1. Introduction Precisely define the concept of "ethics" is quite difficult. In a general sense ethics - a set of moral principles and values that govern the behavior of a person or group of people and determining the positive and negative assessments of their thoughts and actions. Ethics associated with inner values‚ and they in its turn are part of the corporate culture and influence on decision making‚ determine their social validity within the environment. Ethical problem arises when the
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Business Ethics Assignment Total 100 Marks Paper 1. Explain the conditions of Kant for Moral Law? Ans. : Kant states the following conditions for Moral Law: A. For a rule to me a moral rule‚ it must prescribe to us categorically and not hypothetically. A moral rule prescribes what we ought to do without reference to any purpose or consequences. A hypothetical prescription or imperative only tells us what we ought to do if we wish to achieve certain code ends. So naturally‚ if we did not
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Opinions and Social Pressure In “Opinions and Social Pressure “(Solomon E. Asch)‚ author shows that: Group pressure can Influence an Individual to deny the evidence of their own senses. The author supports the main Idea ‚ by using experimental studies with individuals and showing that when put in group settings and asked to answer questions‚ which make their answers the minority answer. In the first study seven to nine college students gathered for a “psychological experiment”. The
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS Abstract: Much has been written about stakeholder analysis as a process by which to introduce ethical values into management decision-making. This paper takes a critical look at the assumptions behind this idea‚ in an effort to understand better the meaning of ethica] management decisions. A distinction is made between stakeholder analysis and stakeholder synthesis. The two most natural kinds of stakeholder synthesis are then defined and discussed: strategic
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Business Ethics and Sustainability Ethics” are the regulations of actions recognized in respect to a particular set of human actions or a particular group‚ civilization‚ etc. In other words ‘Ethics rationalizes morality to produce ethical theory that can be applied to any situation’ (Crane and Matten 2010‚ p. 8). The imperatives of usual managerial performance are so compelling that there is little time or proclivity to deflect attention to the moral content of organizational decision-making
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* What is Business Ethics * Ethics is a branch of social science. It deals with moral principles and social values. It helps us to classify‚ what is good and what is bad? It tells us to do good things and avoid doing bad things. * So‚ ethics separate‚ good and bad‚ right and wrong‚ fair and unfair‚ moral and immoral and proper and improper human action. In short‚ ethics means a code of conduct. It is like the 10 commandments of holy Bible. It tells a person how to behave with another person
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Subject- Business Ethics Subject code- 665A General Instructions: ✓ The Student should submit this assignment in the handwritten form (not in the typed format) ✓ The Student should submit this assignment within the time specified by the exam dept ✓ Each Question mentioned in this assignment should be answered within the word limit specified corresponding to each question. ✓ The student should only use the Rule sheet papers for answering the questions
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MBL926S BUSINESS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT 2 PREPARED BY STUDY GROUP CEN011A FOR MR MAHARAJ STUDY GROUP MEMBERS - CEN011A NAME STUDENT NUMBER CONTRIBUTION Arnold Lukoto 73026379 100% Cicelia Van Rooi 71119183 100% Dingaan Masango 32700113 100% Gerardt Viljoen 72997737 100% Hansie Wessels 72903902 100% Hennie van Tonder 72999055 100% Khunou Kgame 72781238 100% Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi 72538732 100% Terence Israel 72887435
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Chapter 1: Key concepts in business and professional ethics [Unit 1: Introduction to Business Ethics Unit 1: Introduction to Business Ethics Ethics and Values] * Values = what is good and desirable? * People do not share the same values * Values are influenced by……… Moral dilemmas…….. EXAMPLE A brilliant transplant surgeon has five patients‚ each in need of a different organ‚ each of whom will die without that organ. Unfortunately‚ there are no organs available to perform any of
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Ethics and moral obligations are issues we all encounter at one time or another. In the professional setting‚ all people should act in a manner that would uphold the good of society. To be ethical‚ one has to determine their obligations‚ moral ideas‚ and moral philosophy (Boatright‚ p. 19‚ 2009). The case analysis involving Jacob Franklin was a perfect example of how an individual can face the dilemma of doing what is right or wrong. Businesses have their own code of ethics‚ and the employees
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