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Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Second Editionexplores current topics, such as mass social media, cookies, and cyber-attacks, as well as traditional issues including accounting, discrimination, environmental concerns, and management. The new edition also includes an in-depth examination of current and recent ethical affairs, such as the dangerous work environments of off-shore factories for Western retailers, the negligence resulting in the 2010 BP oil spill, Apples exploitation of outdated tax code, the gender wage gap, the minimum wage debate and increasing income disparity and the unparalleled level of debt in the U.S. and other countries with the challenges it presents to many societies and the considerable impact on the ethics of intergenerational wealth transfers. Key features include: seven volumes, with more than 1,200 signed entries by significant figures in the field cross-references and suggestions for further readings to guide students to in-depth resources Thematic Readers Guide groups related entries by general topics Index allows for thorough browse-and-search capabilities in the electronic edition.

"The scholarly literature on executive compensation is vast. As such, this literature provides an unparalleled resource for studying the interaction between the setting of incentives (or the attempted setting of incentives) and the behavior that is actually adduced. From this literature, there are several reasons for believing that one can set incentives in executive compensation with a high rate of success in guiding CEO behavior, and one might expect CEO compensation to be a textbook example of the successful use of incentives. Also, as executive compensation has been studied intensively in the academic literature, we might also expect the success of incentive compensation to be well-documented. Historically, however, this has been very far from the case. In Too Much Is Not Enough, Robert W. Kolb studies the performance of incentives in executive compensation across many dimensions of CEO performance. The book begins with an overview of incentives and unintended consequences. Then it focuses on the theory of incentives as applied to compensation generally, and as applied to executive compensation particularly. Subsequent chapters explore different facets of executive compensation and assess the evidence on how well incentive compensation performs in each arena. The book concludes with a final chapter that provides an overall assessment of the value of incentives in guiding executive behavior. In it, Kolb argues that incentive compensation for executives is so problematic and so prone to error that the social value of giving huge incentive compensation packages is likely to be negative on balance. In focusing on incentives, the book provides a much sought-after resource, for while there are a number of books on executive compensation, none focuses specifically on incentives. Given the recent fervor over executive compensation, this unique but logical perspective will garner much interest. And while the literature being considered and evaluated is technical, the book is written in a non-mathematical way accessible to any college-educated reader."--Publisher's website

"The latest insights on financial contagion and how both nations and investors can effectively deal with it The domino-style structure in which the financial system exists is a perilous one. Although historically, the financial system has been able to deal with major shocks, the fact remains that our financial system is not as secure as it should be. Recent years have brought about too many examples of contagion and systemic risk. That is why Financial Contagion is such an important read. In it, the serious concerns that revolve around our fragile economic system are investigated, researched, and explained. Throughout the book, Kolb offers valuable insights on this dilemma as he compiles the history of financial contagion, highlights the latest research on systemic failure and interrelated markets, and analyzes the risks and consequences we face moving forward. Examines the importance of careful regulation and what must be done to stabilize the global financial system Includes contributed chapters from both academics and experienced professionals, offering a variety of perspectives and a rich interplay of ideas Details how close we are to witnessing a financial contagion that could devastate the world economy We have been harshly reminded of how fragile our economic ecosystem is. With Financial Contagion, you'll hold a better understanding of what needs to be done to strengthen our system and safeguard our financial future."--

"An intelligent analysis of the dangers, opportunities, and consequences of global sovereign debt Sovereign debt is growing internationally at a terrifying rate, as nations seek to prop up their collapsing economies. One only needs to look at the sovereign risk pressures faced by Greece, Spain, and Ireland to get an idea of how big this problem has become. Understanding this dilemma is now more important than ever, that's why Robert Kolb has compiled Sovereign Debt. With this book as your guide, you'll gain a better perspective on the essential issues surrounding sovereign debt and default through discussions of national defaults, systemic risk, associated costs, and much more. Historical studies are also included to provide a realistic framework of reference. Contains up-to-date research and analysis on sovereign debt from today's leading practitioners and academics Details the dangers of defaults and their associated systemic risks Explores the past, present, and future of sovereign debt The repercussions of a national default are all-encompassing as global markets are intricately interwoven in the modern world. Sovereign Debt examines what it will take to overcome the challenges of this market and how you can deal with the uncertainty surrounding it."--

"An intelligent analysis of the dangers, opportunities, and consequences of global sovereign debt Sovereign debt is growing internationally at a terrifying rate, as nations seek to prop up their collapsing economies. One only needs to look at the sovereign risk pressures faced by Greece, Spain, and Ireland to get an idea of how big this problem has become. Understanding this dilemma is now more important than ever, that's why Robert Kolb has compiled Sovereign Debt. With this book as your guide, you'll gain a better perspective on the essential issues surrounding sovereign debt and default through discussions of national defaults, systemic risk, associated costs, and much more. Historical studies are also included to provide a realistic framework of reference. Contains up-to-date research and analysis on sovereign debt from today's leading practitioners and academics Details the dangers of defaults and their associated systemic risks Explores the past, present, and future of sovereign debt The repercussions of a national default are all-encompassing as global markets are intricately interwoven in the modern world. Sovereign Debt examines what it will take to overcome the challenges of this market and how you can deal with the uncertainty surrounding it."--

