Business Ethics

1. Outcome 6
Global Ethical Issues

2. Tell the values
• Rahim is very angry and destroying his family
garden
• Rahim’ father is selling the flowers in the
marketing by telling to the customer “in the
name of Allah I am telling you this is a good
quality flower and result of my hard work
• He make scarcity of flowers by hiding it and
selling to the customer for high price if they
gave.

3. • Rahim Lives in a society where all the people
are treated equally
• Rahim lend money to different people in his
organization and charge extra for the money
while returning
• He know computer very well but he sends
unwanted emails to friends

4. • His manager, is his uncle and he is getting the
best salary
• Rahim’s mother is a very hard working lady
• She teaches her children to do right action
only.
But Rahim will not listen to her

5. Two dimensions of global ethical
issues
1. Global ethical issues related to organizations
and its stakeholders.
2. General ethical issues which have impacts on
people across the globe.

6. 1. Global ethical issues related to organizations

7. 1. Drug and Alcohol Abuse

8. Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Consumption of drug and alcohol inside the
organization is prohibited.
It is considered as an abusive behavior.

9. 2. Corruption and bribery

10. Corruption and Bribery

11. Corruption
• occurs when an officer in a company or a
government employee acts in an official
capacity for his own personal gain.
• Favoring of friends, relatives or others for
personal benefit is a form of corruption.

12. Bribery
Bribery is
•the improper use of money, gifts, and favors
•in exchange for personal benefits.

13. Say NO to corruption & bribery

15. 3. Quality Control Issues

16. Quality of products and services
At the initial stage of business At the later stage of business

17. High quality vs. Poor quality

18. Result of change in quality

19. Quality control issues
A company should consistently ensure quality of
products and services.
Some companies provide good quality products
and services initially and when they are
successful they reduce the quality which is
unethical.

20. 4. Employee theft

21. Employee theft
• is any stealing or
• use or misuse of employer’s assets without
permission.

22. 5. Discrimination in hiring and
promotion
Sometimes companies discriminate
•in hiring an applicant or
•for promoting employees
on the basis of nationality, religion, etc.

24. 6. Misuse of confidential information
Employees misuse confidential information.
They disclose such information to other
employees, agents, dealers, suppliers and to
other companies.

25. 6.3 General Ethical Issues across the
Globe
A. Environmental Issues
B. Drug Testing
C. Arms Race and War
D. Cloning
E. Abortion and Birth Control

26. A. Environmental issues
• Increased consumerism, rapid mechanization,
excessive industrial production etc. deplete
the environment.
• This causes several environmental hazards
such as global warming, ozone layer
depletion, soil contamination, etc.

27. Testing on children

28. Arms race and war
The unhealthy competition between companies
producing arms and weapons causes undesired
wars, deaths, and destructions.

29. E. Abortion and Birth Control
• Abortion – Terminating a pregnancy before
normal childbirth is called as abortion.
• Birth control

30. Misconduct at work place
When an employee behaves inappropriately in
the workplace, the company may charge him
with employee misconduct.

31. Types of Observed Misconduct at
work place
1. Being drunk or under the influence of any drug while
on duty
2. Smoking
3. Not punctual in duty
4. Fighting with coworkers and subordinates
5. Harassing people
6. Stealing
7. Lying and withholding needed information
8. Abusive or intimidating behavior
9. Falsifying records, time or expense
10. Giving or accepting bribes
11. Email and internet abuse

32. 1. Being drunk or under the
influence of any drug while on duty