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Business Ethics BA 7402 Unit 1
Business Ethics BA 7402 Unit 1
Introduction
Topics
1.
2.
3.
Ethical theories
4.
5.
Work ethics
6.
Code of conduct
7.
Public good.
Contd
Business Ethics
2.
A discipline
ii.
Ancient concept
iii.
Personal Dignity
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
Can
Activities
Unethical Behaviour
1.
False communications
2.
Collusion
3.
4.
Conflict of interest
5.
6.
Insider trading
7.
8.
Wrong doing
Desire
To
Job
pressure
Ignorance
Corporate
competitive advantage
Lack
of consistent leadership
relationships
Bending
the rules
Environmental
Wages
issues
Work Ethics
Introduction
Work
Also
Ethical
Code of Conduct
Introduction
contains
Includes:
1.
Company values
2.
3.
4.
5.
Maintaining confidentiality
Continued
6.
7.
8.
Example
Public Good
Introduction
The
Every
Public
Importance
Attracting
Investor
loyalty
Customer
satisfaction
Regulators
Ethical Theories
Introduction
Based
on ethical principles
Each
People
Deontology Theory
States
Means
Deontologist
Contd
Will
Provides
Eg:
Also
Eg:
Contd
Weaknesses:
No
meeting vs speeding
Does
Utilitarianism
Based
Choice
Utilitarian
Provides
Contd
Two
types:
1.
Act utilitarianism
2.
Rule utilitarianism
.Act
.Rule
.Rule
Contd
Values
Both
Future
Uncertainty
Comparing
Contd
Does
An
Possibility
Rights Theory
Rights
Considered
Eg:
Major
Society
Contd
Therefore
Eg:
Casuist Theory
Compares
Allows
Drawback
Assumes
Virtue Theory
Judges
Takes
Eg:
Plagiarism
Weakness
End of Unit - I