Derivative instruments : forwards, futures, options, swaps, and structured products / G.D. Koppenhaver -- The derivatives marketplace : exchanges and the over-the-counter market / Sharon Brown-Hruska -- Speculation and hedging / Greg Kuserk -- The social functions of financial derivatives / Christopher L. Culp -- Agricultural and metallurgical derivatives : pricing / Joan C. Junkus -- Agricultural and metallurgical derivatives : speculation and hedging / Joan C. Junkus -- Equity derivatives / Jeffrey H. Harris and L. Mick Swartz -- Foreign exchange derivatives / Robert W. Kolb -- Energy derivatives / Craig Pirrong -- Interest rate derivatives / Ian Lang -- Exotic options / Robert W. Kolb -- Event derivatives / Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz -- Credit default swaps / Steven Todd -- Structured credit products / Steven Todd -- Executive stock options / Robert W. Kolb -- Emerging derivative instruments / Steve Swidler -- The development and current state of derivatives markets / Michael A. Penick -- Derivatives markets intermediaries : brokers, dealers, pools, and funds / James L. Carley -- Clearing and settlement / James T. Moser and David Reiffen -- Counterparty credit risk / James Overdahl -- The regulation of U.S. commodity futures and options / Walter L. Lukken -- Accounting for financial derivatives / Ira G. Kawaller -- Derivative scandals and disasters / John E. Marthinsen -- No-arbitrage pricing / Robert A. Strong -- The pricing of forward and futures contracts / David Dubofsky -- The Black-Scholes option pricing model / A.G. Malliaris -- The Black-Scholes legacy : closed-form option pricing models / António Câmara -- The pricing and valuation of swaps / Gerald Gay and Anand Venkateswaran -- Monte Carlo techniques in pricing and using derivatives / Cara M. Marshall -- Valuing derivatives using finite difference methods / Craig Pirrong -- Stochastic processes and models / George Chalamandaris and A.G. Malliaris -- Measuring and hedging option price sensitivities / R. Brian Balyeat -- Option strategies / Stewart Mayhew -- The use of derivatives in financial engineering : hedge fund applications / John F. Marshall and Cara M. Marshall -- Hedge funds and financial derivatives / Tom Nohel -- Real options and applications in corporate finance / Betty Simkins and Kris Kemper -- Using derivatives to manage interest rate risk / Steven L. Byers

Corporate Boards: Managers of Risk, Sources of Risk deals with the highly timely topic of the Corporate Board and its relationship to risk, both in terms of its management and its creation.:.; Utilizes a multi-disciplinary perspective which draws on the fields of economics, law, business ethics, and corporate social responsibility.; Features a range of topics including the role of corporate boards in overseeing increasingly complex risk management techniques and the ethical dimensions of corporate board behavior in managing risk.; Of interest to students, scholars, and firm stakeholders.; Expl

Is a genetics screening program for job applicants ethical? : an analysis of the conditions necessary for requiring genetic screenings in the hiring process / Thomas Harter -- The business ethics of genetic screening / Duane Windsor -- Genetic commerce : the challenges for human resource management / Karen S. Markel and Lizabeth A. Barclay -- Geneticize me! : the case for direct-to-consumer genetic testing / Ronald Munson -- Proscription, prescription, or market process? : comments on genetic screening / Eugene Heath -- Transgenic organisms, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization / Dennis Cooley -- Commercialization of the agrarian ideal and arguments against the new "green revolution" : feeding the world with "frankenfoods"? / Johann A. Klaassen -- Corporate decisions about labeling genetically modified foods / Chris MacDonald and Melissa Whellams -- Moral imagination, stakeholder engagement, and genetically modified organisms / Denis G. Arnold -- Who owns my ideas about your body? / Asher Meir -- Pharmaceutical mergers and genetic technology / Michael Potts -- Stakeholder care theory : the case of genetic engineering and non-human mammals / Jamie R. Hendry -- Unresolved issues and further questions : Meir, Potts, and Hendry / Laura P. Hartman.

Insights of empirical research -- Executive preference for compensation structure and normative myopia : a business and society research project / Diane L. Swanson and Marc Orlitzky -- Does firm performance reduce managerial opportunism? : the impact of performance based compensation and firm performance on illegal accounting restatements / Jegoo Lee, Byung-Hee Lee, Sandra A. Waddock, & Samuel B. Graves -- A preliminary investigation into the association between Canadian corporate social responsibility and executive compensation / Lois S. Mahoney & Linda Thorne -- Justice-based analyses of executive compensation -- How much is too much? : a theoretical analysis of executive compensation from the standpoint of distributive justice / Jared Harris -- Justice, incentives, and executive compensation / William H. Shaw -- CEO compensation and virtue ethics / Michael Potts -- Chihuahuas in the gardens of corporate capitalism : a discussion / Lyla D. Hamilton -- Broadening the perspective -- The obligation of corporate boards to set and monitor compensation / Carmen M. Alston -- Executive pay in public academia : a non-justice-based argument for the reallocation of compensation / James Stacey Taylor -- How to (try to) justify CEO pay / Jeffrey Moriarty -- Executive compensation : just procedures and outcomes / Joseph DesJardins