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“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 Preface
In 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.
Contributors:
Jonathan E. Booth, University of Minnesota
Norman Bowie, University of Minnesota
John W. Budd, University of Minnesota
John T. Delaney, Michigan State University
Linda Ewing, UAW
Ronald S. Heinz, Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Michael W. Howe, Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Bruce E. Kaufman, Georgia State University
Gordon Lafer, University of Oregon
John J. Lawler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard S. Rosenberg, University of British Columbia
Elizabeth D. Scott, Eastern Connecticut State University
James G. Scoville, University of Minnesota
Hoyt N. Wheeler, University of South Carolina
Xiang Yi, Western Illinois University
Reviews
“This volume focuses on the role of ethics in the field of human resources and industrial relations. . . . It is interesting reading, especially for HRIR scholars and practitioners, and provides a significant overview of many pressing ethical issues surrounding employment relations. Highly recommended.”—Choice, April 2006
About the Author
John W. Budd is Industrial Relations Landgrant Professor at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He is the author of Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice, also from Cornell, and Labor Relations: Striking a Balance. James G. Scoville is Professor of Human Resources and Industrial Relations at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of several books, including Status Influences in Third World Labor Markets: Caste, Gender and Custom.
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