Business Ethics

William H. Shaw is the author and editor of numerous books and articles in the areas of ethics and social and political philosophy. Shaw obtained a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the London School of Economics and teaches philosophy at San Jose State University, where he served as chair of the department for 11 years. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Hong Kong and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He has two other books with Cengage Learning, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ETHICS and MORAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS (with Vincent Barry).

• Part I: MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND BUSINESS.1. The Nature of Morality. 2. Normative Theories of Ethics. 3. Justice and Economic Distribution. Part II: AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ITS BASIS.4. The Nature of Capitalism. 5. Corporations. Part III: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY. 6. Consumers. 7. The Environment. Part Four: THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. 8. The Workplace(1): Basic Issues. 9. The Workplace(2): Today’s Challenges. 10. Moral Choices Facing Employees. 11. Job Discrimination.