Presentation as the basis of a discussion on the business ethics curriculum in China. The audience were largely teachers of business ethics from Chinese universities.
Presentation strategies for china business- nes(a)Uwé Tan
Guangxi refers to networking and relationships, which are important in Chinese business culture. It is based on concepts like reciprocity and developing long-term relationships through mutual support and courtesy. While gift-giving can help build guanxi, solely expecting favors in return could be considered bribery. There are also differences between a company's ethics and a country's business norms that must be navigated carefully. Overall, understanding local cultural contexts is important for success in China or other markets with differing standards.
Assignment On Business Ethics In ChinaNirin Parikh
This document provides an overview of business ethics in China. It discusses Chinese culture and how concepts like guanxi (relationships) and mianzi (face) influence business practices. It also examines some cases of unethical practices by foreign companies in China and highlights cultural clashes, like different standards for local versus foreign firms. The document advises foreign companies to carefully consider ethical issues when entering the Chinese market and establish clear, non-negotiable ethical principles to guide conduct.
This document provides an overview of ethics, including business ethics. It defines ethics as a system of moral principles concerning what is good or bad. Ethics is distinguished from laws in that ethics provides guidelines rather than enforceable rules. The document outlines the importance, scope, and objectives of ethics in both personal and professional/managerial contexts. It discusses the three levels of moral development and three types of ethics: transactional, participatory, and recognition. Business ethics aims to benefit society and stakeholders through compliance, contribution, and consideration of consequences. The government plays a role in legislating and supervising business ethics.
The document discusses ethics in business and various perspectives on ethics from different cultures and time periods. It notes that ethics are now an important part of business law and governance due to regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley that require boards to sign ethics declarations. While business and ethics may seem incompatible if viewed from an extreme perspective, ethics ultimately serve the common need of building stable societies based on cooperation and reciprocity.
This document summarizes a report titled "Towards Ethical Norms in International Business Transactions" published in 1995. It discusses the economic context at the time the report was published and how globalization and international trade had increased substantially. It also explores the development of international standards and ethical values that can enhance trust and trade between businesses operating across borders and cultures. The report examines challenges that multinational corporations face in applying their ethical values consistently around the world. The overall purpose is to suggest how establishing a consensus on ethical norms can generate long-term trust in commercial relationships globally.
The document discusses the importance of ethics in the workplace and business. It provides examples of ethical and unethical behavior that companies and individuals have engaged in. It also discusses the role of leadership in establishing an ethical culture and managing ethics within an organization through practices like codes of conduct, ethics committees and training. Overall it emphasizes that ethics are important for businesses to build credibility and trust with employees and the public.
Business ethics refers to codes of conduct that guide individuals in their dealings with others regarding what is right and wrong. While ethics are not enforced by law, they are important for both internal and external reasons. Organizations that comply with ethical standards and treat stakeholders like employees and customers with fairness, honesty and respect will be more successful in the long run. Managing ethics involves implementing techniques like codes of conduct, ethics committees and training programs to encourage ethical behavior throughout a company.
There are three main principles of business ethics: standardization, being workable, and being driven from the top. There are three types of ethics discussed: transactional ethics which governs interactions, participatory ethics which is guided by the common good, and recognition ethics which involves understanding others' problems. The document outlines various methodologies for implementing business ethics including leadership, communication, organizational focus on employees and community, and building ethical safeguards like codes of ethics and training programs. Business ethics are important for social concerns, responsibility, avoiding whistleblowing, improving performance, and benefiting stakeholders.
Presentation strategies for china business- nes(a)Uwé Tan
Guangxi refers to networking and relationships, which are important in Chinese business culture. It is based on concepts like reciprocity and developing long-term relationships through mutual support and courtesy. While gift-giving can help build guanxi, solely expecting favors in return could be considered bribery. There are also differences between a company's ethics and a country's business norms that must be navigated carefully. Overall, understanding local cultural contexts is important for success in China or other markets with differing standards.
Assignment On Business Ethics In ChinaNirin Parikh
This document provides an overview of business ethics in China. It discusses Chinese culture and how concepts like guanxi (relationships) and mianzi (face) influence business practices. It also examines some cases of unethical practices by foreign companies in China and highlights cultural clashes, like different standards for local versus foreign firms. The document advises foreign companies to carefully consider ethical issues when entering the Chinese market and establish clear, non-negotiable ethical principles to guide conduct.
