Business ethics and the natural environment [[electronic resource] /] / Lisa H. Newton

• Autore: Newton Lisa H. <1939->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 174.4; 174/.4
• Soggetto topico: Industrial management - Environmental aspects; Business ethics; Social responsibility of business; Environmental protection - Moral and ethical aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Ethics : terms and forms of reasoning -- From ethics to business ethics -- From ethics to environmental ethics -- The law and the natural environment -- Green strategies and new opportunities -- Globalizing : environmental problems abroad -- The role of civil society organizations -- Sustainability : the new directions for business.
• Sommario/riassunto: Business Ethics and the Natural Environment examines the present status of relations between corporate enterprise and the natural environment in the world today. Discusses such questions as: What obligations does a corporation have toward the environment? To respect entities unprotected by law? To care about future generations? Argues that environmentally-friendly business practices yield dividends exceeding expectations, and that the competitive firm of the 21st century will follow "green" standards Provides a background in ethics, a survey of business ethics, an
• Titolo autorizzato: Business ethics and the natural environment
• ISBN: 1-281-31111-1; 9786611311117; 0-470-77645-5; 0-470-77720-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996202121403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Foundations of business ethics ; ; 6.