Ethics and excuses : the crisis in professional responsibility

Banks McDowell

Examines the excuses professionals make when accused of acting unethically, and asks when they are valid and when not. This study of excuses aims to provide a challenging way to think about the nature of ethical problems in the professions and to suggest ways of solving them

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	McDowell, Banks
Publisher:	Westport, Conn : Quorum Books
Subject:	Ethik \| Ethics \| Unternehmensethik \| Business ethics \| Wirtschaftskrise \| Economic crisis \| Finanzkrise \| Financial crisis \| Wirtschaftsethik \| Economic ethics \| Corporate Social Responsibility \| Corporate social responsibility \| Verantwortung \| Responsibility
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (ix, 169 p) 25 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-166) and index Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction The Ethical Crisis; 2 Responsibility and Excuses; 3 Ethical Excuses; 4 Law and Ethics The Different Systems; 5 Defenses The Legal Excuses; 6 The Fallibility of Human Beings; 7 The Informal Moral Codes; 8 The Need to Reformulate Ethical Expectations; 9 The Professional and the Market-Is Efficiency the Predominant Value; 10 The Responsibility of Others toward the Excuse Giver: The Need for Dialogue; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	1-56720-386-8 ; 978-1-56720-386-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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