Global Perspectives on Ethics of Corporate

This volume takes a 'hard look at the soft practice' of corporate governance. It grew out of a series of contributions from the Third ISBEE World Congress on Business Ethics that took place on July 2004 in Melbourne.

Alejo José G. Sison, is the Rafael Escolá Chair of Professional Ethics at the School of Engineering (TECNUN) of the University of Navarre. G J (Deon) Rossouw is Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Pretoria.

List of Tables

ix

List of Figures

xi

Foreword

xiii

Biographical notes on the authors

xvii

Introduction

1

(8)

G.J. (Deon) Rossouw and Alejo José G. Sison

Part I Theoretical Perspectives on the Ethics of Corporate Governance

1 Ethical Investing: Implications for Corporate Law and Corporate Social Responsibility

9

(18)

Ian B. Lee

2 Toward Ethical Compliance: Lessons from Enron

27

(12)

Doreen McBarnet

3 Stakeholder Theory and Imperfect Duties

39

(10)

David Lea

4 Trust in the Mind and Heart of Corporate Governance

49

(18)

John Little

5 The Common Good of the Firm as the Fiduciary Duty of the Manager

67

(10)

Peter Koslowski

6 Governance and Government from an Aristotelian Perspective

77

(14)

Alejo José G. Sison

7 The Ethical Issue of Corporate Governance and Management Science Theories

91

(14)

Wojciech W. Gasparski

Part II A Global Survey of Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

8 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Africa

105

(12)

G.J. (Deon) Rossouw

9 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region

117

(34)

David Kimber and Phillip Lipton

10 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Japan

151

(6)

Nobuyuki Demise

11 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Europe

157

(18)

Josef Wieland

12 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in Latin America

175

(12)

Heloisa Bedicks and Maria Cecilia Coutinho de Arruda

13 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in North America

187

Lori Verstegen Ryan

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Global Perspectives on Ethics of Corporate Governance

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