Kantian Business Ethics: Critical Perspectives ,
It is hard to overestimate the impact of Norman Bowie’s contributions to the field of business ethics over the past three decades. Although he is principally associated with the interpretation and application of Immanuel Kant’s moral and political philosophy, his work in business ethics is perhaps even more distinctive for the range of foundational problems that it addresses. His work examines the relationship of self-interest and ethical motives, the notion that business firms are moral communities, how ethical and legal responsibilities are related in the marketplace,ethical decision making in international contexts, ethics and agency theory, and the challenges of institutionalizing ethical conduct within corporate culture.