A presentation created during the Youth Exchange Money is No Honey, financed by Erasmus+ through European Union. More information about the international mobility programs here: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities/opportunities-for-individuals/youth-exchanges

1. Ethics and
Entrepreneurship
Margarete Reis
David Sieberger

2. Ethics

3. Entrepreneurship

4. Some questions
1. Are corporate gender quotas ethical?
1. Does biology (e.g. pregnancy) create natural natural disadvantages for
women in the job market? How could we overcome it in a fair system?
1. In a increasingly profitable business, how much should employees benefit
through raises or bonuses, and how much should the shareholders benefit
through dividends?
1. Does a company have an exclusive responsibility to its shareholders or also
to its societal impact?

5. 1. Are corporate gender quotas ethical?
Pros:
● Social justice by artificially
increase the representation of a
gender minority
Cons:
● Freedom of association is
violated for the employer
● Removes equality of opportunity
for applicants based on their
gender

6. 2. Does biology (e.g. pregnancy) create natural
natural disadvantages for women in the job
market? How could we overcome it in a fair
system?
Solutions:
● Enforced equal parental leave for both parents (removing the natural
disadvantage)
● Fully subsidize the maternity leave for women by the state

7. 3. In a increasingly profitable business, how
much should employees benefit through raises
or bonuses, and how much should the
shareholders benefit through dividends?
● Perhaps the business wouldn’t generate the profit increase without the
worker capital
● Rewarding employees increases company moral and, consequently,
company performance
● Investors shared the bigger risk when starting the business, therefore,
they should be compensated asymmetricaly

8. 4. Does a company have an exclusive
responsibility to its shareholders or also to its
societal impact?
● “The nr. 1 responsibility of a company is to generate profit for its
shareholders.”
● “After profit is secured, a company must focus in dealing with improving
its societal and environmental impact willingly.”
● “It is the government’s job to regulate companies so that their negatíve
societal and environmental impact is minimized.”

9. Thank you!