Edition: 1
Publication date: 2006-08-18
Dewey code: 175
List Price: $160.00
Price: $132.48
Review Why Sports Morally Matter (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport) / Routledge:Why Sports Morally Matter is a deeply critical examination of pressing ethical issues in sports - and in society as a whole. Exploring the broad historical context of modern America, William J Morgan argues that the current state of sports is a powerful indictment of our wealth-riven society and hyper-individualistic way of life. Taking on critics from all sides of the political debate, Morgan makes the case that, despite the negating effect of free market values, sports still possess important features that encourage social, moral and political values crucial to the flourishing of a democratic polity. It is this potential to transform society and the individual that makes sports a key battleground in the struggle for the moral soul of contemporary America. Why Sports Morally Matter represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the role of sports in society. For students and researchers working in sport studies, philosophy and cultural studies, and for anyone who cares seriously about sports, it is an essential text.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2006-10-31
Dewey code: 339.470951
List Price: $170.00
Price: $132.31
Review Consuming China: Approaches to Cultural Change in Contemporary China (Consumasian S.) / RoutledgeCurzon:Post-Mao China has been characterized in the literature and the media as a burgeoning consumer society. "Consuming China" investigates this characterization by examining the cultural significance of consumption and consumerism in the People's Republic of China today. In questioning the notion of consumption, the book suggests that it is not simply a symptom of economic reform within China neither a product of the emergence and transformation of contemporary Chinese capitalism. Rather the essays offer a new perspective on Chinese consumption by focusing on more than just consumerism; looking at the practices of consumption in relation to different manifestations of social and cultural change. Drawing on case studies from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, "Consuming China" affords a greater understanding of the practice of Chinese consumption and will appeal to China scholars and anthropologists, and to those with an interest in cultural and gender studies.
Authors
- John F. Quinn
- Joseph A. Petrick
Publication date: 1997-06-17
Dewey code: 174.4
List Price: $133.00
Price: $133.00
Review Management Ethics: Integrity at Work (SAGE Series on Business Ethics) / Sage Publications, Inc:Management Ethics: Integrity at Work redefines what it means for a manager to function with integrity in the private and public sectorsùdomestically and globally. It integrates the latest theoretical work in both descriptive and normative ethics, and incorporates legal, communication, quality, and organizational theories into a conceptual framework that improves managerial judgment in the handling of moral complexity at work. The authors use their organizational ethics consulting and academic research experience to provide practical assessment and decision-making tools that convert ethics theories into sound action steps. The book examines three key dimensions of management integrityùjudgment, process, and developmental dimensionsùand applies them to individual chapters devoted to the subprocesses of ethical planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The authors focus their theories and tools on 28 ethics minicases related to each management function in seven allied management application clusters: accounting, auditing management; finance, investment management; marketing, advertising management; business management, business law, human resource management; technology, quality operations, organizational behavior management; public, nonprofit, health care management; and international, environmental, public policy management. Management Ethics: Integrity at Work builds management integrity by linking and enhancing both ethics and management competence in responsible planning, organizing, leading, and controlling for use by professionals and students in the private and public sectorsùdomestically and globally.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2007-08-29
Dewey code: 174.4
List Price: $170.00
Price: $133.49
Review The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools and Insights / Routledge:Successful leaders – at any level and in any arena – are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in moral analysis and judgment, and to come to terms with their own definition of moral leadership and how it can be translated into action. Drawing on the inspiration of major literary and historical figures such as Machiavelli, Conrad, Shackleton and Achebe, and based upon an impressive array of literary sources, including novels, plays, history and biography, the book centers on four questions implicitly asked of all leaders: What is the nature of a moral challenge? How do people 'reason morally'?How do leaders contend with the moral choices they face? How is moral leadership different from leadership in general? The Moral Leader is based upon the renowned course of the same name taught at Harvard Business School for over two decades. With an emphasis on decision-making and action, students learn to identify moral problems, to address them systematically, and to develop skills that aid them throughout their studies and their professional lives. At times challenging, insightful, and always illuminating, this book is essential reading for all serious students of leadership, management, business ethics or policy. Visit the companion website at www. routledge. com/textbooks/9780415400640.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-06-30
Dewey code: 658.1526
List Price: $136.00
Price: $134.64
Review Stewardship Ethics in Debt Management (Issues in Business Ethics) / Springer:This text provides a rare combination of a thorough understanding of banking and lending with an innovative scholarly explanation of the concept of stewardship found in accounting, corporate governance, environmental strategy and Christian social ethics. It shows the value of applying a consistent framework of resource-related social values to credit and debt. The borrowing experience of private individuals, small businesses and home buyers is considered in relation to the roles of both bankers and money advisers. Technical finance and profit are not marginalised in the decision support model presented to guide debt management operations. The book will interest practitioners within the financial services industry including money advisers. It will also be of interest to students and researchers concerned with banking, finance and business ethics. Anyone with a concern about the ethics of debt should read this book.
