Business Ethics
Business Ethics is an interdisciplinary field that covers a vast range of normative issues in the world of commerce. Core questions in this field pertain to how individuals in the business world ought to behave, and what principles they might appeal to in order to negotiate moral dilemmas at work. Issues pertaining to individual virtues and ethical decision-making are in turn surrounded by layers of issues involving organizations and institutions. Thus, business ethics, in the broadest sense, also examines the moral justification and just design of labour arrangements, firms, markets, market regulations, and political oversight in a democratic society and a globalized economy.
Research theme leaders
Professor Robert Caruana, Professor in Business Ethics/Responsbile Business
Dr Claire Ingram, Assistant Professor in Responsible and Sustainable Business
List of relevant centres/groups:
- The Global Centre for Banking and Financial Innovation (NUBS) (Nottingham University Business School)
- Nottingham Centre for Normative Political Theory, School of Politics and International Relations (University of Nottingham)
- Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), School of Politics and International Relations (University of Nottingham)
- Department of Philosophy (University of Nottingham)
- Centre for Research into Sustainability (CRIS) (Royal Holloway University of London)
- Ethos Centre for Ethics (Cass Business School, City University of London)
- Institute for Business Ethics, St. Gallen University (Switzerland) Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (National organization – Canada) Society for Business Ethics (International)
- Social Issues in Management Division (Academy of Management)