O presente livro é o resultado de uma parceria entre orientador e orientando, mas confesso que tive forte incentivo do Decano da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Agostinho Neto o Prof. Dr. Fausto Tavares de Carvalho Simões numa daquelas reuniões acadêmicas. A minha aposta concretizou – se com essa obra na qual dedico para todos os meus alunos do Curso de Contabilidade e Auditória da Cadeira de Direito Económico. Ao meu parceiro na obra o jovem licenciado Francisco Ngueve que aceitou o desafio em escrever conjuntamente comigo na qual tenho plena certeza no seu futuro brilhante na sua especialidade.
Esta obra es fruto de trayectorias de investigación y experiencias diferentes y compartidas en el marco del Centro de Ética Aplicada de la Universidad de Deusto, desarrolladas en la convicción de servir de brújula para un viaje en el que se reconoce a la empresa no tanto como un proyecto material en torno al cual se desenvuelve la vida de la ciudadanía, sino como un sujeto moral que influye en (y es influido por) la vida ciudadana. Esta forma de comprender nuestra empresa y su ética exigen un acercamiento distinto al acostumbrado a la hora de hablar de la responsabilidad empresarial y justificar su fundamentación ética. Desde tal exigencia, la propuesta que presenta este libro obtiene sus recursos reflexivos tanto de las corrientes clásicas de la filosofía moral occidental, como de las principales tradiciones ético-políticas que han definido lo que hoy entendemos por ciudadanía. En diálogo con los principales conceptos de la ética occidental y las principales concepciones antropológicas, económicas y políticas de tales modelos cívicos, en la obra se analizan los excesos y defectos éticos que padecen las concepciones unilaterales de la praxis empresarial, orientando la reflexión hacia las virtudes que desde los universos liberal, social, comunitario y del cuidado ayudarían a dibujar una empresa ciudadana diferente, más capacitada para responder a los actuales retos éticos que se le plantean desde el espacio cívico que habita. Los autores de Fundamentos de ética empresarial afrontan cuestiones clave como la sostenibilidad o la digitalización, acomodándolos en un enmarque conceptual ambicioso, que plantea en toda su extensión y profundidad una nueva ética para la empresa ciudadana.
Examining the theoretical and empirical status of applied ethics, this volume demonstrates how a pluralistic and democratic society can deal with ethical issues in the light of its moral conscience. The volume first sets the stage for a conception of applied ethics as applications of transnational civil ethics, based both on a discourse theory of knowledge (Apel, Habermas), and on an activities and capabilities approach (Aristotle, Sen). It then examines how applied ethics relates to important theoretical discussions in philosophy such as constructivism, virtue ethics, hermeneutic and deliberative theory. The contributors discuss applied ethics in light of globalization and identify recurring dilemmas as well as the problem of universal norms. They close by considering two aspects of the institutional point of view - republicanism, and contractarianism and constitutional economics.
The impact of businesses on a countrys economy extends beyond just the monetary effects of the company. The ethical standard to which a business upholds itself can have a crucial impact on the development of a countrys economy. Empowering Organizations through Corporate Social Responsibility addresses the implementation of businesses ethical standards in both emerging and advanced economies, interpreting the social impact of this issue in a global context. Highlighting case studies, interdisciplinary perspectives, and strategies in business management, this book is a pivotal reference source for academics, researchers, post-graduate students, and professionals concerned with the development of the business sector.
This book examines the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Latin America, with a particular focus on Brazil. Drawing on historical developments and theoretical reflections alike, it introduces readers to the state of the art in Brazilian CSR. The authors present a range of regulatory and entrepreneurial frameworks that form the basis for business and CSR activities in Brazil. In a number of detailed case studies from various Brazilian institutions and enterprises, the book provides revealing insights into the practice of sustainable and responsible business conduct in this country. Subsequent chapters show the effects of anti-corruption laws, which have since informed corporations’ compliance agendas, and discuss recent, massive corruption scandals. Generally speaking, the book provides a highly informative and practice-oriented resource that successfully reconciles an ostensible contradiction – corporate social responsibility and Brazil.
This book is the first in a series of planned volumes focused on preserving the character of the development of bioethics in particular cultural contexts. As the first of these volumes, Leo Pessini, Christian de Paul de Barchifontaine, and Fernando Lolas Stepke’s work has succeeded well. It has brought together accounts by sch- ars who were crucial to the emergence of bioethics in the Ibero-American cultural domain. This trail-blazing work in the history of bioethics will be of enduring s- nificance. I am deeply in their debt for having shouldered this far from easy task. Bioethics is the product of very particular socio-historical developments. Most prominent among them have been (1) the secularization of the dominant culture of North America, Western Europe, and now Central and South America as well, (2) a deflation of the status and authority of physicians as moral authorities able to guide their own profession, and (3) the salience of a post-traditional animus that gives c- tral place to persons as isolated atomic sources of moral authority. Bioethics initially took shape in North America as a post-Christian, post-professional, post-traditional social movement. This bioethics sought to establish a moral discourse for the public forum, a moral practice able to give practical guidance in hospitals and other insti- tions, and a body of undergirding and justifying theoretical reflections.
En este libro se recogen los aspectos más resaltantes que deben considerarse para la construcción de esquemas organizacionales que superen los viejos mitos de la gerencia convencional. Desde una perspectiva moral, se aborda la transición desde un estilo gerencial autoritario, estricto y poco receptivo, hacia un nuevo modelo que fomente la participación y la innovación en cada uno de los procesos que se dan en la organización.
