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European Business Ethics Casebook - The Morality of Corporate Decision Making
von: Wim Dubbink, Luc van Liedekerke, Henk van Luijk
Springer-Verlag, 2011
ISBN: 9789048189663 , 182 Seiten
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: DRM
Preis: 56,70 EUR
Preface
6
Acknowledgements
9
Contents
10
Contributors
12
Part I Theory
14
1 Business Ethics: Cases, Codes and Institutions
15
Case-Discussion Phase
17
From Case to Code
18
The Future: A Phase for Broadening and Deepening
21
2 Moral Competence
23
Reflection on and Competence in Ethical Questions
24
Moral Luck, Praise and Blame
28
References
30
3 Institutions and the Institutional Turn in Business Ethics
31
Institutions and Institutes
33
The Dimensions of the Institutional Turn
34
The Organisation of Morality
35
The Organisation of Morality: The Future
38
Moral Excuses
39
Moral Excuses: The Future
43
References
44
Part II Cases
46
4 The Pharmaceutical Industry and the AIDS Crisis
47
Fatal Illness, Expensive Medicines, Wealthy Pharmacists?
47
Roche
48
AIDS: More than an Illness
50
Patents, WTO and TRIPS
51
Criticism of Pharmaceutical Companies
53
The Pharmacists' Defence
56
Roche, Social Responsibility and AIDS
59
Concluding Remarks
61
References
61
5 Heineken and Promotion Girls in Cambodia
63
Introduction
63
Social Context in Cambodia
64
Heineken in Cambodia
65
Beer Distribution in Cambodia
67
PGs in Cambodia15
68
PGs and Prostitution
69
Social Criticism
71
Heineken's Answer and Stance Toward PGs
73
Conclusion
75
References
76
6 Heineken and Promotion Girls in Cambodia, Part 2
78
Introduction
78
CARE's Research3
79
Local Standards
81
Impact on the Case
82
Finally
83
References
83
7 A Disputed Contract: IHC Caland in Burma
85
The Situation in Burma
86
Calls for a Boycott
87
IHC Caland
90
The Contract
91
Commotion
92
Toward a Code of Conduct
96
A Second Contract and a Code
97
Escalation and "a Different Tone"
98
Toward a Solution?
102
Epilogue: Dialogue or Sanctions?
103
References
105
8 The ICE Train Accident Near Eschede
107
Introduction
107
Investigation into the Cause, Initial Findings
108
The Wheel's Design
109
Safety Inspections
112
Other Factors that Played a Role
113
The Train's Design
113
The Track's Design
115
Organisational Aspects
116
Legal Consequences of the Accident
118
Conclusion
119
References
119
9 A Question of Involvement: Unilever and Indian Cottonseed Production
120
Unilever Stands Accused
121
Unilever
123
Unilever and Corporate Social Responsibility
124
The Hybrid Cottonseed
127
Child Labour
128
Child Labour and Hybrid Cottonseed
131
The Indian Report: Disputes as to Its Factual Claims
133
Box 9.1 Narsamma Case (Source: Venkateswarlu 2003)
135
The Indian Report: Disputes as to Its Moral Arguments
138
Moral Dispute 1: Chain Responsibility and Infringement of Rights
141
Moral Dispute 2: Chain Responsibility and Duty to Help
144
Moral Dispute 3: Historical Blame
146
Moral Dispute 4: Prevention
146
The Aftermath of the Discussion in the Netherlands
148
Epilogue
150
References
150
10 Rise and Fall of Silicon Valley in Flanders: Lernout Hauspie Speech Products
152
The Founders
153
Rooted in the Vicinity
154
The First Step Is Always the Hardest, and Certainly for L&H
155
Gold Fever
157
"Sometimes a Little Less Scrupulous..."
158
A Growth Company Needs a Lot of Money
159
Cooked Books or High-Tech Finance?
159
A Fine Piece of Research Journalism
161
Lawyers in the Lead
162
October 2001: The Curtain Falls
162
May 2007: The Trial
163
References
164
11 Construction Fraud
165
Introduction
165
What Is Construction Fraud?
167
Who Are the Parties Involved?
169
The Background
170
Institutional Characteristics of the Construction Market
171
Historical Background
173
The Industry's Response and the Aftermath
176
Institutional Measures
178
Penalties
180
Conclusion
181
References
182
About the Authors
184
Index
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