Business Ethics

Doreen Pendgracs has sat on various boards of directors for the past twenty-five years. During that time, she has gleaned valuable information that she shares in an easy-to-understand, conversational style for novices and seasoned members alike. Whether you're asked to sit on a trade union board, a non-profit board for a community group or church, …

The term corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often used in the boardroom, classroom, and political platform, but what does it really mean? Do corporations have ethical or philanthropic duties beyond their obligations to comply with the law? How does CSR relate to business ethics, stakeholder management, sustainability, and corporate citizenshi …

The core of this text comprises chapters on all the key issues of business in Canada today. Each chapter includes a hypothetical case study and an introduction highlighting key ethical points; two academic essays; and a real-life case study. Questions for discussion accompany the essays and case studies. The Author has also included a general intro …

Hard Like Water, an innovative study of business ethics, has two principal goals: 'to show the extent to which ethical values penetrate into business' and 'to stress the social character of business'. Thus, each chapter begins with 'old tales' of unethical or amoral business practices andthen moves on to 'new tales' about companies for which ethica …