Business and Society

Business and Society
Business Ethics
Business and Spirituality (and Business and Martial Disciplines)

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Business and Society

• John F. Hulpke (Calif. State U., Bakersfield), Business and Society (course)
• The GreenMoney Journal ("seeks to promote awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business, investing and consumer resources")
• Robert Kuttner, Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets (New York: Knopf, 1997)
• Walter Russell Mead (Council on Foreign Relations), "The New Global Economy Takes Your Order" (1998) ("Over the next few decades, we could have a left-leaning economy that works best when policies espoused by the traditional left, including higher levels of government spending, are applied to it. Blue-collar workers will likely see some income gains, unions will have an easier time defending the interests of their members, and there will be better prospects for national projects such as helping inner-city residents enter into the economic mainstream.") (Mother Jones Interactive)
• Richard S. Rosenberg, The Social Impact of Computers. 2nd ed. (San Diego, Calif.: Academic, 1997)
• Douglas Rushkoff, "Opportunity Costs" (1997) (There are people who would have us believe that our computers could destroy the planet. No, not by taking control of the nuclear arsenals or enslaving humanity, but by sapping our resources and literally polluting us to death.") (New York Times Syndicate)
• Brian K. Steverson, "Temporary Employment and the Social Contract" (Online Journal of Ethics)

Business Ethics

• Kenneth R. Andrews, ed. Ethics in Practice: Managing the Moral Corporation (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1989)
• Business Ethics Resources on WWW (Centre for Applied Ethics, U. British Columbia)
  1. Selected Resources
  2. Corporate Codes of Ethics On-Line
  3. Business Associations' Codes of Ethics
  4. Business Ethics Institutions & Organizations
  5. Business Ethics Courses & Researchers
• Business Ethics Reading List (Institute for Business Ethic, U. St. Gallen)
• Business Ethics Online
• Articles on Business Ethics (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)
• Center for Ethics, Capital Markets, and Political Economy ("The basic idea is that the concepts and vocabulary of economics no longer incorporate the moral standards according to which most people live their lives. This has caused ways of thinking and acting to evolve in the finance and public policy arenas which no longer connect with the general moral consensus") (U. Virginia)
• (journal) Corporate Conduct Quarterly
• Ethics Resource Center ("nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization visioning an ethical world through three distinct areas of expertise: business/organizational ethics consulting; character education; and, ethics information clearinghouse"; most resources must be ordered)
• Jan M. Grell (U. Akron), "Ethics in Business May Improve Ethics in Society" (1993) (On the Horizon)
• W. Michael Hoffman and Jennifer Mills Moore, ed., Business Ethics: Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality, 2nd ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990)
• Charles M. Horvath, "Macro and Micro: The Emerging Field of Organizational Ethics" (Online Journal of Ethics)
• Institute for Business & Professional Ethics (DePaul U.)
  1. Selected Resources:
  2. Ethics Resources on the Net
  3. Business Ethics Resources
• Institute for Global Ethics ("independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian, and nonpartisan organization")
  1. Selected Resources:
  2. Beyond Compliance: Values in the Workplace
  3. The Ethics Process
  4. Keynote Speeches
  5. Business Statistics ("useful and interesting statistics concerning business ethics")
• Hans Küng, A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics (New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998)
• On-Line Journal of Ethics ("cutting edge research in the field of business & professional ethics")
• Jon M. Shepard, et al. (R.B. Pamplin C. of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Inst.), "Teaching Business Ethics Through Literature" (Online Journal of Ethics)
• Cornelius von Baeyer, "Codes of Conduct: Panacea or Bunk?" (1997) (Workplace Ethics Consultancy)

Business and Spirituality (and Business and Martial Disciplines)

• Diane Dreher, The Tao of Personal Leadership (New York: HarperBusiness / HarperCollins, 1996)
• Laurie Beth Jones, Jesus CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership (New York: Hyperion, 1995)
• Hans Küng, A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics (New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998)
• Dorothy Marcic, Managing with the Wisdom of Love: Uncovering Virtue in People and Organizations (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997)
• Mark R. McNeilly, Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers (New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1996) (representative of the many current works applying Sun Tzu to business)
• Tom Morris, If Aristotle Ran General Motors: The New Soul of Business (New York: Henry Holt, 1997)
• Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings (New York: Viking, 1982) (the classic text on samurai strategy republished for a business audience; there are several current publications of this work)
• Michael Novak, Business as a Calling: Work and the Examined Life (New York: Free Press / Simon & Schuster, 1996)
• Wes Roberts, Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun (New York: Warner, 1985)
• Stefan Rudnicki, Confucius in the Boardroom: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lessons for Business (Los Angeles: Dove, 1998)
• Lance H.K. Secretan, Reclaiming Higher Ground: Creating Organizations that Inspire the Soul (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997)
• Gerald Westerby, In Hostile Territory: Business Secrets of a Mossad Combatant (New York: HarperBusiness / HarperCollins, 1998)
• David Whyte, The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (New York: Currency / Doubleday, 1994)