A Pragmatic Approach to Business Ethics

Download or read book A Pragmatic Approach to Business Ethics written by Alex C. Michalos and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1995-02-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pragmatic approach to business ethics is argued for in this volume, which demonstrates the usefulness of the approach by applying it to a variety of issues. These issues are broad and far-reaching and include the relations between rational and moral//ethical decision-making, the limits of loyalty to employers, the impact of trust on business and the role of commercial public opinion polling during elections. The author also covers advertising, tobacco promotion, manufacture and marketing of armaments, concentration and taxation of wealth, and the North American Free Trade Agreement.