Business ethics: boardroom pressures in an age of moral relativism

Eddington, Ian and Searle, John and Temple-Smith, Richard (2004) Business ethics: boardroom pressures in an age of moral relativism. In: 2004 Inaugural Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference: The Challenge of Inter-Disciplinary Perspectives & Globalization in the 21st Century , 13-16 July 2004, Gold Coast, Australia.

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Abstract

Company law requires boardroom decision making to be parochial but boardrooms are pluralist by nature. It is argued that the way business is done, business contexts and strategic decision making do change over time. Factors bearing upon boardroom behaviour include inter alia preferences for the firm to act or to be seen to be acting in a socially and environmentally responsible manner: that is, to act ethically. It is argued that conditions are favourable for the emergence of a more widespread pursuit of social and responsible business within a safe and civil society. Forces driving this emergence are discussed and barriers to its progress are outlined. Challenges for the theory of the firm are raised also.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper)
Additional Information:	No evidence of copyright restrictions on web site.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	business ethics; sustainable development; occupational health and safety; theory of the firm
Fields of Research (FOR2008):	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150311 Organisational Behaviour 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies > 2201 Applied Ethics > 220102 Business Ethics 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Subjects:	390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390200 Professional Development of Law Practitioners > 390204 Professional Ethics 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 321200 Public Health and Health Services > 321201 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety 340000 Economics > 340100 Economic Theory > 340101 Microeconomic Theory
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008):	C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9504 Religion and Ethics > 950402 Business Ethics
ID Code:	1401
Deposited By:	Mr Ian Eddington
Deposited On:	11 Oct 2007 10:41
Last Modified:	29 Feb 2012 11:32

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