Introductory Business Ethics – Age 19 (Bachelor's)
Grade Equivalents
| 🇺🇸 United States | College Sophomore |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | University Year 2 |
| 🇮🇳 India | B.A./B.Sc. Year 2 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | University Year 2 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | University Year 2 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | University Year 2 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | University Year 2 |
About This Textbook
This textbook is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester standardized business ethics course across all majors. It includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including case studies, application scenarios, and links to video interviews with executives, all of which help instill in students a sense of ethical awareness and responsibility. The book provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of business ethics and understand how to apply those concepts to their professional lives.
Table of Contents
Why Ethics Matter — Ethics from Antiquity to the Present — Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders — Three Special Stakeholders: Society, the Environment, and Government — The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics — What Employers Owe Employees — What Employees Owe Employers — Recognizing and Respecting the Rights of All — Professions under the Microscope — Changing Work Environments and Future Trends — Epilogue: Why Ethics Still Matter