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Business Ethics is an exciting, new student focused text which provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of European business ethics. It is the first business ethics textbooks to feature extensive coverage of the highly topical issues of corporate citizenship, globalization and sustainability. The first of the book covers the foundations of business ethics, including the nature of business ethics, the social role of the corporation, ethical theory, ethical decision making, and business ethics management. The second part applies these theories, concepts and tools to each of the corporation's major stakeholders. The book includes numerous cases, vignettes and examples that vividly bring to life the problems and practices of business ethics in Europe. It is written in a lively and accessible way, and the reader is provided with directed study questions, personal dilemmas and guidance for understanding and applying theory, making it an exciting and practical learning tool.