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Featured Faculty Books: Ethics and the Business of Bioscience
Margaret L. Eaton, Lecturer in Management
Ethics and the Business of Bioscience
by Margaret L. Eaton. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Business Books, 2004
This groundbreaking book follows industry research, development, and marketing of medical and bioscience products across a variety of fields, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and bio-agriculture. Compelling and current case studies highlight the ethical decisions business managers frequently face. With the increasing visibility and public expectation placed on businesses in this sector, managers need to understand the ethical and social issues. This book addresses that need and provides a framework for incorporating ethical analysis in business decision making.
About Margaret Eaton
Margaret Eaton teaches an interdisciplinary course about the bioscience industry, a category that includes biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, genomics, vaccines, and medical diagnostics. Her teaching and case development focuses on the ethical, social, and legal issues that are an inherent feature in the development of these products. To study these issues, Dr. Eaton's classes are comprised of graduate students from the different disciplines that work in these companies - business, medical, bio and chemical engineering, and legal students. The result is a multidisciplinary approach to a full array of business management dilemmas. more...
