Global capitalism, culture, and ethics
"This book aims to deepen the student's understanding of the complex ethical challenges that businesses face in an increasingly globalized world. As the world moves towards greater interdependence, it has been demonstrated that globalization is linked to economic growth. This raises a crit...
| Main Author: | Spinello, Richard A. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2014.
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 285 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Theoretical perspectives
- A brief history of global capitalism
- Free markets and government regulation
- Cultural diversity and cultural relativism
- Law, ethics, and corporate social responsibility
- Doing business in a global environment : industry analyses and case studies
- Multinational corporations and internet freedoms : CISCO, Yahoo, and Google in China
- Patents, patients, and medicine : big pharma and developing countries
- Corporate environmental responsibility and the petroleum industry
- Political activism and disinvestment
- Responsible sourcing and offshoring
- Conclusions
- Epilogue
- Further reading
- Index.