Employment and Employee Rights (eBook)

Patricia H. Werhane is the Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics in the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. She is the founding editor and former editor-in-chief of Business Ethics Quarterly. She has written or edited 15 books including Moral Imagination and Management Decision-Making (1999). Tara J. Radin is Assistant Professor of Management and General Business at the Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. Her research areas include employment, technology, and stakeholder theory, and she has been published in journals such as Business Ethics Quarterly and Journal of Business Ethics. Norman E. Bowie is Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Corporate Responsibility at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of 14 books and over 70 articles on business ethics and political philosophy. He was a fellow in the Program in Ethics and Professions at Harvard University.

Preface And Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: Rights Employee Rights and Employment at
Will:.

1. Employment, Moral Rights And Mental Models.

2. The Public/Private Distinction And Its Influence On
Employment Practices.

3. Employment-At-Will: History, Evolution, And Current
Applications.

4. The Employee's Voice: Due Process, Whistleblowing, And
Workplace Democracy.

Part II: New Models of Employment and Employability:.

5. Employee Accountability And The Limits Of Role
Responsibilities.

6. Meaningful Work And The Development Of Employment
Relationships.

7. Employment Practices As Economic Value Added (Written With
Norman Bowie).

Part III: The Evolving Workplace:.

8. Diversity, Affirmative Action, And Equity In Employment
Practices.

9. Future Directions For Employment.

Index