This volume takes a "hard look at the soft practice" of corporate governance. It grew out of a series of contributions from the Third ISBEE World Congress on Business Ethics that took place on July 2004 in Melbourne.
Global Perspectives on Ethics of Corporate Governance
β Scribed by Dr. G. J. Deon Rossouw, Dr. Alejo JosΓ© G. Sison (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 235
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Ethical Investing: Implications for Corporate Law and Corporate Social Responsibility....Pages 9-25
Toward Ethical Compliance: Lessons from Enron....Pages 27-38
Stakeholder Theory and Imperfect Duties....Pages 39-48
Trust in the Mind and Heart of Corporate Governance....Pages 49-65
The Common Good of the Firm as the Fiduciary Duty of the Manager....Pages 67-76
Governance and Government from an Aristotelian Perspective....Pages 77-89
The Ethical Issue of Corporate Governance and Management Science Theories....Pages 91-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Africa....Pages 105-116
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region....Pages 117-150
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Japan....Pages 151-156
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Europe....Pages 157-174
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Latin America....Pages 175-186
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in North America....Pages 187-220
β¦ Subjects
Business Ethics; Corporate Governance
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