This document provides an overview of ethics, including business ethics. It defines ethics as a system of moral principles concerning what is good or bad. Ethics is distinguished from laws in that ethics provides guidelines rather than enforceable rules. The document outlines the importance, scope, and objectives of ethics in both personal and professional/managerial contexts. It discusses the three levels of moral development and three types of ethics: transactional, participatory, and recognition. Business ethics aims to benefit society and stakeholders through compliance, contribution, and consideration of consequences. The government plays a role in legislating and supervising business ethics.
The document discusses ethics in business and various perspectives on ethics from different cultures and time periods. It notes that ethics are now an important part of business law and governance due to regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley that require boards to sign ethics declarations. While business and ethics may seem incompatible if viewed from an extreme perspective, ethics ultimately serve the common need of building stable societies based on cooperation and reciprocity.
This document summarizes a report titled "Towards Ethical Norms in International Business Transactions" published in 1995. It discusses the economic context at the time the report was published and how globalization and international trade had increased substantially. It also explores the development of international standards and ethical values that can enhance trust and trade between businesses operating across borders and cultures. The report examines challenges that multinational corporations face in applying their ethical values consistently around the world. The overall purpose is to suggest how establishing a consensus on ethical norms can generate long-term trust in commercial relationships globally.
The document discusses the importance of ethics in the workplace and business. It provides examples of ethical and unethical behavior that companies and individuals have engaged in. It also discusses the role of leadership in establishing an ethical culture and managing ethics within an organization through practices like codes of conduct, ethics committees and training. Overall it emphasizes that ethics are important for businesses to build credibility and trust with employees and the public.
Business ethics refers to codes of conduct that guide individuals in their dealings with others regarding what is right and wrong. While ethics are not enforced by law, they are important for both internal and external reasons. Organizations that comply with ethical standards and treat stakeholders like employees and customers with fairness, honesty and respect will be more successful in the long run. Managing ethics involves implementing techniques like codes of conduct, ethics committees and training programs to encourage ethical behavior throughout a company.
There are three main principles of business ethics: standardization, being workable, and being driven from the top. There are three types of ethics discussed: transactional ethics which governs interactions, participatory ethics which is guided by the common good, and recognition ethics which involves understanding others' problems. The document outlines various methodologies for implementing business ethics including leadership, communication, organizational focus on employees and community, and building ethical safeguards like codes of ethics and training programs. Business ethics are important for social concerns, responsibility, avoiding whistleblowing, improving performance, and benefiting stakeholders.
Ethics is a set of standards that determine whether actions are right or wrong. Business ethics applies ethical standards to business activities and decisions. There are two types of ethical issues in business - overt problems like bribery that are clear violations, and covert problems like complex acquisition decisions that are more difficult to identify. For a decision to be ethical, it should be right, equitable, good, proper, fair, and just. However, there is no universal agreement on ethics because value systems differ based on individual backgrounds and experiences. Ethical decisions also affect many situations and have widespread consequences.
Ethics refers to moral principles that govern conduct. There are two types of standards - moral standards which judge actions as right/wrong, and non-moral standards which judge other things. Business ethics examines how moral standards apply to businesses. It investigates systemic issues regarding economic systems, corporate issues regarding company policies/culture, and individual issues regarding people's decisions. Moral reasoning involves understanding moral standards and using evidence to make judgments about whether actions meet those standards. There are debates around whether organizations can be ethical/unethical and how cultural differences impact business ethics.
This document discusses different types of ethics including personal ethics, social ethics, religious ethics, business ethics, and professional ethics. It provides examples and definitions for each type. Personal ethics refers to one's own moral guide while social ethics governs how members of a society deal with issues like fairness and justice. Religious ethics is often derived from religious teachings. Business ethics examines right and wrong in business contexts. Professional ethics establishes codes of conduct for computing professionals.
This document discusses business ethics and provides examples and theories related to ethics. It defines business ethics as focusing on right and wrong behavior in business. It discusses two main theories for analyzing ethics - deontology, which focuses on universal duties, and utilitarianism, which focuses on consequences. The document also discusses the relationship between law and ethics and provides examples of applying different ethical frameworks.
The document discusses the nature, importance, and relevance of ethics and moral standards in business management. It covers topics like the definition of business ethics, approaches to studying ethics, requirements for making moral judgments, and how ethical behavior is essential for long-term business success and helps create trust between businesses and stakeholders. Maintaining ethical practices ensures the efficient functioning of markets and reduces risks for all parties involved.
