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1.1 What Is Ethics and Ethics in The Business World
1.1 What Is Ethics and Ethics in The Business World
to Ethics
• What is Ethics
• Ethics in the Business World
• Corporate Social Responsibility
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1. What is Ethics?
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What is ETHICS?
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Do you think all businesses are ethical?
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Ethics has risen to the top of the
business agenda because the
risks associated with
inappropriate behavior have
increased, both in their likelihood
and in their potential negative
impact.
Unethical Behavior of Senior Manager
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It was reported in 2016 that
employees of the Pegatron
factory in China, where the Apple
iPhone is produced, are often
forced to work excessive amounts
of overtime—up to 90 overtime
hours per month—while their
overall wages have been cut from
$1.85 to $1.60 per hour.
Trends that increased the
likelihood of unethical behavior:
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Tesco, Britain’s largest
supermarket chain, admitted its
first half-year of profits for 2013
were overstated by $400 million.
Lapses in business ethics by
employees in IT organizations
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Lapses in business ethics by
employees in IT organizations
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Lapses in business ethics by
employees in IT organizations
Such people are often aggressive in striving for what they want
and are used to having privileged access to information, people,
and other resources.
Their success often inflates their belief that they have the ability
and the right to manipulate the outcome of any situation.
Bathsheba Syndrome
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People in high positions, lower-level employees,
and ordinary individuals can find themselves in the
middle of ethical dilemmas.
Most common forms of employee misconduct
Who is responsible for instances of misconduct
3. Corporate Social
Responsibility
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Corporate social responsibility
(CSR) is the concept that an
organization should act ethically
by taking responsibility for the
impact of its actions on its
shareholders, consumers,
employees, community,
environment, and suppliers.
CSR Approach