Business Ethics Research Guide: Background

Over 700 entries on all areas of ethics including the topics, movements, arguments, and key figures in Normative Ethics, Metaethics, and Practical Ethics, as well as major philosophical and religious traditions. All entries are authored and peer-reviewed.

Spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society including coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment.

A report from 2011 that addresses key arguments and offers a framework for exploring this complex topic.

A report from 2007 that examines the ethical role of business in society.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) is a peer-reviewed, scholarly resource. Most of the articles in the IEP are original, signed contributions by specialized philosophers.

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