Business ethics refers to standards of conduct governing morally right and wrong behavior in business. While law defines minimum standards, ethics outlines proper behavior beyond legal requirements. Understanding business ethics is essential for companies and professionals. Setting ethical objectives guides organizations to apply values like trustworthiness, respect, fairness and caring to goals and actions. While law is a formal system of rules, ethics provides moral principles and guidelines to determine right from wrong individually and socially.
This document provides an introduction to business ethics. It defines business ethics as the application of ethics to business situations and decisions. It discusses the meaning, nature, objectives and importance of business ethics. It also covers topics like the sources and types of business ethics, as well as factors that influence ethical behavior in business. The overall purpose is to introduce the concept and scope of business ethics.
The document discusses the importance of ethics and making ethical decisions. It provides an overview of key concepts like ethics, values, morals, foundational ethics and situational ethics. It also outlines various frameworks that can be used in ethical decision making, such as utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. The presentation emphasizes developing strong personal convictions, integrity, and using frameworks to thoughtfully evaluate ethical issues and choices.
This document provides an overview of business ethics and why it is important to study. It discusses that ethics focuses on determining right and wrong behavior, especially in business situations. Business ethics examines the responsibilities of businesspeople to shareholders, employees, and the public. The document also outlines several key aspects of ethics, including the differences between ethics and laws, personal morality versus social ethics, and the perspectives of different stakeholders. It emphasizes that studying business ethics prepares students for careers and helps ensure businesses act in ethical, socially responsible ways.
,
basic principles: ethics and business
,
ethics and morality
,
five characteristics of moral standards
,
what is business ethics?
,
types of ethical issues
,
moral reasoning
,
can ethical qualities be attributed to corporation
,
factors that mitigate moral responsibility
,
four steps leading to ethical behavior
,
arguments against business ethics
,
resolving cross-cultural ethical differences
,
kohlberg’s three levels of moral development
,
arguments supporting business ethics
,
new issues in business ethics
,
corporate social responsibility
This document provides an overview of ethics including its origin, meaning, evolution, and types. Some key points:
- Ethics is concerned with determining right and wrong human behavior based on moral principles like honesty and fairness. It originated from Greek and Latin terms and was influenced by philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and Kant.
- There are different types of ethics including meta-ethics which examines the nature of ethics, normative ethics which studies ethical actions, and applied ethics which applies theories to real-world issues. Descriptive ethics studies people's moral beliefs.
- Organizations develop codes of ethics to guide acceptable conduct. Implementing codes can be difficult due to cultural, design, and enforcement challenges.
The document discusses several ethical issues that multinational firms may face, including employment practices, human rights, environmental regulations, and corruption. It also outlines approaches to ethics like utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and rights theories. The document recommends that firms hire people with strong ethics, build an ethical culture, use ethical decision-making processes, and develop moral courage to ensure ethical behavior.
This document discusses ethics, business ethics, unethical behavior, and ways to prevent unethical behavior. It defines ethics as moral principles that govern conduct and business ethics as the application of ethics to business decisions and policies. Common reasons for unethical behavior include pressure, uncertainty about right and wrong, self-interest, misguided loyalty, and ignorance. Psychological traps like obedience to authority and the need for closure can cause unethical behavior. Preventing unethical behavior requires hiring the right employees, auditing behavior, implementing ethical policies, and having open business practices with incentives and punishments.
This document provides an overview of topics in business ethics presented by students to Mr. Md. Shahnawaz Abdin on February 10, 2012. It introduces concepts like ethics, business ethics, morals and values, utilitarianism, universalism, the theory of rights, theory of justice, virtue ethics, ethics of care, law and ethics, and the nature of ethics in management. The document defines key terms and discusses approaches to determining right and wrong like law, religion, tradition, education, and common sense. It examines ethical issues and dilemmas that businesses may face.
The document discusses ethics and behavior in organizations, including key ethical issues like employee and employer relations as well as the public's generally negative perception of business ethics. It also examines theories of ethics like utilitarianism and rights as well as international aspects of ethics such as cultural relativism versus ethical realism.
Engineering ethics involves the moral choices engineers make and the standards that govern their conduct. It is important for engineering students to study professional ethics so they are prepared to make difficult ethical decisions. There are often multiple solutions to ethical problems, some better than others. Engineering is considered a profession like law and medicine, requiring specialized skills and education. However, engineers differ in that most work for companies rather than being self-employed, and engineering societies are less powerful than groups like the Indian Medical Association. Professional ethics encompass personal, organizational and corporate standards of behavior expected of professionals who exercise specialized knowledge and skills for public service.
