Draft:Outline of business ethics

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to business ethics:

What is business ethics?
Business ethics can be described as all of the following:


 * Branch of philosophy – study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
 * Branch of philosophy of business – considers the fundamental principles that underlie the formation and operation of a business enterprise; the nature and purpose of a business, and the moral obligations that pertain to it.
 * Branch of ethics – branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.
 * Branch of applied ethics – branch of ethics concerned with the analysis of particular moral issues in private and public life.
 * Branch of organizational ethics –
 * Branch of professional ethics –

Branches of business ethics

 * Ethical consumerism
 * Jewish business ethics
 * Marketing ethics
 * Socially responsible investing

History of business ethics

 * History of business ethics

General business ethics concepts

 * Ethical job

Business ethics organizations

 * Society for Business Ethics

Business ethnics publications

 * Business Ethics Quarterly