Publication date: 1985
Review Ethische Probleme der modernen Medizin (Moraltheologie interdisziplinar) / Matthias-Grunewald-Verlag:
Publication date: 1995
Review Das Transplantationssystem: Dynamik, Konflikte, und ethisch-moralische Grenzgange (Gesundheitsforschung) / Juventa:
Creator: Paul Godfrey
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-07-01
Dewey code: 302.35
List Price: $133.00
Price: $132.98
Review Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations (Foundations for Organizational Science) / Sage Publications, Inc:How do people identify with organizations? What role does organizational identity play in organizational strategy? Identity in Organizations investigates the fundamental character of organizational identity and individual identification with an organization. Through the use of an unconventional, conversational format the reader is drawn into a provocative discussion among key organizational scholars that focuses on three different paradigmatic views of identity: a functionalist perspective, an interpretive perspective, and a postmodern perspective. Similarities and distinctions among these ways of understanding are explored and numerous theoretical and practical insights are gained. This groundbreaking book concludes with a discussion of the relevance of identity as a construct in organizational study and observations on conversation and theory building. Many well-known scholars participate in the conversation, including Jay Barney, Denny Gioia, Mary Jo Hatch, Stuart Albert, Anne Huff, Judi McLean Parks, and Rod Kramer. Identity in Organizations will be of interest to professionals and students of organizational studies, human resource management, industrial psychology, sociology of work, psychology, and organizational communication.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-04-16
Dewey code: 174
List Price: $220.00
Price: $183.00
Review Economics for the Common Good: Two Centuries of Economic Thought in the Humanistic Tradition (Advances in Social Economics) / Routledge:This volume provides an introduction to economics in terms of human rather than material welfare. Building on a social economics tradition, it proposes a more rational economic order and develops new principles of economic policy. The issues covered include: the inadequacy of individualistic economics in guiding policy formation; a logical critique of economic rationality; rethinking of the modern business corporation; a critique of modern trade theory and unregulated international competition; and how standard economic theory encourages major ecological problems. Economics for the Common Good introduces social economic concepts and demonstrates their continuing relevance to the ills of an increasingly global society. In approaching problems generally conceived to be purely economic, from a social and ecological perspective, the author explores the vital interface between economics, ethics and politics.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2008-06-20
Dewey code: 174.957
List Price: $140.00
Price: $131.73
Review Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective / Routledge:Taking a different approach to biobanks - genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy, this book draws attention to their political and governance implications. It argues that for biobanks to be created, shaped, maintained, and to operate properly, a number of interrelated conditions need to exist, from legal environment to funding mechanisms and social acceptance. The book takes a comparative focus, with chapters on biobanks in Iceland, Estonia, Scandinavia, France, US, Japan, UK, Germany, Australia and Israel, and is divided into three parts which:introduce the conceptual framework that underpins the volumefocus on biobanks as a challenge for governanceemphasize biobanks as a tool and site for governance. This groundbreaking book makes clear that biobanks are a phenomenon that cannot be disconnected from considerations of power, politics, and the reshaping of current practices in governance. It will be a valuable read for scholars and students of genetics, bioethics, risk, public health and the sociology of health and illness.