This document provides an introduction to business ethics. It discusses how business ethics prescribes standards for how business should be conducted, with responsibilities to stakeholders. Ethical behavior is defined as behavior that is morally good and right. Benefits of ethical behavior include higher revenues, improved brand recognition, and better employee motivation and recruitment. The relationship between business and ethics is discussed, noting that businesses with strong ethics are more prosperous. The importance of ethics in business is outlined, including ensuring goodwill, profitability, and sustainability. Different types of ethics like normative and applied ethics are mentioned. The distinctions between morality, legality, and ethics are introduced. The concept of rights and duties are discussed. Factors that make an organization ethical are
This revision presentation introduces the concept of business ethics. The distinction between ethical and legal behaviour is examined as are the potential benefits and drawbacks of ethical behaviour. Some topical examples of business ethics in action are also provided.
This document provides an overview of business ethics, outlining several key issues and topics within the field. It discusses the history of business and money, then covers general issues in business ethics like corporate social responsibility. It also examines specific areas of business ethics including accounting, human resource management, sales and marketing, production, intellectual property, technology, and international business. It concludes by discussing theoretical issues in business ethics and the importance of ethics in business.
Ethics is a set of standards that determine whether actions are right or wrong. Business ethics applies ethical standards to business activities and decisions. There are two types of ethical issues in business - overt problems like bribery that are clear violations, and covert problems like complex acquisition decisions that are more difficult to identify. For a decision to be ethical, it should be right, equitable, good, proper, fair, and just. However, there is no universal agreement on ethics because value systems differ based on individual backgrounds and experiences. Ethical decisions also affect many situations and have widespread consequences.
Ethics refers to moral principles that govern conduct. There are two types of standards - moral standards which judge actions as right/wrong, and non-moral standards which judge other things. Business ethics examines how moral standards apply to businesses. It investigates systemic issues regarding economic systems, corporate issues regarding company policies/culture, and individual issues regarding people's decisions. Moral reasoning involves understanding moral standards and using evidence to make judgments about whether actions meet those standards. There are debates around whether organizations can be ethical/unethical and how cultural differences impact business ethics.
This document discusses different types of ethics including personal ethics, social ethics, religious ethics, business ethics, and professional ethics. It provides examples and definitions for each type. Personal ethics refers to one's own moral guide while social ethics governs how members of a society deal with issues like fairness and justice. Religious ethics is often derived from religious teachings. Business ethics examines right and wrong in business contexts. Professional ethics establishes codes of conduct for computing professionals.
This document discusses business ethics and provides examples and theories related to ethics. It defines business ethics as focusing on right and wrong behavior in business. It discusses two main theories for analyzing ethics - deontology, which focuses on universal duties, and utilitarianism, which focuses on consequences. The document also discusses the relationship between law and ethics and provides examples of applying different ethical frameworks.
The document discusses the nature, importance, and relevance of ethics and moral standards in business management. It covers topics like the definition of business ethics, approaches to studying ethics, requirements for making moral judgments, and how ethical behavior is essential for long-term business success and helps create trust between businesses and stakeholders. Maintaining ethical practices ensures the efficient functioning of markets and reduces risks for all parties involved.
Business ethics refers to standards of conduct governing morally right and wrong behavior in business. While law defines minimum standards, ethics outlines proper behavior beyond legal requirements. Understanding business ethics is essential for companies and professionals. Setting ethical objectives guides organizations to apply values like trustworthiness, respect, fairness and caring to goals and actions. While law is a formal system of rules, ethics provides moral principles and guidelines to determine right from wrong individually and socially.
This document provides an introduction to business ethics. It defines business ethics as the application of ethics to business situations and decisions. It discusses the meaning, nature, objectives and importance of business ethics. It also covers topics like the sources and types of business ethics, as well as factors that influence ethical behavior in business. The overall purpose is to introduce the concept and scope of business ethics.
The document discusses the importance of ethics and making ethical decisions. It provides an overview of key concepts like ethics, values, morals, foundational ethics and situational ethics. It also outlines various frameworks that can be used in ethical decision making, such as utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. The presentation emphasizes developing strong personal convictions, integrity, and using frameworks to thoughtfully evaluate ethical issues and choices.
This document provides an overview of business ethics and why it is important to study. It discusses that ethics focuses on determining right and wrong behavior, especially in business situations. Business ethics examines the responsibilities of businesspeople to shareholders, employees, and the public. The document also outlines several key aspects of ethics, including the differences between ethics and laws, personal morality versus social ethics, and the perspectives of different stakeholders. It emphasizes that studying business ethics prepares students for careers and helps ensure businesses act in ethical, socially responsible ways.
