Ebook: People in Corporations: Ethical Responsibilities and Corporate Effectiveness

Georges Enderle Before presenting some introductory remarks on the topic of this volume I should like to outline briefly the context from which this selection of articles originates. (It seems to me necessary to emphasise these circumstances in order to make clearer the contours of what is said and what is not said and to understand it better. ) This context involves, flrstly, a general evaluation of the state of the business ethics debate today and, secondly, considerations of the question of what attitude and strategy should be chosen in order to promote business ethics most effectively. On the present state of affairs of the business ethics debate Today, it is extremely difflcult, if not impossible, to gain even a rough overview of the business ethics debate in the different countries of Europe and North America. Many activities take place in informal circles and on a local and regional level; linguistic and other barriers impede the spread of information about them and, often, they are not even labelled "business ethics". At the same time, so many other things sail under the flag of "business ethics" that one sometimes wonders if it should not be replaced by another flag, for instance new methods of public-relations or better motivation of company's employees. Yet, in spite of these difflculties in deflning business ethics activities, one statement at least can be made with certainty.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
The Responsible Corporation and the Subversive Side of Ethics....Pages 11-18
Ethical Decision-Making in a National Utility: The Electricity Industry in France....Pages 19-24
Using the Techniques of Ethical Analysis in Corporate Practice....Pages 25-33
Ethical Responsibilities Versus Corporate Effectiveness....Pages 35-42
The Corporation as an Open Organisation....Pages 43-48
The Function of Management Control Systems in Innovative Organisations....Pages 49-61
Ethics and Interpersonal Trust in Corporate Management....Pages 63-68
The Parameters of Ethical Decision-Making in Organisations....Pages 69-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
The Ethical Challenge to the Corporations: Meaningful Progress and Individual Development....Pages 79-85
The Individual Dimension in Corporations....Pages 87-92
Human Development and the Images of the Organisation....Pages 93-104
Empowering People as an End for Business....Pages 105-112
On the Demand for Meaningful Work....Pages 113-118
Ethics and Labour Contracts: An Economist’s Point of View....Pages 119-128
To Encourage or Repress? Corporate Policy and Whistle-Blowing....Pages 129-138
The Responsibility of Individuals for a Company Disaster: The Case of the Zeebrugge Car Ferry....Pages 139-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Introductory Remarks....Pages 151-153
Male or Female Ethics for Corporations?....Pages 155-159
Demographic Pressure in Favour of the Promotion of Women....Pages 161-163
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
How to Include Women in Corporate Decision-Making....Pages 165-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Who or What is the “Boss”? Authority without Authoritarianism....Pages 173-177
“I am the Boss, Why should I be Ethical?”....Pages 179-188
Ethics and the Definition of Business Strategy....Pages 189-195
Management as the Symbolisation of Ethical Values....Pages 197-205
Values and Types of Entrepreneurs in Small Business....Pages 207-219
Executive Decisions and Values....Pages 221-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Spheres and Limits of Ethical Responsibilities in and of the Corporation....Pages 239-241
Philosophical Considerations of a Top Manager....Pages 243-246
The Importance of the Cultural Context for Business Ethics: The Italian Example....Pages 247-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-264

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
The Responsible Corporation and the Subversive Side of Ethics....Pages 11-18
Ethical Decision-Making in a National Utility: The Electricity Industry in France....Pages 19-24
Using the Techniques of Ethical Analysis in Corporate Practice....Pages 25-33
Ethical Responsibilities Versus Corporate Effectiveness....Pages 35-42
The Corporation as an Open Organisation....Pages 43-48
The Function of Management Control Systems in Innovative Organisations....Pages 49-61
Ethics and Interpersonal Trust in Corporate Management....Pages 63-68
The Parameters of Ethical Decision-Making in Organisations....Pages 69-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
The Ethical Challenge to the Corporations: Meaningful Progress and Individual Development....Pages 79-85
The Individual Dimension in Corporations....Pages 87-92
Human Development and the Images of the Organisation....Pages 93-104
Empowering People as an End for Business....Pages 105-112
On the Demand for Meaningful Work....Pages 113-118
Ethics and Labour Contracts: An Economist’s Point of View....Pages 119-128
To Encourage or Repress? Corporate Policy and Whistle-Blowing....Pages 129-138
The Responsibility of Individuals for a Company Disaster: The Case of the Zeebrugge Car Ferry....Pages 139-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Introductory Remarks....Pages 151-153
Male or Female Ethics for Corporations?....Pages 155-159
Demographic Pressure in Favour of the Promotion of Women....Pages 161-163
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
How to Include Women in Corporate Decision-Making....Pages 165-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Who or What is the “Boss”? Authority without Authoritarianism....Pages 173-177
“I am the Boss, Why should I be Ethical?”....Pages 179-188
Ethics and the Definition of Business Strategy....Pages 189-195
Management as the Symbolisation of Ethical Values....Pages 197-205
Values and Types of Entrepreneurs in Small Business....Pages 207-219
Executive Decisions and Values....Pages 221-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Spheres and Limits of Ethical Responsibilities in and of the Corporation....Pages 239-241
Philosophical Considerations of a Top Manager....Pages 243-246
The Importance of the Cultural Context for Business Ethics: The Italian Example....Pages 247-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-264
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