A curated reader of current ethics debates
The Annual Editions volume collects recent magazine and journal articles on business ethics for classroom use. It samples the live controversies of its year rather than presenting a single unified theory.
Business ethics 2011/2012
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Ethics as applied decision-making
The collection frames business ethics around concrete dilemmas managers face, from whistleblowing to executive pay, rather than abstract moral philosophy. It teaches by cases and stakeholder analysis.
Responsibility beyond legal compliance
Recurring across the readings is the argument that firms owe obligations to employees, communities and the environment that exceed what law requires. Profit and ethics are posed as needing reconciliation, not tradeoff.
Ethics tied to the news cycle
Because it is a dated annual, the reader reflects the scandals and issues salient in 2011, making it a snapshot of that moment's ethical anxieties. Its value is contemporaneity rather than timelessness.