(overviews with readings and cases)

Beauchamp, T. L. and Bowie, N. E. (eds.) 2001 (6th edn). Ethical Theory and Business. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall: Almost exclusively US focus, philosophic orientation but some attention to (US) law. Originally published 1979 as one of the three first business ethics textbooks in that year. (The other two were Barry's Moral Issues in Business - now authored by Shaw and Barry - and Donaldson and Werhane's Ethical Issues in Business).

Chryssides, G. D. and Kaler J. H. 1993. London: Chapman & Hall (published under International Thomson Business Press from 1996): The first UK anthology (second edition long pending), philosophic orientation. Distinctive features are discussions of nature of business ethics as a subject, framework for pluralist application of ethical theory, analysis of capitalism (and its distinguishing from market economy), attention to religious and cultural dimensions.

Donaldson, T. and Werhane, P.H. 1999 (6th edn.). Ethical Issues in Business. Upper Saddle River; Prentice-Hall. US focus, philosophic orientation, mostly readings with very brief introductory material.

Deinhart, J. W. 2000. Business, Institutions, and Ethics. New York: Oxford University Press: US focus. Distinctive and even demanding textbook with an approach combining philosophical ethics with psychology, economics, and law in an attempt to unify business ethics with business and society studies (see (LINK] About business ethics) by focusing on business in an 'institutional' setting. Also, unusual format with first half devoted to discussing approach and second half to readings and cases.

DesJardins, J. R. and McCall, J. J. 2000 (4th edn.). Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics. Belmont: Wadsworth: U.S. focus, philosophic orientation. Unusually for US book, attends to issue of employee participation.

Hoffman, W. M., Frederick, R. E., Schwartz, M. S. 2000 (4th edn.). Business Ethics. New York: McGraw-Hill: U.S. focus, philosophic orientation, extensive readings and cases with fairly brief introductions (previous editions by Hoffman and J. M. Moore, then Hoffman and Frederick).

Shaw, W. H. and Barry V. 2001 (8th edn.). Moral Issues in Business. Belmont: Wadsworth: U.S. focus, philosophic orientation, balance of authored introductions, readings and cases.

White, T. I. Business Ethics. 1993. U.S. focus, philosophic orientation, extensive readings with very brief introductions (useful source for readings on corporate moral agency and corporate punishment as well as insider trading).

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