| Business Ethics for a Material World: An Ecological Approach to Object Stewardship Contributor(s): Burg, Ryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107183014 ISBN-13: 9781107183018 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Ethics |
| Dewey: 174.4 |
| LCCN: 2017024709 |
| Series: Business, Value Creation, and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 7.42" W x 9.27" (1.48 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Increasingly, conscientious consumers and green marketers are recognizing that material things, not firms, must be made responsible. Even so, many scholars in ethics, sustainability, and governance focus on people and organizations, ignoring the flows of things. In this book, Ryan Burg argues that material things are fundamental features of moral life, serving as both valuable instruments and guides for responsibility. Unless care is taken for these non-living entities, living things cannot be protected. Viewing the global economy as a network of material transfers, Burg argues that to facilitate object care, professionals must act as stewards. By tracing the origins and disposal of workplace objects through this material network, businesses and employees can discover the outcomes for which they are responsible, and managers can align ethics, sustainability and governance with a truly global formulation of responsibility. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burg, Ryan: - Ryan Burg is Assistant Professor of Management at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. He holds a joint Ph.D. in Business Ethics and Sociology from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and his dissertation was a finalist for the Social Issues in Management Dissertation award. Professor Burg is also a co-founder of the Responsible Endowments Coalition, a national organization that supports the responsible investment movement on college and university campuses. |
