Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases‚ 7/e Velasquez ©2012 / ISBN: 9780205017669 Chapter begins on next page > PLEASE NOTE: This sample chapter was prepared in advance of book publication. Additional changes may appear in the published book. To request an examination copy or for additional information‚ please visit us at www.pearsonhighered.com or contact your Pearson representative at www.pearsonhighered.com/replocator. PART ONE Basic Principles BUSINESS ETHICS IS APPLIED ETHICS
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businessmen speak eloquently about the “social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system‚” I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovered at the age of 70 that he had been speaking prose all his life. The businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they declaim that business is not concerned “merely” with profit but also with promoting desirable “social” ends; that business has a “social conscience” and takes seriously its responsibilities
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Running a business requires adequate consideration to a number of issues outside the traditional scope of making money‚ of which ethics is most certainly one. As our business grows and becomes more significant‚ we impact on the lives and circumstances of people in ways we can only imagine - through bringing jobs‚ creating wealth and inspiring others to grow their businesses. An important part of engaging in this process is understanding your business ethics‚ which if not up to scratch can leave you
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Assignment on Business Ethics Instructions: 1. Write the answers of the questions of this assignment in your own legible handwriting. 2. No assignment will be accepted if it is in the form of typed print out. 3. Answers of each student should be in their own perspectives or in their own experiences of marketing arena. 4. Q. no.1‚2 &3 are compulsory and solve any one from the remaining questions. Deadline for submission- 9 March 2014 Marks-15 (Fifteen) Q.1. What is business ethics ? Describe
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this essay would discuss on whether ethics is required or optional on business. On this essay it will analyse four ethics theory‚ namely Milton Friedman‚ R. Edward Freeman‚ Albert Carr and Carroll. Milton Friedman and Albert Carr illustrate that ethics is required whereas Edward Freeman and Carroll state ethics is optional. After analysing these theories‚ it is difficult to find out that whether ethics is optional or required. However choosing on whether ethics is optional or required would depend
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example of how greed and the desire for success can transform into unethical behavior. Good ethics in business would be to compete fairly and honestly‚ to communicate truthfully and to not cause harm to others. These are things that Enron did not seem to display‚ which led to Enron’s operations file for bankruptcy in 2001. Enron’s scandal has become one of the most talked about forms of unethical business behaviors. The company’s collapse resulted from the disclosure that it had reported false profits
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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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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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Chain which discussed the Apple’s factory and the condition of the factory. Apple is one of the largest mobile phone manufacturers in the world and they have many factories and workers around the globe. The audit team found out that there is several ethics issue for the factory of Apple. First is the factory hired underage employees which are under age of 16 and it is the youngest age for employment in china. And Apple also falsified identifications to allow underage to work in the factory. The factory
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Issues Business Ethics and Values Social & Legal Issues Ethics • Greek word: Ethos that means both an individual’s character and a community culture. • Business ethics involves adhering to legal‚ regulatory‚ professional and company standards‚ keeping promises and commitments and abiding by general principles like fairness‚ honesty and respect Social & Legal Issues Business Ethics The application of general ethical concepts to the unique situations confronted in business. It asks
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