Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Business Ethics
and Social
Responsibility
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Ethical Awareness
Code of Conducta formal statement
that defines how the organization expects
and requires employees to resolve ethical
questions.
Ethical Reasoning
Codes of conduct cannot detail a solution
for every ethical situation. So corporations
provide training in ethical reasoning.
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Ethical Action
Helping employees recognize and reason
through ethical problems and turning them
into ethical actions.
Ethical Leadership
Executives must demonstrate ethical
behavior in their actions.
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Responsibilities to Customers
Consumerismpublic demand that a
business consider the wants and needs of its
customers in making decisions.
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Right to Be Safe
Consumers should feel assured that what they
purchase will not harm them in normal use
Product Liability
Right to Be Informed
Consumers should have enough access to
education and product information to make
responsible buying decisions
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Responsibilities to Employees
Workplace Safety.
Quality of Life Issues.
Ensuring Equal Opportunity in the Job.
Age Discrimination.
Sexual Harrassment and Sexism
inappropriate actions of a sexual nature in
the workplace.
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