ABSTRACT
The evidence for the stigma attached to business can be found not only in our daily papers and on television, but also in our academic institutions and churches. Within our colleges and universities a growing number of courses are being offered in “business ethics.” In and of itself, there is nothing sinister in such offerings. Indeed, these courses can provide business students and others a way of studying the questions that arise in a pluralistic and technologically sophisticated social environment. The news is no better if one turns one’s attention to church groups. Many of these groups have adopted “corporate responsibility programs” which monitor corporate policies and protest those the groups believe to be morally wrong. The protests often take the form of proxy resolutions submitted to corporations and their stockholders. The chapter also presents on overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
