Modern Business Ethics
- Thomas Corbin - Macquarie University, Australia
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Business & Management
February 2026 | 256 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Modern Business Ethics offers a contemporary insight into the most pressing issues facing businesses today. Subjects such as gender wage disparity, “reasonable” working conditions, and environmental business practice are no longer side issues but central concerns of businesses. Companies now want their employees to understand key issues such as data ethics, discrimination, and sexual harassment and know how to navigate them. Through its four-part structure, the book examines moral frameworks, how these can be applied to ethical workplaces, how business intersects with society, politics and the environment, and emerging moral concerns.
Dedicated chapters examining cutting-edge issues include:
• Data Ethics
• Equality and Diversity
• Mental Health at Work
• Technology in the Workplace
Featuring mini case studies and end-of-chapter questions, this accessible textbook simplifies complex theories and engages students. It is an essential resource for fostering ethical decision-making and promoting integrity in the business world.
This textbook is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of business ethics, as well as those studying business and society, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and responsible management.
Dr. Thomas Corbin is a lecturer in Business Ethics at Macquarie University, Australia.
Dedicated chapters examining cutting-edge issues include:
• Data Ethics
• Equality and Diversity
• Mental Health at Work
• Technology in the Workplace
Featuring mini case studies and end-of-chapter questions, this accessible textbook simplifies complex theories and engages students. It is an essential resource for fostering ethical decision-making and promoting integrity in the business world.
This textbook is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of business ethics, as well as those studying business and society, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and responsible management.
Dr. Thomas Corbin is a lecturer in Business Ethics at Macquarie University, Australia.
Part 1: On Ethics and Responsibilities
Chapter 1: Introducing Business Ethics
Chapter 2: Moral Reasoning and Ethical Frameworks
Chapter 3: Stockholders & Stakeholders
Part 2: Ethical Workplaces
Chapter 4: Ethical Leadership and Management
Chapter 5: Equality and Diversity
Chapter 6: Mental Health at Work
Part 3: Ethical Businesses in a World Context
Chapter 7: Business Ethics and the Environment
Chapter 8: International Concerns
Chapter 9: Business Ethics meets Politics
Part 4: Ethics for Tomorrow’s Businesses, Today
Chapter 10: On Technology
Chapter 11: Ethical Issues in Marketing and Advertising
Chapter 12: Data Ethics