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Business EthicsBusiness Ethics

andandCorporative Social ResponsibilityCorporative Social Responsibility

Vidzeme University of Applied SciencesVidzeme University of Applied Sciences

Asoc.prof., Dr.oec Maira Leevica

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Course contentCourse content

Ethics and moralEthics historical developmentBusiness Ethics definitions and concepts. Business Ethics basicprinciplesThe essence and main features of Business Ethics

Main theories of Business Ethics. Codes of EthicsEthical offences in business. nethical problems.DiscriminationBehaviour ethics, eti!uetteEnterprise culture, climat

Corporative "ocial #esponsibilit$ %C"#&, insi'ht and itsdevelopment in (orld, Europe and LatviaC"# communication practical models in the (orld and Latvia.C"# unused possibilities

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Whats oin! "n#Whats oin! "n#

) *eople perhaps don+t no- or don+t care aboutbusiness standards or ethics

*ut theirinterests first %/&

) *eople are perhaps 'reed$

) *eople perhaps 'o alon' -ith unethical behaviorbecause0

12f 2 don+t tae their mone$ someone else -ill.3 14o one -ill no-3

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ConclusionsConclusions

) Criminals and other sociopaths t$picall$ declaretheir behavior -ith 1if 2 don+t tae their mone$,someone else -ill3

)A salesperson for a ma5or media compan$ for'eda client+s name on a contract, but 'ot cau'ht-hen the client 'ot a bill and said, 1(e didn+tsi'n an$thin'63 The salesperson thou'ht 1no one -ill no-7 2

-on+t 'et cau'ht3

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$hree most popular reasons%%%$hree most popular reasons%%%

There are man$ reasons for unethical behavior, butthree common ones are0

"tron' tendenc$ to bo- to authorit$ and follo-orders0 15ust follo-in' orders

"tron' tendenc$ to do -hat peer 'roup does8social pressure and conformit$0 1ever$one does it3

An absence of clearl$ defined and communicatedstandards0 1nobod$ told me3

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$hree most popular reasons%%%$hree most popular reasons%%%

Bo- to authorit$*eople 'ive up their individual free -ill and autonom$ and turntheir conscience over to someone else 9 4a:is at 4urembur' trials said,15ust follo-in' orders3

Cave in to peer pressure in order to conform*eople ne'ate their free -ill and autonom$ and hand over theirindividualit$ to the cro-d 9 2ndividuals have a conscience, the cro-d, amob, doesn+t

There are an absence of standards

;r'ani:ations must create and communicate ethical standards totrump the 1nobod$ told me3 copout 9 (e all no- -hat -e+re supposedto do

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What is Ethics#What is Ethics#

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Ethics < from 'ree lan'ua'e -ord 1ethos3 < custom,ori'in, tradition, character, culture of behaviour%introduced b$ Aristotel = 's.p.>&

Ethics< philosoph$ doctrine about norms, -hich areused to evaluate people behaviour and reasons for that

*eople can do ever$thin', even thin's -hich are ususall$seen as -ron', and still live accordin' to ethical norms,untill the$ acno-led'e these ethical considerations asri'ht and are read$ to defend and base o-n actions

Ethicsis philosophical science about moralit$

Ethics definitionsEthics definitions

Ethicsinvolves a discipline that e?amines 'ood or badpractices -ithin the conte?t of a moral dut$

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MoralityMorality

"pecial characteristics, t$pical to people behaviour and-ill

2deal model of -ell9based behaviour < condition, -henpeople established norms are considered or ma$ be

considered

Basic types of EthicsBasic types of Ethics

Descriptive < empirical ethics < researches e?istin'