Description
In the business and economic spheres, many of the most pressing ethical issues involve the employment relationship, such as the rights of employees versus shareholders, employee privacy and monitoring, whistleblowing, pay equity, discrimination, employee safety, anti-union campaigns, and minimum labor standards. Since the field of human resources and industrial relations is ultimately about people and quality of life, there is a pressing need to develop applications of business ethics for the employment relationship in the context of research, practice, and teaching.--From the PrefaceIn recent years, by following media coverage of many scandals of accounting and accountability, the public has gained a greater understanding of what can happen when businesses do not adhere to ethical practices. It is now time for the human resources and industrial relations communities to explore the application of ethics to the employment relationship and to discover the importance of treating employees, not just numbers, properly.
Author: John W. Budd
Publisher: Labor and Employment Research Association
Published: 02/13/2012
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780913447901
ISBN10: 0913447900
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management
- Business & Economics | Business Ethics