This collection explores the subject of conflicts of interest. It investigates how to manage conflicts of interest, how they can affect well-meaning professionals, and how they can limit the effectiveness of corporate boards, undermine professional ethics, and corrupt expert opinion. Legal and policy responses are considered, some of which (e.g. disclosure) are shown to backfire and even fail. …
A critical indictment of modern corporate practices argues that today's publicly traded companies enjoy the legal statuses of individuals but are not bound by the same legal and moral responsibilities, in a historical survey that traces the contributions and unethical activities of such companies as Enron, Exxon, and Pfizer.
Through the selection of current articles, the goal of this Annual Editions is to present some different perspectives on understanding basic concepts and concerns of business ethics and to provide ideas on how to incorporate these concepts into the policies and decision-making processes of businesses.