,
basic principles: ethics and business
,
ethics and morality
,
five characteristics of moral standards
,
what is business ethics?
,
types of ethical issues
,
moral reasoning
,
can ethical qualities be attributed to corporation
,
factors that mitigate moral responsibility
,
four steps leading to ethical behavior
,
arguments against business ethics
,
resolving cross-cultural ethical differences
,
kohlberg’s three levels of moral development
,
arguments supporting business ethics
,
new issues in business ethics
,
corporate social responsibility
This document provides an overview of ethics including its origin, meaning, evolution, and types. Some key points:
- Ethics is concerned with determining right and wrong human behavior based on moral principles like honesty and fairness. It originated from Greek and Latin terms and was influenced by philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and Kant.
- There are different types of ethics including meta-ethics which examines the nature of ethics, normative ethics which studies ethical actions, and applied ethics which applies theories to real-world issues. Descriptive ethics studies people's moral beliefs.
- Organizations develop codes of ethics to guide acceptable conduct. Implementing codes can be difficult due to cultural, design, and enforcement challenges.
The document discusses several ethical issues that multinational firms may face, including employment practices, human rights, environmental regulations, and corruption. It also outlines approaches to ethics like utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and rights theories. The document recommends that firms hire people with strong ethics, build an ethical culture, use ethical decision-making processes, and develop moral courage to ensure ethical behavior.
This document discusses ethics, business ethics, unethical behavior, and ways to prevent unethical behavior. It defines ethics as moral principles that govern conduct and business ethics as the application of ethics to business decisions and policies. Common reasons for unethical behavior include pressure, uncertainty about right and wrong, self-interest, misguided loyalty, and ignorance. Psychological traps like obedience to authority and the need for closure can cause unethical behavior. Preventing unethical behavior requires hiring the right employees, auditing behavior, implementing ethical policies, and having open business practices with incentives and punishments.
This document provides an overview of topics in business ethics presented by students to Mr. Md. Shahnawaz Abdin on February 10, 2012. It introduces concepts like ethics, business ethics, morals and values, utilitarianism, universalism, the theory of rights, theory of justice, virtue ethics, ethics of care, law and ethics, and the nature of ethics in management. The document defines key terms and discusses approaches to determining right and wrong like law, religion, tradition, education, and common sense. It examines ethical issues and dilemmas that businesses may face.
The document discusses ethics and behavior in organizations, including key ethical issues like employee and employer relations as well as the public's generally negative perception of business ethics. It also examines theories of ethics like utilitarianism and rights as well as international aspects of ethics such as cultural relativism versus ethical realism.
Engineering ethics involves the moral choices engineers make and the standards that govern their conduct. It is important for engineering students to study professional ethics so they are prepared to make difficult ethical decisions. There are often multiple solutions to ethical problems, some better than others. Engineering is considered a profession like law and medicine, requiring specialized skills and education. However, engineers differ in that most work for companies rather than being self-employed, and engineering societies are less powerful than groups like the Indian Medical Association. Professional ethics encompass personal, organizational and corporate standards of behavior expected of professionals who exercise specialized knowledge and skills for public service.
This document provides an introduction to business ethics. It discusses how business ethics prescribes standards for how business should be conducted, with responsibilities to stakeholders. Ethical behavior is defined as behavior that is morally good and right. Benefits of ethical behavior include higher revenues, improved brand recognition, and better employee motivation and recruitment. The relationship between business and ethics is discussed, noting that businesses with strong ethics are more prosperous. The importance of ethics in business is outlined, including ensuring goodwill, profitability, and sustainability. Different types of ethics like normative and applied ethics are mentioned. The distinctions between morality, legality, and ethics are introduced. The concept of rights and duties are discussed. Factors that make an organization ethical are
This revision presentation introduces the concept of business ethics. The distinction between ethical and legal behaviour is examined as are the potential benefits and drawbacks of ethical behaviour. Some topical examples of business ethics in action are also provided.
This document provides an overview of business ethics, outlining several key issues and topics within the field. It discusses the history of business and money, then covers general issues in business ethics like corporate social responsibility. It also examines specific areas of business ethics including accounting, human resource management, sales and marketing, production, intellectual property, technology, and international business. It concludes by discussing theoretical issues in business ethics and the importance of ethics in business.
Legality is only a first step
Questions to ask: When faced with a potentially unethical action.
