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READING LIST

Books

 

Bakan, J. (2004) The Corporation: the pathalogical pursuit of profit and power. London: Constable

Boatright, J. (2004) Ethics and the Conduct of Business. 4th. edn. Pearson*

Bradburn, R. (2001) Understanding Business Ethics. Thomson Learning

Donaldson, T., Werhane, P.H., and Cording, M. (2002) Ethical Issues in Business: a philosophical approach. 7th. edn. New Jersey: Prentice Hall

Donaldson, T.J., Freeman, R.E., and (eds) (1994) Business as a Humanity. New York: Oxford University Press

Fisher, A. (2001) Critical Thinking: an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Fisher, C. and Lovell, A. (2003) Business Ethics and Values. Pearson

Graham, G. (2004) Eight Theories of Ethics. London: Routledge

Grayson, D. and Hodges, A. (2002) Everybody's Business: managing risks and opportunities in today's global society. New York: Dorling Kindersley

Hollender, J. (2004) What Matters Most: business, social responsibility and the end of the era of greed. London: Random House

McIntosh, M., Leipziger, D., Jones, K., and Coleman, G. (1998) Corporate Citizenship: successful strategies for responsible companies. London: Pitman

Newton, L.H. (2006) Permission to Steal. Oxford: Blackwell

Quarter, J. (2000) Beyond the Bottom Line: socially innovative business owners. London: Quorum

Selgin, J.L. (2003) The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibility in Today's Business. London: Spiro Press

Thomson, A. (1999) Critical Reasoning in Ethics. London: Routledge

Thomson, A. (2002) Critical Reasoning: a practical introduction. 2nd. edn. London: Routledge

Vagelos, P.R. and Galambos, L. (2003) The Moral Corporation: Merck Experiences. New York: Cambridge University Press

Whyte, J. (2003) Bad Thoughts: a guide to clear thinking. London: Corvo

Wolf, M. (2004) Why Globalization Works. New Haven: Yale University Press

Journals (available via Business Source Elite or in hard copy in the BRC library)

Business Ethics: A European Review

Ethical Consumer

Fortune

Newsweek

Harvard Business Review

Sloan Management Review

The Economist

Journal articles

# Not available via Business Source Elite. Chris Downs has a copy of these articles. If you want any of them, ask him.

Carr, A. (1968) "Is business bluffing ethical?". Harvard Business Review, January-February pp 143-153 #

Cohen, N. (2005) "A different take on what not to wear". New Statesman, Vol. 134, No. 4722 17th January, pp.30-31

Donaldson, T. (1996) "Values in tension: ethics away from home". Harvard Business Review, Sept-Oct, pp.48-62

Friedman, M. (1970) "The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits". New York Times Magazine, 13th September #

Gunther, M. (2004) "Money and morals at GE". Fortune, Vol. 150, No. 10

King, R.J.H. (2001) "Virtue and community in business ethics: a critical assessment of Solomon's Aristotelian approach to social responsibility". Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp.487-499 #

Sen, A. (1993) "Does business ethics make economic sense?". Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp.45-54 #