Sage Brief Guide To Marketing Ethics

Description:
With key terms and concepts related to marketing ethics presented in a short, easy-to-use format, this guide is an essential companion for marketing courses or as a reference for students and practitioners who would like to learn more about the basics of ethical marketing. The text is divided into four sections which contain important keywords that relate to those sections: Business Ethics, Ethics and the Marketing Mix, Ethics and the Promotional Mix, and Special Topics in Marketing Ethics. Each keyword entry is written by a scholar drawn from the fields of business and marketing ethics, and is a comprehensive essay on such crucial topics as ethical issues in pricing, green marketing, and deceptive advertising. Each essay includes a list of references and suggested readings for each article so that readers can find more information on those issues they are most interested in.

Table of Contents:
Preface Part I: Business Ethics Business Ethics Theories of Ethics Stakeholder Theory Ethical Decision Making Competition Strategy and Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Performance Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Part II: Ethics and the Marketing Mix Ethics of Marketing Consumer Rights Product Liability Ethical Issues in Pricing Price-Fixing Predatory Pricing and Trading Transfer Pricing Part III: Ethics and the Promotional Mix Advertising Ethics Deceptive Advertising Public Relations Public Relations Ethics Reputation Management Part IV: Special Topics in Marketing Ethics Intellectual Property Electronic Commerce Marketing to Children Minorities Cross-Cultural Consumer Marketing Multinational Marketing Green Marketing Greenwashing Cause-Related Marketing Appendix: AMA Code of Ethics