Ethical Universals in International Business

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Introduction: A Typology of Ethical Theories

   • Neil Brady

   Pages 1-14

3. Ethical Relativism and the International Business Manager

   • Manuel Velasquez

   Pages 15-26

4. Corporate Social Monitoring in the United States, Great Britain, and South Africa: A Comparative Analysis

   • Karen Paul

   Pages 27-39

5. On the Social Responsibility of Corporations under Competition

   • Kotaro Suzumura

   Pages 40-57

6. Ecology and Ethics in the Economy

   • Peter Koslowski

   Pages 58-80

7. Ethical Universals, Justice, and International Business

   • Richard T. De George

   Pages 81-96

8. Moral Universals as Cultural Realities

   • Frederick Bird

   Pages 97-149

9. The Ethical Significance of Corporate Culture in Large Multinational Enterprises

   • Mark Casson, Ray Loveridge, Satwinder Singh

   Pages 150-172

10. The German Historical School and the Belief in Ethical Progress

    • Bertram Schefold

    Pages 173-196

11. Deriving Ethical Principles from Theories of the Firm

    • Philip L. Cochran

    Pages 197-210

12. The Moral Boundary of International Business: A Postmodern Vision of Contemporary Neo-Confucianism

    • Shui-Chuen Lee

    Pages 211-222

13. The Sodality of Good Character: “Fraternity” and “Sorority” as One Thing

    • David Kirkwood Hart

    Pages 223-245

14. Back Matter

    Pages 246-246

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Increased understanding in international business grows both from an awareness of cultural differences as well as from an appreciation of underlying shared values across cultures. This volume focuses on the latter. It assembles the best thinking of scholars from around the world in an attempt to clarify and deepen our understanding of these ethical universals. Scholars from Germany, England, Canada, Japan, China, and the United States have contributed to this volume. They also represent diverse disciplines: economics, philosophy, business ethics, history, religion, education, and political theory. Nevertheless, they unite in their conviction that the most important values and principles in international business do no vary with geography.

• Ethik
• Import
• International Business
• Universalien
• business
• economics
• ethics
• international
• universals

• Marriott School of Management Institute of Public Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

  F. Neil Brady

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