Ethical dilemmas in the modern corporation

Abstract

(NOTE: Each chapter ends with a Summary and Conclusions section.) 1. The Corporation: Its Values and Influence. Ethics, Values, and the Corporation. Critics and Influence. 2. Ethical Values and Norms. Values and Norms. The Issue of Social Responsibility. Responsibility within Corporations. 3. Work and Job Satisfaction. Importance of a Job. Improving Participation at Work. Setting the Climate. 4. Corporations and the Government: Military Spending, Political Influence, Regulations. Military Defense Spending. Political Influence and Corporations. Government Regulations. 5. Advertising and Television. Selling Ads. Products That Harm. Images Affect Attitudes. Values and Remedies. 6. Livelihoods, Neighborhoods, and the Corporation. The Ill-Fated Match: Lykes and Youngstown. Effects on Neighborhoods. Ethics and Alternatives to Plant Closing. 7. The Environment: Clean Air, Water, and the Corporation. Life-Threatening Pollution. Nuclear Promise. Weapons and Pollution. Product Stewardship. 8. Multinationals and the Third World. An Overall Perspective: Three Paradigms. Guatemala and United Fruit. Chile and the Copper Multinationals. South Africa and Multinationals. Looking at Both Sides. 9. Greenmail and Conclusions. Takeovers and Greenmail. Competitiveness and the Needs of Others. Index.

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