Elmhurst College Institute for Business Ethics
Resources on Business Ethics
 
The Institute for Business Ethics is sponsored in part by the James S. Kemper Foundation and is hosted by the Center for Business and Economics, the Center for Professional Excellence, and the Philosophy Department at Elmhurst College.
 

 

 

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Reading Materials on Business Ethics

  • David Applebaum and Sarah Verone Lawton, Ethics and the Professions, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1990.
  • Joan C. Callahan, Ethical Issues in Professional Life, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.
  • Roger Cowe, "Why it's time for business to give something back," The Observer, July 8, 2001.
  • Jopseph DeJardins and John J. McCall, Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics, Fourth Edition, United States: Wadsworth, 2000.
  • Thomas Donaldson and R. Edward Freeman, Business as a Humanity, The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  • Thomas Donaldson, The Ethics of International Business, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
  • Albert Flores, Professional Ideals, Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1988.
  • Edward M. Fouhy, "Doing Civic Journalism," Pew Center for Civic Journalism, 2002.
  • Peter A. French, Corporate Ethics, Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1995.
  • Peter A. French, The Spectrum of Responsibility, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991.
  • David S. Gelb, "Corporate social responsibility and financial disclosures: An alternative explanation for increased disclosure," Journal of Business Ethics, Sept. 2001.
  • Daniel R. Gilbert, Jr., Ethics Through Corporate Strategy, The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  • Craig Hall, The Responsible Entrepreneur: How to Make Money and Make a Difference, Franklin Lanes, New Jersey: Career Press, 2001.
  • Edwin M. Hartman, Organizational Ethics and the Good Life, The Ruffin Series in Business Ethics, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  • Marjorie Kelley, "Four Ideas for Reforming Corporate Governance After Enron," Business Ethics, 2002.
  • Marjorie Kelly, "The Fourth Annual Social Investing Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Both Financial and Social Terms," Business Ethics, 2002.
  • Marjorie Kelly, "100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2002," Business Ethics, 2002.
  • Errol Mendes, "Business Ethics and Corporate Stakeholder Relations," Human Rights Research and Education Centre, 2002.
  • Robert C. Solomon and Kristine Hanson, It's Good Business, New York: Antheneum, 1985.
  • LaRuue Tone Hosmer, The Ethics of Management, Fourth Edition, Boston: McGraw-Hil Irwin, 2001.
  • Elizabeth Murphy, "Best corporate citizens have better financial performance," Strategic Finance, Jan. 2002.
  • Mark Whitehead, "Mind your own business (and other people's)," Supply Management, March 14, 2002.
  • Peter Windt, et al., Ethical Issues in the Professions, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1989.
  • Nick Young, "Three C's: Civil Society, Corporate Social responsibility, and China," The China Business Review, Jan.-Feb., 2002.

Web Materials on Business Ethics