Contents	5
	Introduction	7
	A Developing Field	7
	Overview of the Book	9
	Final Acknowledgements	15
	On Setting the Agenda for Business Ethics Research	16
	I. Introduction	16
	II. What to Research: Some Academic Influences	18
	III. What to Research: Some Influences from Beyond the Academy	28
	IV. Conclusion	32
	Acknowledgements	33
	References	33
	Some Principles of Ethical Economy	36
	I. The Good and the Speculative as Bridges Between the Ethical and the Economic	38
	II. Ethical Economy as a Synthesis	49
	Economic Ethics: A Systematic Integration	76
	I. Introduction	77
	II. Coordination of Ethical Thought	79
	III. Juxtaposition of Economics and Ethics	82
	IV. Analysis of Market and Business Ethics	86
	V. Conclusions – Toward the Economics of Virtue	89
	The Conundrum of Moral Evaluation in Economics	95
	I. Rational Choice: The Standard Model	96
	II. The Ethical Content of “Formal” Structures	98
	III. Mechanical Maximizers and the Dissipation of Autonomy	112
	IV. Market Mechanics and the Displacement of Justice	117
	V. The Incoherence of “Automatic Ethics”	126
	VI. Conclusion	131
	Why Act Morally?	135
	Economic and Philosophical Reasons	135
	I. Introduction: the Rational Sceptic as a Reference Subject?	136
	II. Moral Norms	138
	III. Justification of Moral Norms by Means of Rational Agreements	140
	IV. From Homo Oeconomicus to Homo Reciprocans to Homo Moralis?	145
	V. Summary and Conclusions	153
	Business Ethics and the Rhetoric of Reaction	157
	I. Introduction	157
	II. Reactionary Tendencies in Response to the Business Ethics Movement	162
	III. Hirschman’s Theses and their Relevance for Business Ethics	165
	IV. Consequences for the Development of Business Ethical Schools and Management Theories	169
	V. Concluding Remarks	173
	A Critical Perspective on Social Accounting – The Contribution of Discourse Philosophy	178
	I. Context and Motivation	178
	II. A Brief Introduction to Discourse Ethics	181
	III. Certifying Workplace Conditions Through SA 8000	187
	IV. Critical Analysis of SA 8000	190
	V. Introducing an Advanced Version of SA 8000	193
	VI. Conclusions and Need for Further Research	195
	Sustainable Finance and the Stakeholder Equity Model	201
	I. Introduction	201
	II. Sustainable Corporate Finance and the Shareholder Paradigm	204
	III. The Shareholder Paradigm and Agency Costs	209
	IV. The Stakeholder Risk Model	214
	V. The ‘Stakeholder Equity’ Model	223
	VI. Conclusion	226
	Theory, Practice, and Education: On the Role of Business Ethics for Management Education at Business Schools or Universities	231
	I. Introduction	231
	II. Knowledge Sources of Management Practice	234
	III. Business Ethics and the Study of Businesses: A Formal View	243
	IV. Conclusions	259
	List of Authors	264
	Index of Names	265