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Business Ethics: Kant, Virtue, and the Nexus of Duty

Foundations and Case Studies

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Authors:
  1. Richard M. Robinson

    1. Business Administration, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, USA

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  • Provides a foundation of business ethics using Kantian construction and virtue ethics
  • Uses the nexus of managerial duty to examine practical problems of business ethics
  • Features in text case illustrations as well as videos, test banks and sample syllabi on the author’s website

Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics (STBE)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Role of Business Norms and Their Philosophical Foundation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Chapter 1: Normative Ethics and Business Practice: An Introductory Review

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      Pages 3-15

    3. Chapter 2: The Applicable Western Ethical View?

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      Pages 17-37

    4. Chapter 3: The Categorical Imperative Process and Moral Duties

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      Pages 39-62

    5. Chapter 4: Moral Virtues and Ethical Decisions

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      Pages 63-81

    6. Chapter 5: The Abandonment of Business Codes of Ethics

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      Pages 83-98

  3. The Nexus of Duty and Managing Moral Disengagement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Chapter 6: The Nexus of Managerial Imperfect Duty: Relations of Virtue, Discourse, and Due Diligence

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      Pages 101-121

    3. Chapter 7: Relations of Virtue, Pursuit of the Moral Community, and the Ends of Business

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      Pages 123-142

    4. Chapter 8: Reasoned Managerial Discourse

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      Pages 143-156

    5. Chapter 9: Due Diligence and the Profit Motive: Perfect or Imperfect Duty?

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      Pages 157-175

  4. Some Fundamental Problems in Management Ethics

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      Pages 177-177
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    2. Chapter 10: Fair Stakeholder Negotiations

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      Pages 179-204

    3. Chapter 11: The Philosophy of Action and Authority in the Entrepreneurial and Management Ethics

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      Pages 205-224

    4. Chapter 12: Duty, Boycotts and the Pricing of Ethics

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      Pages 225-240

  5. Some Current Moral Environmental Issues for Business

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      Pages 241-241
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    2. Chapter 13: Recognizing Environmental Duties

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      Pages 243-261

    3. Chapter 14: The Philosophy of Community and the Environmental Ethic

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      Pages 263-289

    4. Chapter 15: Some Current Environmental Problems for Business

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      Pages 291-308
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About this book

This book offers students a philosophical introduction to the ethical foundations of business management. It combines lessons from Kant with virtue ethics and also touches upon additional approaches such as utilitarianism. At the core of the book lies the concept of the nexus of imperfect managerial duty: building and reinforcing the virtuous managerial team, engaging in reasoned discourse among all stakeholders, and diligently pursuing business responsibilities, including the creative efforts necessary for modern organizations.

Case illustrations of these applications are presented throughout the book, including chapter appendices. Ancillary videos, test and answer banks and sample syllabi are available online via the author’s website.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Business Administration, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, USA

    Richard M. Robinson

About the author

Richard M. Robinson is Professor of Business in the Department of Business Administration at the State University of New York (SUNY) Fredonia (USA).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Business Ethics: Kant, Virtue, and the Nexus of Duty

  • Book Subtitle: Foundations and Case Studies

  • Authors: Richard M. Robinson

  • Series Title: Springer Texts in Business and Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85997-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85996-1Published: 11 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85999-2Published: 11 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-85997-8Published: 09 December 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2192-4333

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-4341

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 317

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Business Ethics, Business Strategy/Leadership, Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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