Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective / Edition 2

by Norman E. Bowie

Overview

It is more important than ever that a business must be both ethical and profitable. In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, Norman E. Bowie shows that by applying Kant's three formulations of the categorical imperative, and by doing the right thing for the right reason, a business can achieve success in both of these fields. Bowie uses examples such as building trust, transparency through open book management, and respecting employees by providing a living wage and meaningful work. This new edition, for graduates and academic researchers in the field of business ethics, has been heavily revised to include the newest scholarship on Kantian ethics, with a new emphasis on Kant's later moral and political theory, a workable account of Kantian capitalism, and additional accounts on corporate social responsibility, Kantianism and human rights, corporate moral agency, and the Kantian theory of meaningful work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107543959
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/06/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Norman E. Bowie is Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota where he held the Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Corporate Responsibility. He is best known for bringing the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant to bear on issues in business ethics. He has authored or edited eighteen books and about one hundred articles. He is past president of the Society for Business Ethics and recipient of the Society's award for outstanding scholarly achievement. He has been honored with a Festschrift under the title Kantian Business Ethics: Critical Perspectives (2012).

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The self-defeating nature of immoral business practice; 2. Treating stakeholders with respect; 3. The firm as a moral community; 4. Acting from duty and seeking profit; 5. Kantian ethics and international business; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Bowie is a very senior person in business ethics - one of the half dozen or so people who are generally acknowledged as leaders in the field. He has extensive experience as a writer, teacher, and consultant in business ethics and philosophy. I have no doubt that his book will be well received, widely reviewed, and extremely influential in the discipline." Robert Fredericks, Bentley College.

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