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Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (May 10, 2016) © 2017

  • John R. Boatright Loyola University of Chicago
  • Jeffery D. Smith

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New and revised content reflects recent developments in the business world and in the field of business ethics
  • The Eighth Edition includes 12 new case studies around engaging contemporary topics. Some of the subjects examined in these new case studies include:
    • A falsified résumé at Yahoo
    • Conflict of interest at Goldman Sachs
    • A firing at Google for blogging
    • Profiling of Internet visitors by a major bank
    • Variable pricing strategies in grocery stores
    • Herbalife’s unusual multilevel marketing scheme
    • Coca-Cola’s water use in India
    • Bribery by Walmart executives in Mexico
  • Chapter 5, Business Information and Conflict of Interest, has been expanded to provide greater coverage of confidential information and the duty of confidentiality.
  • Chapter 6, Privacy, has been expanded to include more material on the protection of both employee and consumer privacy against intrusions, especially from advances in technology.
  • The section on product safety has been moved from Chapter 10, Marketing and Advertising, to the coverage of worker health and safety in Chapter 9, Health and Safety. This change has allowed expanded treatment in Chapter 10 of emerging issues in marketing and advertising, especially those related to the use of social media and data analysis, which have been facilitated by the Internet.
  • Chapter 12, Corporate Social Responsibility, includes a new section on the recent development of for-profit businesses, known as social enterprises, which operate with a mission to deliver vital social services.
  • The section on corporate governance in Chapter 13, Governance, Accountability, and Compliance, has been revised and updated for greater clarity and coherence.

1. Ethics in the World of Business

2. Ethical Decision Making

3. Ethical Theories

4. Whistle-Blowing

5. Business Information and Conflict of Interest

6. Privacy

7. Discrimination and Affirmative Action

8. Employment Rights

9. Health and Safety

10. Marketing and Advertising

11. Ethics in Finance

12. Corporate Social Responsibility

13. Governance, Accountability, and Compliance

14. International Business Ethics

John R. Boatright is the Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola Universi­ty Chicago. He has served as the Executive Director of the Society for Business Ethics, and is a past president of the Society. He was recognized by the Society in 2012 for a “Career of Outstanding Service to the Field of Business Ethics.” He is the author of the books Ethics and the Conduct of Business and Ethics in Finance, and has edited Finance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Chicago.

Jeffery D. Smith is the Boeing Frank Shrontz Chair of Professional Ethics and Professor of Management in the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University, teaching ethics to management, accounting and finance students. He currently serves on the executive board of the Society for Business Ethics and the editorial board of the international journal of the Society, Business Ethics Quarterly. He is the editor of Normative Theory and Business Ethics (2008) and has published in a variety of business and philosophy journals. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.

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