Level : 3rd year

Unit 01: Ethics in Business

Pre - unit
• Transparency International e.V. (TI) is an
international non-governmental organization which is
based in Berlin, Germany, and was founded in 1993. Its
nonprofit purpose is to take action to combat corruption
and prevent criminal activities arising from corruption. It
publishes for example the Global Corruption
Barometer and the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Transparency International has the legal status of a German
registered voluntary association (Eingetragener Verein) and
serves as an umbrella organization. Its members have
grown from a few individuals to more than 100 national
chapters which engage in fighting corruption in their home
countries.
 Unit 01: Ethics In Business
Sequence 01: Listen and consider
Rubric: Getting Started
• Look at the picture then discuss the following
questions.
• 1-What does the picture shows or represent?
• 2-why is he handing /giving him money under
the table? Why is he hiding the money?

• Task one: Have a look to the pictures then

complete the table.
 Practices Pictures

A-Bribing i.e undertable payement for corrupt

officials to win public contracts or favours.

B-Wistle blowing i.e,revealing confidential

information to the police or to a news paper that
your company , for example ,is breaking health
and safety regulations.

C- Spending money on lobbying,i.e,trying to

persuade politicians to pass laws favourable to
your particular industry.

D-False accounting,ie using all available

procedures including deception to hide the true
financial position of your company.

E- Militating in an anti-corruption association /

society
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• Task two: Complete the following table with
items from task one.
Ethical action (morally acceptable) Unethical action ( morally wrong)