Management’s role
Compliance/Integrity based codes
Corporate social responsibility
A definition and stakeholders
This document outlines the key topics around business ethics that will be covered, including: the concept and nature of business ethics; elements of business ethics like values, rights, and duties; levels of business ethics from societal to personal; sources of ethical standards like societal attitudes and legal environments; the need for ethics in business to maintain image and trust; factors governing business ethics like organizational goals and professional codes; developing an ethical program with codes, communication, and enforcement; models of business conduct; the concept and importance of corporate values; and a case study with bibliography. The presentation will cover these various aspects of business ethics.
This document discusses business ethics and ethical decision making. It defines ethics as dealing with moral principles of good and bad or right and wrong. Business ethics examines ethical issues that arise in business. The document outlines types of ethical decisions like harassment, fraud, theft, and whistleblowing. It also discusses frameworks for ethical decision making such as considering duties, outcomes, and how others would want to be treated. The document provides steps for making ethical decisions by identifying the issue, stakeholders, alternatives, and selecting a course of action that minimizes harm.
This document discusses the importance of business ethics. It notes that ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility can boost sales, reduce employee turnover, attract more talented employees, and attract investors, protecting a company's share price. Unethical behavior may damage a company's reputation and lower profits. The document outlines foundations of ethical behavior like treating others well and outlines some common ethical issues businesses face like honesty, fair compensation, and respecting others. It discusses how ethics can contribute to employee commitment, investor loyalty, customer satisfaction, and relationships with stakeholders. The conclusion emphasizes that an integrity approach to business can strengthen competitiveness and improve work life and relationships.
Business ethics refers to written and unwritten codes that govern decisions and actions within a company. An organization's culture determines what is considered right and wrong conduct. If businesses focus on long-term stability and growth over short-term goals, their decisions are more likely to be ethical. Managers play a key role in establishing an organization's ethical standards and culture. Upholding strong business ethics is important for public trust, preventing harm, and protecting employees and the company.
This conference presentation considers the development of the business ethics curriculum in the West and in China. It was delivered at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou. More information at www.gdufs.biz
Introduction to management groups g - i - managerial ethics and corporate s...Diego Thomas
This document provides an overview and summary of the key topics covered in a lecture on managerial ethics and corporate social responsibility. The lecture discusses:
1. Definitions of ethics and how it relates to behaviors governed by law and free choice.
2. Approaches to evaluating ethical behavior such as utilitarian, individualism, moral rights, and justice approaches.
3. Factors that influence ethical decision making for individuals and organizations.
4. The concept of corporate social responsibility and importance of balancing stakeholder interests.
The document discusses how ethics and ethical standards can change over time and differ between cultures and organizations. It provides definitions of ethics as moral principles that distinguish right from wrong. While some ethical norms like not harming people remain widely accepted, there is no universal standard for all ethical behaviors. Ethics can be influenced by legal, organizational, and individual factors. The document also summarizes two major approaches to ethics - deontology, which focuses on duties and rules, and utilitarianism, which focuses on producing the greatest happiness. Organizations are encouraged to develop codes of conduct, training, and accountability to promote ethical practices.
The document discusses ethics in international business. It defines business ethics and ethical strategy. The most common ethical issues involve employment practices, human rights, environmental regulations, and corruption. When operating abroad, multinationals must determine which standards to apply regarding work conditions, human rights, pollution, and payments to officials. Managers may behave unethically due to personal ethics, decision processes, organizational culture, performance expectations, and leadership. Companies should hire ethical people, develop an ethical culture, ensure leaders act ethically, consider ethics in decisions, and develop moral courage.
The document discusses business ethics and ethical practices. It outlines the development of business ethics and introduces key concepts like morality, ethics, and Kohlberg's stages of moral development. It then describes five major moral theories used in ethical practices: utilitarianism, rights approach, fairness approach, virtue approach, and common good approach. Finally, it discusses how ethics work in business organizations through codes of conduct and the benefits of ethical organizational culture for internal and external stakeholders.
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This document provides an overview of business ethics and related concepts. It defines ethics, personal ethics, business ethics, and accounting ethics. It discusses the relationship between law and ethics. It also covers ethical decision making, principles of personal ethics, and motivation for being ethical. Normative theories in business ethics like utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and egoism are introduced. The document also discusses how corporations can institutionalize ethics.
