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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TESCO Corporation Business Ethics Policy Message from the President ............................................................... 1 Ethics and Business Conduct ............................................................. 2 Conflict of Interest and Other Misconduct ...................................... 4 International Business ........................................................................ 6 Corporate Information and Confidentiality .................................... 8 Employment
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Business Ethics and Wealth Creation: Conceptual Clarifications and Research Questions Introduction Three considerations led me to the choice and investigation of this topic of business ethics and wealth creation. In his fascinating and powerful historical account “why some [nations] are so rich and some so poor‚” David Landes (1999) scrutinizes the winners and losers in the process of wealth creation over the last 50 years. On the winners’ side‚ in addition to “the thirty wonderful years from
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1. Introduction 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 tells a person how to behave with another person. So‚ the businessmen must give a regular supply of good quality
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Principles and Ideas of Business Ethics By: ************* BBA 4751-03C‚ Business Ethics Professor O’Connor Ethics play an increasingly important role in today’s business environment. From whistle-blowing to workplace privacy and from marketing‚ advertising and product safety to occupational health and safety‚ the conduct of business is the public eye more and more everyday. In this paper‚ I will examine and discuss the aforementioned topics. First‚ what are ethics? According to American
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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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HND Business and Finance Unit 45: Business Ethics Lul Mohamed The concept of business ethics applied in Pfizer‚ M&S and Shell Global Plc. Name: Lul Mohamed Student ID: Assessor: Date: 12/10/2014 To: Pfizer Managers/Directors‚ From: Lul Mahamed Subject: Ethical perspective and corporate responsibility of Pfizer‚ M&S and Shell Global Plc. Date: 12/10/2014 Pfizer pharmaceutical company According to recent studies‚ Pharmaceutical company that provide
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Is Business Bluffing Ethical? 1. Reading The term ’bluffing’ is a US expression for trying to deceive opponents in a game situation. For example‚ if you are playing a card game and you hold a weak hand‚ you may want to make your opponents think you have a strong hand to help you win the game. A more academic term for this might be ‘deception’. Can you think of any games or situations that involve ‘bluffing’? Ethics and morality In a general sense the term ‘morality’ is about how
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BUSINESS ETHICS DEFINITION Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations. Business ethics has both normative and descriptive dimensions. As a corporate practice and a career specialization‚ the field is primarily normative. Academics attempting
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I. ABSTRACT Without question "business ethics" is one of the hot topics of the day. Over the past months we have seen business after business charged with improper practices that violate commonly accepted ethical norms. This has led to a loss of confidence in corporate management‚ and has had severe economic consequences. Business ethics serves the important social function of integrating business and society‚ by promoting the legitimacy of business operations‚ through critical reflection
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