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Business Ethics and Organizational Values

A Systems-theoretical Analysis

  • Ole Thyssen
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. Society

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Functional Subsystems
      Ole Thyssen
      Pages 3-22
    3. Forms of Compulsion
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      Pages 23-32
    4. Growth as Inflation of Demands
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      Pages 33-42

  3. Organization

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 43-43
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    2. What is an Organization?
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      Pages 45-61
    3. The Four Systems of the Organization
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      Pages 62-83

  4. Value

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 85-85
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    2. Values
      Ole Thyssen
      Pages 87-108
    3. Why Values in Organizations?
      Ole Thyssen
      Pages 109-130
    4. Changing Values of Work
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      Pages 131-154
    5. Values and Stakeholders
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      Pages 155-178
    6. From Values to Morals to Ethics
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      Pages 179-207
    7. Values and Accounting
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      Pages 208-229
    8. Beautiful Lies — Values in Practice
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      Pages 230-242
  5. Back Matter
    Pages 243-249
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About this book

Introduction

Organizational values are a hot topic as private and public organizations are not only evaluated according to their products and profits, but also according to the circumstances of the product - labour conditions, materials, risks, human rights and social responsibility. Values are becoming the defining identity of organizations.

Keywords

accounting business business ethics ethics organization organizations stakeholder

Authors and affiliations

  • Ole Thyssen
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Management, Politics and PhilosophyCopenhagen Business SchoolDenmark

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