The book employs the NORM (Neutral, Omnipartial Rule-Making) method to assess a series of complex issues. This new method for moral reasoning, based on the work of John Rawls and other recent philosophers, dramatically simplifies the handling of complex cases and enables readers to make defensible, reasoned assessments of a broad range of current business practices.

The Ethical Manager: A New Method for Business Ethics

Business & Money

Green, Ronald M.

Business Culture

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Religious Reason: The Rational and Moral Basis of Religious Belief

Oxford University Press

Continuing in the tradition of his well-received Religious Reason, Ronald Green here offers a penetrating moral understanding of religious belief and practice. Human religiousness, he contends, principally arises from a universal "deep structure" of moral reasoning that comprises three essential elements: one guides impartial moral reasoning; a second affirms the reality of moral retribution; and a third provides escape from the penalties that justly accompany unavoidable human moral failure. Using this innovative approach, Green confronts a series of different religious traditions and issues, including African primal religions, classical Chinese religion, the "Divine Command" tradition in Judaism and Christianity, religious ritual, and the economic teachings of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. Drawing on contemporary rationalist ethical theory, Green provides a simple but effective model for understanding the complexity of religious life.

Religion and Moral Reason: A New Method for Comparative Study

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Research on the early human embryo has long been recognized as essential to progress in a host of biomedical areas from reproductive medicine to the treatment of pediatric cancers. Now, with the possibility of stem cell research and cell replacement therapies, embryo research holds out the promise of cures for many serious disease conditions such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Despite its importance, however, human embryo research has met powerful opposition. Drawing on his experience as a member of the NIH's Human Embryo Research Panel, Green offers a first-hand account of the embryo research debates. In telling this story, he periodically pauses to reflect on some of the leading philosophical challenges posed by embryo research and new interventions at the start of life. Among the questions he examines are: What is the impact of new biological information on our thinking about life's beginning? May parents risk injuring a child in order to have it? What role should religion play in shaping biomedical policy in a controversial area like this? This is a fascinating insider's account of one of the most important, if unsuccessful, recent efforts to come to terms with a controversial area of scientific research.

The Human Embryo Research Debates: Bioethics in the Vortex of Controversy

Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice

Looks at the moral and ethical issues involved with the possibilities promised by recent advances and ongoing research in genetic engineering, therapy, enhancements, and cloning.

Science & Math

Evolution

Yale University Press

Parents are already beginning to select their children’s genetic traits. The time to be talking about the challenges of genetic engineering is now. We stand on the brink of unprecedented growth in our ability to understand and change the human genome. New reproductive technologies now enable parents to select some genetic traits for their children, and soon it will be possible to begin to shape ourselves as a species. Despite the loud cries of alarm that such a prospect inspires, Ronald Green argues that we will—and we should—undertake the direction of our own evolution. A leader in the bioethics community, Green offers a scientifically and ethically informed view of human genetic self-modification and the possibilities it opens up for a better future. Fears of a terrible Brave New World or a new eugenics movement are overblown, he maintains, and in the more likely future, genetic modifications may improve parents’ ability to enhance children’s lives and may even promote social justice. The author outlines the new capabilities of genomic science, addresses urgent questions of safety that genetic interventions pose, and explores questions of parenting and justice. He also examines the religious implications of gene modification. Babies by design are assuredly in the future, Green concludes, and by making responsible choices as we enter that future, we can incorporate gene technology in a new age of human adventure.

Biological Sciences

10 Virtues of Outstanding Leaders: Leadership and Character

What makes a good leader? Ten leaders, ten key virtues This readable distillation of the core common features of successful leaders shows how an individual's character, and especially their virtue, is the defining factor. Without these ten vital virtues, leadership becomes "misleadership." The authors, both renowned business ethicists, combine theory with fascinating biographical detail on exemplary leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Oprah Winfrey. The result is an accessible text on the ethics of leadership which, unlike many publications that claim to reveal the secrets of success as a leader, is informed by a wealth of exceptional academic experience.

Gini, Al

Wiley/Blackwell

Book by Buckley, John F., Green, Ronald M.

State by State Guide to Human Resources Law 1999

Buckley, John F.

Human Resources

Aspen Law & Business

2011 State by State Guide to Human Resources Law is the most comprehensive, authoritative guide to the employment laws of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is designed to provide quick access to each state's laws on the expanding number of issues and concerns facing business executives and their advisers - the professionals in HR, compensation, and employee benefits who work in multijurisdictional environments.   Useful, time-saving features provided throughout 2011 State by State Guide to Human Resources Law include:    Concise overviews of each topical area   Dozens of at-a-glance tables summarizing the law in each state and how it applies to specific situations   Citations to Authority with reference to court cases and state statutes giving you immediate access to original source   And more!      Highlights of the 2011 Edition include:    Coverage of the 2010 federal health care legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act   Coverage of New York's Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights signed into law on August 31, 2010, granting workplace protections to domestic workers   Examination of state health care reform initiatives   Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions, including a case involving employees' privacy expectations in employer-issued electronic communications devices (City of Ontario v. Quon), and a case addressing the accrual of disparate impact claims under Title VII (Lewis v. City of Chicago)   Coverage of private sector employment discrimination charges filed with the EEOC during FY 2009, with a breakdown by type of discrimination alleged   Discussion of federal and state immigration reform and enforcement initiatives, including the completely redesigned Web interface for E-Verify launched by the USCIS in June 2010 after a year-long overhaul, and the controversial legislation enacted in Arizona authorizing law enforcement personnel to check a stopped or detained person's immigration/citizenship status   Examination of new developments in workplace violence prevention, including "anti-bullying" legislation that is being considered in several states   An updated discussion of legislative and judicial developments regarding same-sex unions and domestic partner benefits   Coverage of the proposed federal Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA)

State by State Guide to Human Resources Law 2011

Buckley, John F., IV

Business

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory

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The Ethical Manager: A New Method for Business Ethics

Religious Reason: The Rational and Moral Basis of Religious Belief

Religion and Moral Reason: A New Method for Comparative Study

Religion and Moral Reason: A New Method for Comparative Study

The Human Embryo Research Debates: Bioethics in the Vortex of Controversy

Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice

Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice

10 Virtues of Outstanding Leaders: Leadership and Character

State by State Guide to Human Resources Law 1999

State by State Guide to Human Resources Law 2011