Ethics in Business

by James M. Childs Jr.

Book Overview

Noted ethicist James Childs shows how businesspeople can bring their religious convictions to bear on business life and economics without being overbearing, provincial, or dogmatic. Tackling such nettling topics as competition, regulation, environment, risk, truth-telling, whistle-blowing, leadership, discrimination, affirmative action, and conflict resolution, Childs is neither preachy nor simplistic. This is the book that will at last help businesspeople...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800629086
• ISBN13: 9780800629083
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

How Christian faith contributes to business

The author believes that core Christian commitments can illuminate all economic activity and institutions. It answers questions that many modern Christians might have regarding the interface between their religious and working lives. Topics include competition, regulation, environment, risk, truth-telling, whistle-blowing, leadership, affirmative action, and conflict resolution