Cosmopolitan Business Ethics

Jacob Dahl Rendtorff is Senior Associate Professor of Responsibility, Ethics and Legitimacy of Corporations at the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University, Denmark. Rendtorff is Member of the Executive Committee of EBEN (European Business Ethics Network), a Member of the Academy of Management, and European Editor of the Journal of Business Ethics Education. He has been a visiting professor at universities in Europe and the United States and has published several books.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments Introduction Themes for cosmopolitan business ethicsCosmopolitan business ethics as future management science CHAPTER 1. What is cosmopolitan business ethics? Business ethics in private and public organizations Cosmopolitan business ethics and creation of trustFocus on global social responsibility Social responsibility in Scandinavia: The inclusive labor market Business ethics in practice Business ethics in organization and management Is business ethics profitable? The purpose of the programs for ethics and values-driven leadership CHAPTER 2. Business Ethics in the age of globalization Ethics and globalization of the market economy Neoliberalism, competition states, and globalization Strengths and weaknesses of globalization Social responsibility as risk management Values and globalization International codes of ethics and codes of conduct International business ethics as a first dimension of cosmopolitan business ethicsCaux Round Table Principles: Guidelines for global ethics CHAPTER 3. What are values? Values in the late modern society Business Ethics in experience society Values in business organizations Values-driven management as a strategic management communication Values and values-driven management Requirements for an ethical culture in the organization Values-driven leadership, ethics, and organization theory Code of conduct for leadership in the public sector Organization, perceptions, values, and ethics Different theoretical approaches to values-driven management CHAPTER 4 Values-driven management in practice V

'In an age of corporate scandals, tax evasion schemes and high-profile climate-change denial, Rendtorff reminds us that business activity is morally, politically and constitutionally justified if and only if it is socially responsible and globally conducive to the good life.' — Prof. Giorgio Baruchello, University of Akureyri'Jacob Dahl proves that "business ethics" is not a standalone discipline and those who naturally practice "cosmopolitan corporate integrity" can readily produce win-win situations for all involved. Society needs this fascinating and insightful read to become a text book in every business school and a desk book for every executive.' — Julian Clarke, European Business Ethics Network Ireland'What I found most valuable and most interesting was [Jacob Dahl Rendtorff's] description and discussion of business ethics in Germany. This is, as he points out, a tradition unknown in the English-speaking world but it is socially valuable. All in all, this book is a substantial contribution to business ethics in English.' — Guðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson, Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2019