Creator: Soraj Hongladaram and Charles Ess
Publication date: 2006-12-31
Dewey code: 174.93034833
List Price: $165.00
Price: $132.00
Review Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives / IGI Global:Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives takes a global approach to the diverse ethical issues created by information and communication technologies and their possible resolutions. Comprehensive chapters describe the problems and possibilities of genuinely global information ethics, which are urgently needed as information and communication technologies continue their exponential growth. International experts from diverse backgrounds address both theoretical and culture-specific issues in explicit detail. This Premier Reference Source provides the most thorough examination of the information technology ethics field.
Publication date: 2003-07
Dewey code: 658.408
List Price: $133.00
Price: $131.99
Review The Planetary Bargain: Corporate Social Responsibility Matters / Earthscan Publications Ltd.:Pre Publication reviews"I found the idea of a "Planetary Bargain" highly appealing. A most stimulating read. " - Kay Sexton, AccountAbility, UK"This interesting book takes a broad approach to examining corporate social responsibility in both its conceptual framework and the practical case studies it considers. " - International Labour Review"I have enjoyed and been very interested to read "The Planetary Bargain". It is very informative and also a good read. " - Stephanie Draper, Corporate Social Responsibility, The Industrial Society, UKThis book reviews corporate social responsibility (CSR) work and suggests a cooperative CSR strategy which creates prosperity for both corporations and the people they serve. It addresses these issues by arguing that it is good for business and essential for future prosperity and stability. It presents the case for a worldwide agreement, or "planetary bargain", between private and public sectors and discusses the implications of such an idea. [+]The book also contains case studies of international companies who have adopted socially responsible programs and analyzes research in this area of the past two decades.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2006-11-27
Dewey code: 338.47796
List Price: $170.00
Price: $132.20
Review Ethics, Money and Sport: This Sporting Mammon (Ethics and Sport) / Routledge:Football used to be free. In 2001, the estimated annual turnover of world football was £250 billion. Is the commercialization of sport simply 'fair game', or is big business causing long-term damage?Many have concerns about the changes that are taking place in the world of sport and the central thesis of this book is that such concerns have considerable substance: the authors argue that many of these changes are undesirable, both in themselves and in terms of their consequences. Ethics, Money and Sport has two central objectives. Firstly, through the use of philosophical taxonomy and sociological evidence, to assess the effects of commodification in elite sport, and secondly to develop a normative framework capable of articulating community concerns about the commodification of sport. Commodification in itself is neither virtuous nor vicious. Ethics, Money and Sport identifies those instances where a focus on commercial interests alone gives rise to morally undesirable consequences. It is hoped that the identification of such 'pathological' behaviors will ultimately aid us in the formation of proper responses to the hyper-commodification of modern sport.
Publication date: 1996
Review Ethische und rechtliche Aspekte der arztlichen Aufklarungspflicht (Forum interdisziplinare Ethik) / P. Lang:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2008-10-27
Dewey code: 174.969
List Price: $170.00
Price: $134.72
Review Construction Ethics / Taylor & Francis:Much closer relationships are being formed in the development of the built environment and cultural changes in procurement methods are taking place. The need has grown to re-examine the ethical frameworks required to sustain collaborative trust and transparency. Young professionals are moving around between companies on a frequent basis and take their personal values with them. What can companies do to support their employees? This book looks at how people develop their personal values and tries to set up a model for making effective ethical decisions. It exposes areas of weakness that may inhibit better relationships in projects and partnerships and suggests decision making frameworks. 'Part one' of this book integrates a number of topical areas to give a holistic view of the ethical framework and 'Part two' illustrates good practice by using case studies and questions for resolving dilemmas. They include: human rights, moral integrity and equal opportunities; professional conduct and integrity; employment law and psychological contracts and discrimination; corruption, procurement and competition; health and safety ethics; contracts and good faith; the impact of corporate social responsibility; policies and their implementation; the role of education and development; and, responsibility for sustainability and the environment. It will be invaluable for professional institutions, students, young practitioners in all stages of the development cycle from planning, property management, design, project management and facilities management, contractors and clients.
