1. APPROACHES TO BUSINESS ETHICS When business people speak about "business ethics" they usually mean one of three things: (1) avoid breaking the criminal law in one’s work-related activity; (2) avoid action that may result in civil law suits against the company; and (3) avoid actions that are bad for the company image. Businesses are especially concerned with these three things since they involve loss of money and company reputation. In theory‚ a business could address these
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Samantha Lawson Business Ethics Terms Summary Paper 27 February 2012 1.) Stakeholders are defined as customers‚ investors and shareholders‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ government agencies‚ communities‚ and many others who have stake or claim in some aspect of a company’s products‚ markets‚ operations‚ industry‚ and outcomes. They are influenced by business‚ yet they also influence businesses. The relationship between stakeholders and businesses is very similar to the relationship a husband and wife
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The Malaysian Business Code of Ethics (Rukuniaga) Introduction The Malaysian Business Code of Ethics is based on the religions‚ philosophical and cultural values of Malaysian. It was undertaken by national Consumer’s Protection Consultative Council and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to develop self regulation among traders in Malaysia. Objective The Malaysian Business Code of Ethics was formulated with the objective of: - * Preparing the main principles to be applied by Malaysian
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BUSINESS ETHICS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ETHICS Distinguishing: • Ethics • Ethics in Business • Business Ethics • Governance • Corporate Governance • Good Corporate Governance In brief: • Ethics: code of conduct for personal behaviour. • Ethics in Business: Applying personal ethics into business. • Business Ethics: Ethics of business‚ what is good & bad‚ right or wrong for business. • Governance: Methods and practices
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Business ethics in Bangladesh Course Name: Managing Organization Course No: F 505 Business ethics: Social responsibility requires individuals engaging in business endeavors to behave in an ethical manner. Ethics are principles of behavior that distinguish between right and wrong. Ethical conduct conforms to what a group or society as a whole considers right behavior. People working in business frequently face ethical questions. Business
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Ethical Audit Report---for Toyota WHAT IS ETHICS? Ethics is a standard on what is right and what is wrong towards your judgement‚ which usually referred to good values and virtues and the right moral duties and obligations. Arthur Holmes summarizes1 “It examines alternative views of what is good and right; it explores ways of gaining the moral knowledge we need; it asks why we ought to do right; and it brings all this to bear on the practical moral problems that arouse such thinking in the first
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article shares observations on the importance of Trust in making business work well. It affirms that the corporate culture must be built on a set of eight values called OCTAPACE (Openness‚ Confrontation‚ Trust‚ Authenticity‚ Proactive‚ Autonomy‚ Collaboration and Experimenting) and that trust-based working relationships decide the success of a corporate. The authors also argue that human resource is the most important factor‚ which decides culture and values of an organization. The article as a whole
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6433ch10.qxd_lb 10/19/06 10:43 AM Page 260 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES ◆ CHAPTER 10 Business Ethics in a Global Economy CHAPTER OUTLINE Ethical Perceptions and International Business Culture as a Factor in Business Adapting Ethical Systems to a Global Framework Global Values The Multinational Corporation Sexual and Racial Discrimination Human Rights Price Discrimination Bribery Harmful Products Pollution and the Natural Environment Telecommunications Issues Intellectual-Property Protection World
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Business Ethics & Social Responsibility: PriceWaterHouseCoopers PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is considered to be one of the most renowned global professional services firm in the world. With 161‚000 employees located in 154 countries‚ the company’s “core values of excellence‚ teamwork and leadership (have) help us to achieve this growth.” (PricewaterhouseCoopers) They not only focus on meeting their clients’ needs but they apply on their employees’ careers with the same intensity. The company
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Business Ethics is it a personal or social responsibility Business ethics represent all the principles and standards that guide behavior in the world of business. Therefore‚ all this set of principles applies in any of the fields of business (marketing‚ finance‚ etc…) and people inevitably face ethical decisions in their every day working lives. The aim is to make every employee adhere to these standards because obviously‚ it is more profitable for a company to be ethical in business. But‚ as
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