From the universities to the marketplace : the business ethics journey : the second annual international Vincentian conference promoting business ethics

__From the Universities to the Marketplace: The Business Ethics Journey__ arose from the awareness of the slow progression of academic theory into market practice. The contributions in this volume reflect a diversity of disciplines and approaches to research, study and teaching business ethics, such as philosophy, accounting, theology, marketing, management and finance. The contributors represent a wide variety of professional and geographical backgrounds, creating a fruitful discussion of a large number of issues related to implementation and measurement of business ethics, and feedback from all parties involved. Front Matter....Pages i-iv Introduction: The Second Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics....Pages 1-2 Corporate Social Performance, Stakeholder Orientation, and Organizational Moral Development....Pages 3-16 Globalizing Corporate Ethics Programs: Perils and Prospects....Pages 17-25 Private Parts: A Global Analysis of Privacy Protection Schemes and a Proposed Innovation for Their Comparative Evaluation....Pages 27-50 The Ethical Management Practices of Australian Firms....Pages 51-61 Ethical Dilemmas of Doing Business in Post-Soviet Ukraine....Pages 63-72 Teaching Business Ethics Through Meditation....Pages 73-85 Factors that Influence the Moral Reasoning Abilities of Accountants: Implications for Universities and the Profession....Pages 87-99 Do Complex Moral Reasoners Experience Greater Ethical Work Conflict?....Pages 101-108 Re-examining the Influence of Individual Values on Ethical Decision Making....Pages 109-119 Using the “Ethical Environment” Paradigm to Teach Business Ethics: The Case of the Maquiladoras....Pages 121-136 Service Learning in Business Ethics....Pages 137-141 Caveat Emptor: Ethical Chauvinism in the Global Economy....Pages 143-152 Corporate Ethics Codes: A Practical Application of Liability Prevention....Pages 153-159 An Ethical Approach to Lobbying Activities of Businesses in the United States....Pages 161-169 How Relationality Shapes Business and Its Ethics....Pages 171-181 Suggested Management Responses to Ethical Issues Raised by Technological Change....Pages 183-190 The Why’s of Business Revisited....Pages 191-199 Business Ethics: A Compromise Between Politics and Virtue....Pages 201-208 Honesty, Individualism, and Pragmatic Business Ethics: Implications for Corporate Hierarchy....Pages 209-220 Peter French, Corporate Ethics and The Wizard of Oz....Pages 221-228 Fares and Free Riders on the Information Highway....Pages 229-235 Business and Game-Playing: The False Analogy....Pages 237-242 Useful Friendships: A Foundation for Business Ethics....Pages 243-248 Helping Professionals in Business Behave Ethically: Why Business Cannot Abdicate Its Responsibility to the Profession....Pages 249-256 Professional Ethics Code Conflict Situations: Ethical and Value Orientation of Collegiate Accounting Students....Pages 257-263