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P a r t O n e A n O v er v i e w o f B u s i n ess Et hi cs C h a p t er i ^ Th e I m p o r t ance o f B us i n e ss E t hi cs B u s i n ess E t h i cs E t hi c s i s a p a r t o f d ec i s i o n m a ki n g a t a ll l ev e l s o fw o r k an d m an a g e m en t A s i m p o r t a nt a s f un c t i o n a l a re a s o f b u s i n e ss Q u e s t i o n s wh e t h e r p ra c t i c e s a re a c ce p t a b l e T h e r e a re n o u n i v e r s a ll y acce p te d a pp ro a c h es f o r re so l v i n g i ss u e s B u s i n e ss E t hi cs D e f i n e d C o m p r i s e s o r g a n i z a t i o n a l p r i nc i p l e s , v a l u e s , an d n o r m s t h a t m a y o r i g i n a t e f r o m i n d i v i d u a l s , o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s t a te m ent s , o r f ro m t h e l e g a l s y s t e m t h a t p r i m a r i l y g u i d e i n d i v i d ua l a n d g r ou p b e h av i o r i n b us i n e ss E t hi c a ld e c i s i o n s o cc u r wh e n ac ce p t e d r u l es n o l o n g e r se rv e a n d d e c i s i o n m a k e rs m u s t w e i g h v a l u e s a n d re a c h a j u d g m e n t > V a l u es a n d j u d g m en t s p l a y a cr i t i ca l ro le w h e n w e m a ke e t h i ca lde c i s i on s B u s i n ess E t hi cs D e f i n e d M o r a l s: R e f e r t o a p e rso n ' s p e rso n a l p h il o so p h i es a b o u t wh a t i s r i g h t o r w ro n g > M o ra l s a re p e rso n a l a n d s i n g u l a r P r i n c i p l e s : S p e c if i c a n d p e r v as i v e b o u n d a r i e s f o r b e h av i o r t h a t s h o u l d n o t b e v i o l a t e d > H u m a n r i g h t s , f re e d o m o f s p e ec h a n d j us t i ce V a l u e s : En d u r i n g b e li e f s a n d id e a l s t h a t a re so c i a ll y e n f o rce d > T ea m w o r k , tru s t a n d i n te g r i t y A C r i s i s i n B u s i n ess E t h i cs N ear l y h a lf o f e m p l o y ees o b serv e a t l eas t on e f o r m o f m i scon d u c t i n t h e w o r k p l ace Af t e r t h e fi n a n c i a l c r i s i s , b u s i n e s s d e c i s i o n s a n d a c t i v i t i e s h a v e c o m e un d e r sc r ut i n y T h e f i n a n c i a l se c t o r h a s n o t f u ll y re g a i n e d s t a k e h o ld e r t r u s t G l o b a l T r u s t i n In d u s t r y S ec t or s
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Page 1: Business Ethics-Chapter 1 Notes

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fo r r e s o l v i n g i s s u e s

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s y s t e m t h a t p r im a r i l y g u i d e i n d i v i d u a l a n d

g r o u p be h a v i o r i n b u s i n e s s

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l o n g e r s e r v e a n d d e c i s i o n m a k e r s m u s t w e i g h

v a l u e s a n d r e a c h a ju d g m e n t

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m a ke e t h i c a l de c i s i o n s

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♦ P r i n c i p l e s : Sp e c i fi c a n d p e r v a s iv e b o u n d a r i e s

f o r b e h a v i o r t h a t s h o u l d n o t b e v i o l a t e d

> H u m a n r i g h t s , f r e e d o m o f sp e e c h a n d j u s t i c e

♦ V a l u e s : E n d u r i n g b e l i e f s a n d id e a l s t h a t a r e

s o c i a l ly e n f o r c e d

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o n e f o r m o f m i s c o n d u c t i n t h e w o r k p l a c e

♦ A ft e r t h e fi n a n c i a l c r i s i s,b u s i n e s s d e c i s i o n s

a n d a c t i v i t i e s h a v e c o m e u n d e r s c r u t i n y

♦ T h e fi n a n c i a l s e c t o r h a s n o t f u l l y r e g a i n e d

s t a k e h o ld e r t r u s t

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