Scholars in management and economics widely share the assumption that business firms
focus on profits only, while it is the task of the state system to provide public goods. In …

Microfinance is often assumed to be an ethically progressive industry, but in recent years it
has been the target of much ethical criticism. Microfinance institutions have been accused of …

What is the basis for arguing that a volunteer army exploits citizens who lack civilian career
opportunities? How do we determine that a doctor who has sex with his patients is exploiting …

Sustainability has become a popular topic, not only in business research at large, but
specifically in the supply chain management (SCM) discipline. In addition, the business …

Gamification is the use of elements and techniques from video game design in non-game
contexts. Amid the rapid growth of this practice, normative questions have been under …

Based on a qualitative survey among 203 US workers active on the microwork platform
Amazon Mechanical Turk, we analyze potential biases embedded in the institutional setting …

May you sell your spare kidney? May gay men pay surrogates to bear them children?
Should we allow betting markets on terrorist attacks and natural disasters? May spouses pay …

The foundations of research ethics are riven with fault lines emanating from a fear that if
research is too closely connected to weighty social purposes an imperative to advance the …

Profit-seeking firms are stereotypically depicted as immoral and harmful to society. At the
same time, profit-driven enterprise has contributed immensely to human prosperity. Though …

This comprehensive textbook, packed with international cases, places individual human
action at the heart of ethical business, arguing that business ethics guides human …