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Crane & Matten: Business Ethics 2e

Chapter 01

Beck, U. 1999. What is Globalization?. Cambridge: Polity Press.
This book provides an overview of the issues related to globalization.

Donaldson, T. 1996. 'Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home'. Harvard Business Review, (Sep-Oct): 48-62.
This piece reviews issues related to cross-cultural ethics.

Dunphy, D., Benveniste, J., Griffiths, A. and Sutton, S. 2000. Sustainability: The Corporate Challenge of the 21st Century. New South Wales: Allen & Unwin Academic.
Introduction to sustainability issues from an Australian perspective.

Elkington, J. 1997. Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business. Oxford: Capstone.
This book is the seminal work addressing the importance of social and environmental considerations in business and is where the term 'triple bottom line' comes from.

Ghoshal, S. and Bartlett, C. 1998. Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution. London: Random House.
This book provides a basic understanding of the issues surrounding companies operating in multiple countries.

Gray, J. 1999. False Dawn. The Delusions of Global Capitalism. London: Granta.
This book provides an overview of the debates surrounding globalization.

Held, D. and McGrew, A. (eds.). 2000. The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalization Debate. Cambridge: Polity Press.
This book provides an overview of the issues related to globalization.

Hofstede, G. (1994) 'The Business of International Business is Culture', International Business Review, 3(1): 1-14.
This article looks at cultural differences of nations and the impact it has on business practices, suggesting that business practices within the same MNC must necessarily be different in different countries due to the national cultural influence.

Jones, C. 2003. As if Business Ethics Were Possible, 'Within Such Limits'...Organization, 10(2): 223-248.
This article looks at the more recent work of Derrida and tries to apply his theory on ethics to business.

Joyner, B.E. and Payne, D. 2002. 'Evolution and Implementation: A Study of Values, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility'. Journal of Business Ethics, 41(4): 297-311.
This study defines and traces the emergence and evolution within the business literature of the concepts of values, business ethics and corporate social responsibility to illustrate the increased emphasis that has been placed on these issues over time.

Maignan, I. and Ralston, D. 2002. 'Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe and the U.S.: Insights from Businesses' Self-Presentations'. Journal of International Business Studies, 33(3) Third Quarter 2002: 497-514.
This article shows the differences and similarities of corporate ethics in different countries through the use of codes.

Meadows, D., Randers, J. and Meadows, D. 2004. The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing.
A book about the limits of our natural resources and the importance of sustainability.

Scholte, J.A. 2000. Globalization: A Critical Introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
An introduction to globalization created for use by undergraduate students.

Singer, P. 2002. One World: The Ethics of Globalization. Yale: Yale University Press.
This book is a compilation of lectures Singer has given and discusses different areas where globalization is having its biggest impacts such as economic, legal, the atmosphere etc. with suggestions on what he thinks might improve the current state of the world.