The document discusses competitive intelligence and business ethics. It proposes a framework to help organizations evaluate which information collection techniques are ethically acceptable based on four variables: [1] the collection technique itself, [2] the business context, [3] cultural and ethical principles, and [4] the purpose of the competitive intelligence. This framework balances information collection against ethics and aims to help embrace multinational codes of ethics in competitive intelligence practices.
Ethical behavior refers to actions that are considered good and morally right according to prevailing standards. Ethical dilemmas in the workplace complicate decisions by presenting choices that benefit the individual or organization but may not be entirely ethical. High ethical standards can be maintained through ethics training, protecting whistleblowers, having ethical role models, implementing codes of ethics, and evaluating corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility looks at a company's obligations to society beyond legal and economic requirements.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 3 of a management fundamentals textbook. It discusses ethical behavior, ethical dilemmas in the workplace, maintaining high ethical standards through codes of ethics and training, the concept of corporate social responsibility and evaluating an organization's social performance, and how organizations and governments work together in society through regulation and lobbying. The presentation includes definitions, examples, and study questions to help students understand these important topics relating to ethics and social responsibility in management.
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Fritz Allhoff, Alexander Sager,
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Unit 1
PRELIMINARIES
Introduction: Why Study Business Ethics?
Anand J. Vaidya and Fritz Allhoff
THE WHAT AND WHY OF
BUSINESS ETHICS
What is business ethics, and why study it?
One good way to get an answer to this question is
by taking note of what business is, what ethics is,
and then tying the two together.
Business as will be understood here is the
sum total of the relationships and activities that
surround the trading of goods or services. In most
cases, businesses seek to profit from their activities,
though it is increasingly common for businesses
such as social enterprises to operate as non-profits.
As a category, business includes everything from
the selling of handmade products between two
neighboring villages in India to large-scale multi-
national corporations such as Nike and Microsoft
engaged in global trade. Both the relationships
between individuals involved in any aspect of
business and the relationships between groups—
corporations, divisions of them, unions, etc.—are
important to understanding business as a whole.
Business ethics is important because it is
involved centrally in most people’s lives. Almost
all people are consumers of commercial goods.
Businesses also employ many people, giving them
not only a wage, but in many cases an identity and
an opportunity to express creativity.
Ethics, in its broadest sense, is an investigation
into how humans should live. Ethics is distinct
from law since laws themselves can be objects of
ethical criticism. Within the confines of a moral
investigation, one can inquire as to whether a
legal statute is consistent with morality.¹ For
example, slavery was once considered to be both
morally permissible and legally permissible. Later
many people disputed its morality even though it
remained legally permissible.
Many ethicists divide their discipline into
three branches: meta-ethics, normative ethics, and
applied ethics. Meta-ethics explores conceptual
and foundational questions in morality. Some of
the questions are the following: Are there moral
facts? Is morality objective? How do we come to
know moral truths? Are moral claims the kinds of
things that can be true or false, or are they sim-
ply expressions of emotion? What is the primary
object of moral evaluation?
Normative ethics is the study of which prin-
ciples determine the moral permissibility and
impermissibility of an action, or, more simply,
what constitutes right and wrong. One approach
to this, deontology, holds that morality is consti-
tuted by rights and duties, and that those features
take priority over the consequences of actions. An
alternative approach, consequentialism, maintains
that it is only the consequences of actions (often
mea.
This document outlines key concepts in business ethics. It discusses how public interest in business ethics has increased in recent decades due to media coverage of ethical issues. It also examines definitions of business ethics and the relationship between ethics, economics, and law. Additionally, it presents three models of management ethics - immoral, moral, and amoral - and explores how to develop moral judgment and actionable moral management.
Ethics, also called moral philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles.
Relationships v/s Money.
Forgiveness.
Protecting the weak.
Equality of race and creed.
After Ravana was killed SriRama asks Vibhishana, Ravana’s brother to perform the final rites for Ravana.
Rama then commands Lakshmana to coronate Vibhishana as the king of Lanka with the help of Sugriva and others.
He orders Vibhishana to reward the monkey army with gold and gemstones for their valor displayed in warfare.
Hanuma keeps back mountain sanjeevini in its original place.
The document discusses business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It defines business ethics as determining what should and should not be done from a business perspective. It examines ethical issues like product safety, advertising, the work environment, and the environment. It also discusses three views of ethics - unitarian, separatist, and integrated. The integrated view sees business ethics and morality as interconnected. The document also outlines three theories of normative ethics - stakeholders theory, stockholders theory, and social contract theory. Finally, it provides examples of CSR programs from companies like Nabard, Bank of India, and BPCL.
