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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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Ethics in general is concerned with human behavior that is acceptable or "right" and that is not acceptable or "wrong" based on conventional morality. General ethical norms encompass truthfulness‚ honesty‚ integrity‚ respect for others‚ fairness‚ and justice. They relate to all aspects of life‚ including business and finance. Financial ethics is‚ therefore‚ a subset of general ethics. Ethical norms are essential for maintaining stability and harmony in social life‚ where
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Ethics is a system of moral principles ‚ that help people make the right decisions ‚ and distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. Different approaches Virtue Ethics Deontological Ethics (duty ‚ role ) Teleological Ethics (consequentialism) The difference between these three approaches to morality tends to lie more in the way moral dilemmas are approached than in the moral conclusions reached. For example‚ a consequentialist may argue that lying is wrong because of the negative consequences
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Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider PHI 102 6 April 2015 The Ethics of Care The Ethics of Care is defined as the feminist approach on the view that men and women approach morality in very different ways: with men stressing principles‚ and women stress more on emotions when making a moral choice (John Schneider‚ Lecture: Ethics of Care). The main proposals of the Ethics of Care were presented by Carol Gilligan‚ a psychologist who focused on how women differ in how they approach ethical issues
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S Question 1 | | 0.5 / 0.5 points | "Doing more with less" has been an environmental guideline for decades. This version of the first principle is sometimes called: Question options: | biomimicry. | | cradle-to-grave. | | cradle-to-cradle. | | eco- efficiency. | Hide Feedback | | | Three general principles will guide the move towards sustainability. Firms and industries must become more efficient in using natural resources; they should model their entire production process
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION G.R. No. 183385 February 13‚ 2009 EVANGELINA MASMUD (as substitute complainant for ALEXANDER J. MASMUD)‚ Petitioner‚ vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (First Division) and ATTY. ROLANDO B. GO‚ JR.‚ Respondents. R E S O L U T I O N NACHURA‚ J.: Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari1 assailing the Decision2 dated October 31‚ 2007 and the Resolution dated June 6‚ 2008 of the Court of Appeals
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Assignment: Deontological vs. Teleological Ethical Deontological ethical systems are associated with judgments that are based on an action. If the action is considered to be in a good intent‚ even with the possibilities of having negative consequences‚ then it is still defined as being good. Branches of deontological ethical systems can extend out to ethical formalism‚ religion‚ and natural law. Ethical formalism is defined as the motive and intent of a person has based on what action the person
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Business Ethics 4438 Wal-Mart’s Bribery Scandal Analysis Presented By: Josh Himmel 250 516 805 Presented to: Mark Reno Monday December 3rd 2012 Company Background Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Wal-Mart) is one of the world’s largest retailers with chains of discount department stores across numerous countries worldwide. Wal-Mart has been highly regarded as the third largest public corporation and employs approximately 200‚000 employees‚ which has cemented Wal-Mart’s status
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With reference to the Oxford English Dictionary (2012)‚ ethics is described as the science of morals. It is also the agency of study with regards to the values of moral obligations of what is right or wrong. It also covers human behaviour. A company makes many decisions in a course of one day. It may include‚ launching new products‚ doing Public Relations‚ making sales‚ rewriting company policies and the recruitment or retrenchment of people‚ just to name a few. All business aims to do so ethically
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LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 6e Test Bank Revisions for the 7th edition by Eric D. Yordy‚ The W. A. Franke College of Business at Northern Arizona University CHAPTER 1 Law‚ Ethics‚ Business: An Introduction Questions 1. Select the best definition of ethics: a. a fairly clear cut set of guides for decision making. b. a set of relatively unclear principles regarding what we must do. c. a set of relatively unclear principles regarding what we should do. d. religious views
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