Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

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Cover Business Ethics and Corporate Governance Contents Introduction Perspectives on business ethics and values Decision making, learning, knowledge management, and information technology The integration of corporate social responsibility, business ethics and corporate governance Moral reasoning and applied ethics Values, beliefs and ideologies Organisational culture and stakeholder theory Corporate social performance, ethical leadership and reputation management Consequentialist (teleological) theories of morality Nonconsequentialist (deontological) theories of morality Virtue Ethics Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing Ethical theory and business practice The purpose of the corporation Corporate governance and business ethics The financial world Corporate finance and the financial management Executive incentives Accountants and auditors The board of directors Investment banks and securities analysts Creditors and credit rating agencies Shareholders and shareholder activism Corporate takeovers: a governance mechanism? Organizations Mergers and acquisitions Hybrid forms Corporate governance