Business Ethics and Sustainability - Paperback

by Roman Meinhold (Author)

This book equips readers with the knowledge, insights and key capabilities to understand and practice business activities from ethical and sustainable vantage points.

In our interconnected global business environment, the impacts of business activities are under increased ethical scrutiny from a wide range of stakeholders. Written from an international perspective, this book introduces the theory and practice of ethical and sustainable business, focusing in particular on eco-environmental sustainability, intergenerational responsibilities, current disruptive technologies, and intercultural values of the business community and consumers. Written by an expert author who also brings to the fore non-Western concepts and themes, this book:

• features positive case studies, as well as transferrable and applicable key insights from such cases;
• highlights the importance of taking cultural differences into account;
• takes a transdisciplinary approach which considers findings from research fields including conceptual and empirical business ethics, behavioral economics, ecological economics, environmental ethics, and the philosophy of culture;
• weaves in pedagogical features throughout, including up-to-date case studies, study questions, thought experiments, links to popular movies, and key takeaways.

Written in an accessible and student-friendly manner, this book will be of great interest to students of business ethics, environmental ethics, applied ethics, and sustainable development, as well as business practitioners striving toward ethical, sustainable, and responsible business practice.

Author Biography

Roman Meinhold is an Associate Professor of Philosophy teaching Business Ethics and Sustainability at Mahidol University's International College, Thailand. He has taught Ethics and Philosophy courses at Assumption University of Thailand, the National University of Lesotho, and at the Weingarten University of Education, Germany. His publications deal with issues in Business Ethics, Sustainability, Environmental Thought, Well-Being, Cultural Critique, Art, and Aesthetics. His current research is focused on sustainability and organizations' environmental, intergenerational, transcultural, and technological responsibilities. Roman is a member of the Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) and the editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Religions and Cultures hosted by Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.