The document discusses business ethics from several perspectives. It provides definitions of business ethics from various scholars, focusing on establishing ethical standards and norms to guide right and wrong behavior in business. It also discusses frameworks for ethical decision making, the complex and dynamic nature of business ethics, and the importance of developing virtues and moral character. Both arguments for and against business ethics are presented. The role of spirituality in business ethics is explored, distinguishing between morality and ethics.
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Workshop: business ethics in China
1. Teaching business ethics in
China
Robert Shaw
Graduate School of Business
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
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3. 3
1 Business ethics education in the
West
New topics
New aims
Research is becoming more profound
4. 4
The purpose of Business Schools
About half the Business Schools in the West emphasise ethics
Who decides the curriculum?
Produce employable graduates,
honest workers
Business ethics is
the battle ground
Example: Entrepreneurship
5. 5
Misunderstandings about business
ethics
Ethics is about what people ought to do
Contrast with science
Contrast with the law
If you want to know how to get people to obey the law, ask
the police, criminologists, psychologists, sociologists
Business ethics courses will not make people more honest,
nor should they try to do this
8. 8
Is moral development theory about
ethics?
How children become
mature moral adults
Stage theories
of moral development
Cognitive development
9.
10.
11. 11
How does the law relate to
business ethics?
Is business ethics not just a matter of obeying the law?
Most of the cases of dishonesty in the news are not of much
interest to those with a serious interest in ethics
If you want to know how to get people to obey the law, ask the
police, criminologists, psychologists, sociologists
Ethics appears in two places in relation to the law
Policy and the formulation of laws
The use of discretion
12. 12
Discretionary justice
Kenneth Culp Davis
Professor in Administrative Law
University of Chicago
Discretion is a tool, indispensable for the individualization
of justice … Rules alone, untempered by discretion, cannot
cope with the complexities of modern government and
modern justice
The mechanical application of a rule means injustice … what
is needed is individualised justice
13. 13
Discretionary justice
There is always a gap between a rule and
its application – discretion
This theory is not just about the law
Applying rules = implementing policy
A course for chief executives
Research on rules involves
The philosophy of language
Universals / particulars
Free will / determinism
14. 14
Traditional topics in business ethics
The subject business ethics appeared in the 1960s
Topics:
Employee dishonesty
Codes of conduct
Fair working conditions - health and safety
Respect for other cultures
The horrors when corporations are caught lying
Monitoring email
Taking and giving bribes
Child labour in foreign countries
Whistle blowing
Workplace rights - drug testing, surveillance
The joys of corporate social responsibility
15. 15
Topics in business ethics
New problematics:
Social justice –distribution of wealth
Economic theory – neoliberalism
Capitalism & socialism
Democracy & other systems
Corporations & morality
The effect of technology on society
Ethics of cyberspace
Eco-phenomenology
Human rights
Indigenous rights – land rights, cultural harvest
Animal rights
Open access to data/science/government information
16. 16
The new business ethics
Ethics in as it appears in
Public policy
Economics
Social theory
Political theory
Methods of critical analysis
Draws upon the discipline
of philosophy
17. 17
The aims of business ethics
The goal – courses
To discuss what people ought to do
Moral dilemmas
Scholarship
The goal – students
Develop decision-making skills
To make better decisions
[& act differently]
Scholarship
18.
19. 19
Business ethics courses – a tradition
of 2,500 years
Parmenides & Kant – rationality
Aristotle – flourishing & codes of ethics
Kant –moral autonomy & deontology
Bentham & Mill –utilitarianism
20. 20
The aims of business ethics courses
Moral autonomy
The moral person / leader / manager is
EITHER Heteronomous – follows rules
OR
Autonomous – independent in
thought and action
Kant: If you are morally autonomous, you
Make your own decisions
Do so rationally
Have strength-of-will, act as you decide
32. 32
Ethics advances in China
2006
Rothlin B (2004)
Becoming a Top-Notch Player: 18 rules of
international business ethics (In Chinese)
Rules and critical thinking
33. 33
What I see in China
80% of businesses small or medium
Nationalism
Values
Pride
Confidence
Unity
Localisation
=
Role of leadership
National self-determination
Identity
Openness to ideas
The Chinese way
36. 36
My personal suggestions for China
Throw away the Western textbooks
Bring Chinese and Western philosophers into critique
Build on existing ethics courses
Understand about case studies
Relate business ethics to Chinese theories of management
Support Chinese scholarship / research
Address the evil of examinations
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