Business Ethics from the 19th Century to Today

An Economist's View

AvDavid George Surdam

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This book combines elements of economic and business history to study business ethics from the nineteenth century to today. This book draws on the work of economists and historians to highlight the importance of changing technologies, religious beliefs, and cultural attitudes, showing that what is considered ethical differs across time and place.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-30
Mått:148 x 210 x 29 mm
Vikt:664 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:397
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030371685

Utforska kategorier

Affärsetik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

David George Surdam is Professor of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Labor Resists.- 2. Early Nineteenth-Century Changes.- 3. Examples of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Business Ethics in America.- 4. Rise of Industrialization.- 5. Ethics of the Firm and Strategic Behavior.- 6. John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil.- 7. Rise of the Big Retail Merchants.- 8. Early Twentieth-Century Aspects.- 9. Anxiety Over Product Safety.- 10. Get-Rich-Quick and Ponzi Schemes.- 11. Distributions of Income and Wealth.- 12. What About the Children?.- 13. Twenty-First-Century Situations.