BES401: BUSINESS ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WEEK I - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS Definition of ethics Ethics is the discipline dealing with what is good or bad‚ or what is right or wrong or specifically with moral duty and obligation. Ethics has been defined as “inquiry into the nature and grounds of morality where the term morality is taken to mean moral judgment‚ standards and rules of conduct. It has also been called the study and philosophy of human conduct with an emphasis on
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separate from the Catholic Church. They are also extremely well known for their strong work ethic. This ethic was the foundation of America and is now lost upon the Americans who depend upon their country to give them the material possessions they want but do not want to do any work for those things. A large number of people who came over to America from England in the 1600’s were Puritan. They moved to American because of strong religious beliefs and disagreements between their beliefs and those
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Mary L Weed Module 2 Written Assignment Business Ethics SUNY Empire State Summer 2010 Answer the following questions: 1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each. Act and Rule Unitarianism is the two forms that Shaw and Barry discuss. Act utilitarianism is the belief that it is the right action that brings the greatest contentment to the greatest number of people. It is an idea that believes that the morality
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Business Ethics Business ethics is part of today’s society whether you like it or not. There are many things happening in today’s corporate world that needs to be opinioned. Are ethical judgments merely a matter of personal opinion? Yes because we live in a free society I think that most ethical judgments are based on a matter of what you believe in. Everyone has the right to think differently. There will also be similarities and differences in your ethical point of view because of religion
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Microsoft ethics I chose to research Microsoft’s code of ethics. The code I’m using the Microsoft finance code of professional conduct. The CEO‚ CFO‚ and finance organization employees are expected to abide by this code as well as all applicable Microsoft business conduct standards. Any violations of the finance code of professional conduct may result in disciplinary action‚ up to and including termination of employment. All employees covered by the Finance code of professional conduct will act
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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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What is ethics? Ethics can be defined as a set of principles used by an individual to govern his or her decisions in an effort to ensure fairness and equality. Business ethics‚ as defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is the applied ethics discipline that addresses the moral features of commercial activity. The same source also gives a history of business ethics which states that the concept as an academic principle is relatively young-only about forty years old; but in general is as
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Business Ethics An Introduction to Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Lecture Etiquette • Try to be on time • Quietly enter and leave the lecture theatre • Be respectful to lecturers and other stude• Lecturers: Course objectives To introduce students to ethical and political debates regarding the social responsibilities of businesses and corporations To introduce students to ethical concerns that surround businesses and their treatment of a variety of
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[pic] SUBJECT : Business Ethic SUBJECT CODE : UGB210 MODUL LEADER : Mark Winter MODUL TUTOR : Adeline STUDENT NAME : STEVEN CHANG SERN YEH STUDENT ID : Executive Summary This is an ethical audit report‚ the author will discuss about the ‘snapshot’ of British Petroleum’s business ethics. The report will identify the main ethical dilemmas faced by BP such as manipulating price‚ polluting the environment and violating human rights and employee safety. These ethical dilemmas will
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In order to help companies solve their internal problems‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)‚ established a quasi-government entity‚ the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB‚ but called Peek-a-Boo)‚ to (1) oversee public companies auditing‚ (2) establish auditing reports standards‚ (3) rules for public companies‚ (4)‚ and investigate and enforce compliance of public accounting firms. (Jennings‚ 2012). In any profession‚ accountability is one of the key elements to ensure quality and transparency
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