Business and the Greater Good - Rethinking Business Ethics in an Age of Crisis

With cutting-edge insights from leading European and North American scholars, this authoritative book addresses the fundamental problems of business in an age of crisis whilst presenting radical, but practical, solutions. The contributors explore three main value shifts: from inequality to equality, from the technical-materialistic to the ecological-spiritual, and from compliance and enforcement to autonomy and responsibility. They address a number of striking issues including doctrine of self-interest, the purpose of business, the usefulness of codes of conduct, the nature and scope of personal responsibility, spiritual and existential perspectives on business ethics, an the development of ethical competence. This book will be an essential point of reference for academic researchers and postgraduate students in business ethics and corporate social responsibility, as well as practitioners interested in the relevance of business ethics to leadership, management, strategy and finance.