Taking sides : clashing views in business ethics and society / selected, edited, and with introductions by Lisa H. Newton, Elaine E Englehardt, Michael S Pritchard.

Includes bibliographical references.

Can capitalism lead to human happiness? -- Is risk the best theory for capitalism? -- Is increasing profits the only social responsibility of business? -- Can individual virtue survive corporate pressure? -- Can ethics codes build'true' corporate ethics? -- Was the financial industry responsible for the economic meltdown of 2008? -- Should the government be responsible to bailout financial institutions to avert an economic disaster? -- Are the risks of derivatives manageable? -- Should price gouging be regulated? -- Does blowing the whistle violate company loyalty? -- Is employer monitoring of employee social media justified? -- Is'employment-at-will' good social policy? -- Is CEO compensation justified by performance? -- Should advertising directed at children be restricted? -- Should homeowners employ strategic default options with mortgages? -- Should we require labeling for genetically modified food? -- Are multinational corporations free from moral obligation? -- Are sweatshops an inhumane business practice? -- Should patenting genes be understood as unethical? -- Should the world continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy?