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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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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A business cannot claim to be ethical firm if it ignores unethical practices by its suppliers – e.g. * Use of child labour and forced labour * Production in sweatshops * Violation of the basic rights of workers * Ignoring health‚ safety and environmental standards An ethical business has to be concerned with the behaviour of all businesses that operate in the supply chain – i.e. * Suppliers * Contractors * Distributors * Sales agents The two articles below
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Unit 45: Business Ethics LO 1 – Understand different ethical perspectives in business Introduction – 1.1 Explain the background of theoretical ethical approaches and development of theoretical ethical approaches. Ethical perspectives: Deontological and teleological ethical theory; a. Define Deontology ethical theory Give example of deontology by stating a Philosophical experiences or case laws b. Define Teleology ethical theory‚ Give example of teleology by stating a Philosophical experiences
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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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Marketing ethics is the area of applied ethics which deals with the moral principles behind the operation and regulation of marketing. Some areas of marketing ethics (ethics of advertising and promotion) overlap with media ethics. Pricing ethics List of unethical pricing practices. Bid rigging is a form of fraud in which a commercial contract is promised to one party even though for the sake of appearance several other parties also present a bid. This form of collusion is illegal in most countries
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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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Ethics in Action 2.1 Satyam fraud – responsibility issues in India Improvement of corporate social responsibility and ethics Based on the analysis of the ethical strengths and weaknesses of Satyam‚ we have identified several aspects to improve the corporate social responsibility and ethics of the company. As described in the case‚ Satyam has a very narrow definition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that only focuses on charity. Thus‚ they exclude key issues such as transparency
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What is Business Ethics? Business ethics is exactly the same as normal ethics‚ and that knows what is right or wrong‚ and learning what is right and what is wrong in a business environment. Then doing the right thing‚ but "the right thing" is not as straightforward as explained in many business ethics books. Most ethical dilemmas in the workplace are not simply a matter of "Should she steal from him?" or "Should he lie to his boss?" Businesses cannot function without ethics‚ why? Society dictates
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fraud‚ falsifying records‚ diagnosing patients under age and trying to cover up the crime. Another class-action suit was filed against GSK‚ this time is was for a drug called Avandia. This drug was used to treat patients with diabetes; however‚ studies have shown that the patients who consumed Avandia suffered from heart attacks. The lawsuit claims that the company knew about the risk but did not disclose of them. The cause of GSK leadership to fail in preventing ethical issues related to integrity
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