Business Ethics

Mark S. Schwartz, MBA, JD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Business Ethics at York University's School of Administrative Studies in Toronto, Canada. An award-winning teacher and researcher, Dr. Schwartz has contributed to such journals as Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Business & Society, Business and Society Review, Corporate Governance: An International Review, and Business Horizons. His most recent books include Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach (2011) and, as co-editor, Business Ethics: Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality (2014).

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making 1Part One Descriptive Theory 211 What Determines Ethical Behavior? 232 The Ethical Decision-Making Process 593 Impediments to Proper Ethical Decision Making 93Part Two Normative Framework 1274 Distinguishing Right from Wrong 1295 The Decision to Report Misconduct 159Part Three Practical Application 1896 Developing and Sustaining an Ethical Corporate Culture 1917 What Would You Do? Common Workplace Dilemmas 231Conclusion: Navigating the Moral High Road 259Appendix A: Factors Affecting Moral Character 271Appendix B: Descriptive Ethical Decision-Making Models 277Appendix C: Normative Ethical Decision-Making Models 287Appendix D: Business Ethics in Hollywood Movies 293Index 299

"Schwartz presents many, many examples of both ethical and unethical behavior found in the marketplace, and the entire book is a delight to read for that reason alone.... Mark Schwartz is one of philosophy's most informed, relevant, and interesting commentators about ethical and unethical issues in the corporate world."—William C. Frederick