutions, organizational
structure, and individual decision making; interprets moral development as a process within institutional settings; and explains egoism, care, utilitarianism, right, and pluralistic ethical
theories. It also discusses how economic analyses of markets and firms incorporate ethical principles, and argues that law reinforces ethical and economic aspects of social institutions
important to the continued existence and well-being of society. The second half of the text consists of cases and articles organized by the economic categories of property, risk-reward
relationships, information, and competition. Topics covered include corporate control, workplace dangers, marketing, and manufacturing relocation. Applicable in both business schools and
philosophy departments,Business, Institutions, and Ethics shows how ethical principles can help us gather, sort, and interpret information necessary for making sound business
decisions. Ideal for courses in business ethics and business and society, it is also a valuable reference for business professionals and philosophers.
