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A. Crane & D. Matten. Paperback. 566 pages. Oxford University Press. £29.99
If the first edition of this authoritative Crane and Matten business ethics textbook won prizes, then the second version certainly deserves consideration for awards. It's an excellent and useful publication.
The 2007 edition builds on innovative approaches in the first, adding vignettes about business ethics matters as portrayed in film as well as key readings and website links. Along with well selected case studies, it now provides all the resources necessary to transform many rather dull business ethics modules into practical and lively courses.
Reasonably easy to navigate, it's divided into 12 chapters covering the primary ethical issues that anyone in business is likely to encounter. Each chapter has study questions, a research exercise, follow-up reading and a case study. Of particular value are 'think theory' insertions to help readers work through their options when the course of action is unclear - on topics as diverse as global terrorism and money laundering.
Such breadth and depth means this book will not just be useful for students, but for those in companies responsible for devising business ethics training programmes. They will benefit as much as anyone from the many enlightening discussions, such as those on relations with competitors, which cover the ethics of information, 'dirty tricks' practices and industrial espionage.
The book is not light, but it is exceptionally well designed and the index is exhaustive. Having reached such an advanced and refined stage in its evolution, it thoroughly deserves to go to many more editions. There's little doubt that it will.
Simon Webley
If the first edition of this authoritative Crane and Matten business ethics textbook won prizes, then the second version certainly deserves consideration for awards. It's an excellent and useful publication.
The 2007 edition builds on innovative approaches in the first, adding vignettes about business ethics matters as portrayed in film as well as key readings and website links. Along with well selected case studies, it now provides all the resources necessary to transform many rather dull business ethics modules into practical and lively courses.
Reasonably easy to navigate, it's divided into 12 chapters covering the primary ethical issues that anyone in business is likely to encounter. Each chapter has study questions, a research exercise, follow-up reading and a case study. Of particular value are 'think theory' insertions to help readers work through their options when the course of action is unclear - on topics as diverse as global terrorism and money laundering.
Such breadth and depth means this book will not just be useful for students, but for those in companies responsible for devising business ethics training programmes. They will benefit as much as anyone from the many enlightening discussions, such as those on relations with competitors, which cover the ethics of information, 'dirty tricks' practices and industrial espionage.
The book is not light, but it is exceptionally well designed and the index is exhaustive. Having reached such an advanced and refined stage in its evolution, it thoroughly deserves to go to many more editions. There's little doubt that it will.
Simon Webley
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