Creator: Dean C. Ludwig
Publication date: 1993-05
Dewey code: 174.4
List Price: $119.95
Price: $119.95
Review Business and Society in a Changing World Order / Edwin Mellen Press:
Publication date: 1997
Review L'etica nella ricerca biomedica (Biblioteca di testi e studi) / NIS:
Publication date: 1985
Review Entmoralisierung der Wissenschaften?: Physik und Chemie (Ethik der Wissenschaften) / Fink:
Creator: Catherine Dolan
Publication date: 2006-06
Dewey code: 174.9664
List Price: $147.50
Price: $147.48
Review Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System / Earthscan Publications Ltd.:* Can ethical sourcing genuinely address the problems facing workers and producers in developing countries? * Detailed case studies explore fair and ethical trade systems in diverse countries and sectors, allowing a balanced analysis of this global phenomenon * A wealth of analysis and discussion from the foremost academics and practitioners working in ethical sourcing Ethical sourcing, both through fair trade and ethical trade, is increasingly entering the mainstream of food retailing. Large supermarkets have come under pressure to improve the returns to small producers and conditions of employment within their supply chains. But how effective is ethical sourcing? Can it genuinely address the problems facing workers and producers in developing countries? Is it a new form of northern protectionism, or can Southern initiatives be developed to advance the monitoring and verification effectiveness of ethical sourcing? How can the rights and participation of workers and small producers be enhanced, given the power and dominance of large supermarkets within the global food chain?This book brings together a range of academics and practitioners working on issues of ethical sourcing in the global food chain. It critically explores the opportunities and challenges of ethical sourcing in the global food system by combining analysis and case studies that examine a range of approaches. It explores whether ethical sourcing is a cosmetic northern initiative, or it can genuinely help to improve the conditions of small producers and workers in developing countries.
Publication date: 1997
Review Ethik und Medizin, 1947-1997: Was leistet die Kodifizierung von Ethik? / Wallstein:
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Why Sports Morally Matter (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport), Consuming China: Approaches to Cultural Change in Contemporary China (Consumasian S.), Management Ethics: Integrity at Work (SAGE Series on Business Ethics), The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools and Insights, Stewardship Ethics in Debt Management (Issues in Business Ethics), Ethische Probleme der modernen Medizin (Moraltheologie interdisziplinar), Das Transplantationssystem: Dynamik, Konflikte, und ethisch-moralische Grenzgange (Gesundheitsforschung), Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations (Foundations for Organizational Science), Economics for the Common Good: Two Centuries of Economic Thought in the Humanistic Tradition (Advances in Social Economics), Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective, Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives, The Planetary Bargain: Corporate Social Responsibility Matters, Ethics, Money and Sport: This Sporting Mammon (Ethics and Sport), Ethische und rechtliche Aspekte der arztlichen Aufklarungspflicht (Forum interdisziplinare Ethik), Construction Ethics, Business and Society in a Changing World Order, L'etica nella ricerca biomedica (Biblioteca di testi e studi), Entmoralisierung der Wissenschaften?: Physik und Chemie (Ethik der Wissenschaften), Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System, Ethik und Medizin, 1947-1997: Was leistet die Kodifizierung von Ethik?Top headlines: Doctors, nurses deliver baby at 33,000 feet: Finnair says a Swedish woman gave birth to a girl 33,000 feet (11,000 meters) over Kazakhstan on a flight from Bangkok to Helsinki. ›20:41 20 Nov, Thu by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed Interview: Susan Faludi on 9/11 Myths: In her new book, Susan Faludi examines the cultural impact of the 9/11 terror attacks. 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