This book examines the theoretical foundations of order ethics and discusses business ethics problems from an order ethics perspective. Order ethics focuses on the social order and the institutional environment in which individuals interact. It is a well-established paradigm in European business ethics. The book contains articles written by leading experts in the field and provides both a concise introduction to order ethics and short summary articles homing in on specific aspects of the order-ethical paradigm. It presents contributions describing fundamental concepts, historical roots, and the economic, social, and philosophical background of the theory. The second part of the handbook focuses on the theory's application in business, society, and politics, casting new light on an array of topics that loom large in contemporary ethical discourse.¿

The first standard reference handbook on order ethics in the English language

A. Theoretical Foundations of Order Ethics.- Fundamentals.- 1. Christoph Luetge; Contractarian Foundations of Order Ethics.- 2. Ingo Pies; The Ordonomic Approach to Order Ethics.- 3. Karl Homann; Theory Strategies of Business Ethics.- The Economic and Social Background.- 4. Martin Leschke; A Critique of Welfare Economics.- 5. Hannes Rusch/Matthias Uhl; Order Ethics - an Experimental Perspective.- 6. Michael von Grundherr; Order Ethics and Situationist Psychology.- 7. Nikil Mukerji / Christoph Schumacher; Order Ethics, Economics and Game Theory.- 8. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto; Biblical Economics and Order Ethics: Constitutional Economic and Institutional Economic Roots of the Old Testament.- The Philosophical Background of Order Ethics.- 9. Christoph Luetge; Order Ethics and the Problem of Social Glue.- 10. Ludwig Heider / Nikil Mukerji; Rawls, Order Ethics, and Rawlsian Order Ethics.- 11. Michael Festl; Boost up and Merge With: Order Ethics in the Light of Recent Developments in JusticeTheory.- 12. Tatjana Schönwälder-Kuntze; Deconstructive Ethics: Handling Human Plurality (Shaped) by Normative (Enabling) Conditions.- 13. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto; Contrasting the Behavioural Business Ethics Approach and the Institutional Economic Approach to Business Ethics: Insights from the Study of Quaker Employers.- B. Problems of Business Ethics from an Order Ethics Perspective.- 14. Markus Beckmann/Ingo Pies; The Constitution of Responsibility: Toward an Ordonomic Framework for Interpreting (Corporate Social) Responsibility in Different Social Settings.- 15. Ludger Heidbrink; Companies as Political Actors: A Positioning between Ordo-Responsibility and Systems Responsibility.- 16. Nikil Mukerji and Christoph Schumacher; Is the Minimum Wage Ethically Justifiable? An Order-Ethical Answer.- 17. Markus Beckmann; Sustainability from an Order Ethics Perspective.- 18. Nikolaus Knoepffler/Martin O'Malley; An Ordonomic Perspective in Medical Ethics.- 19. Ford Shanahan/Peter Seele; Ethicsand the Development of Reputation Risk at Goldman Sachs 2008-2010.- 20. Christoph Luetge; Executive Compensation.