Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Overview
Chapter 2
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Explain how individuals develop their personal codes of ethics and why
ethics are important in the workplace.
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Distinguish social responsibility from ethics, identify organizational
stakeholders, and characterize social consciousness today.
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Show how the concept of social responsibility applies both to
environmental issues and to a firm’s relationships with customers,
employees, and investors.
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Explain how issues of social responsibility and ethics affect small business.
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Chapter Outline
A.
Ethics in the Workplace
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Individual Ethics
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Business and Management Ethics
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Company Practices and Business Ethics
B. Social Responsibility
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The Stakeholder Model of Responsibility
C. Areas of Social Responsibility
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Responsibility toward the Environment.
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Responsibility toward the Customers.
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Responsibility toward the Employees.
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Responsibility toward the Investors.
D. Social Responsibility and the Small Business
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Ethics in the Workplace
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Ethics
are beliefs about wrong and right or bad and good.
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Ethical Behavior:
behavior
conforming to generally accepted social
norms concerning beneficial and harmful actions.
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Unethical Behavior
is behavior that does not conform to generally
accepted social norms concerning beneficial and harmful actions.
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Business Ethics
refers to ethical or unethical behaviors by employees
in the
context of their jobs
.
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Individual Ethics
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Because ethics are based on both
individual beliefs
and
social
concepts
, they vary from person to person, from situation to
situation, and from culture to culture.
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Social standards are broad enough to support differences in beliefs.
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Ambiguity!!
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Business and Managerial Ethics
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Managerial ethics
are the standards of behavior that guide individual
managers
in their work.
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It is classified in terms of three broad categories:
1.
Behavior toward employees.
This category covers hiring and firing, wages and working conditions, and privacy and respect. It
should based only on the ability to perform a job and not to discriminate against specific sex, color,
or religion.
2. Behavior toward the organization.
Conflict of interest, confidentiality, and honesty are ethical issues.
Example could be, Selling trade
secrets.
3. Behavior toward other economic agents.
Ethics also comes into play in the relationship between the firm and a number of primary agents of
interests, such as customers, suppliers, competitors, stockholders, dealers, and unions.
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Company Practices and Business Ethics
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Two of most common approaches to formalize top management
commitment to ethical business practices are:
1.
Adopting written ethical codes
that formally announce their intent
to do business in an ethical manner. Such as
“The HP Way”
since
1975.
2.
Instituting ethics programs
through periodic ethics training to
remind managers of the importance of ethical decision making and
to update them on the most current laws regulations that might be
particularly relevant to their firms. Examples could be Exxon mobile
and Boing.
- Ethical hot lines to report any unethical behavior
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Social Responsibility
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Social Responsibility:
Is the attempt of a business to balance its
commitments to
individuals and groups
in its environment, including
customers, other businesses, employees, investors, and local
communities.
•
These individuals and groups are often called
Organizational
Stakeholders.
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Organizational Stakeholders:
Those groups, individuals, and
organizations that are directly affected by the practices of an
organization and who therefore have a stake in its performance
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The Stakeholder Model of Responsibility
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Most companies that strive to be responsible to their stakeholders
concentrate first and foremost on five main groups:
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Customers:
Honor warranties, meet delivery commitments, charge fair prices
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Employees:
Treat them fairly, make them part of the team, respect their dignity.
•
Investors:
we should provide accurate financial info., protect their rights and
investments.
•
Suppliers:
We Negotiate delivery schedules, keep them informed with future plans
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Local Communities:
involve in charitable programs, strive to be good corporate
citizens by minimizing their negative impact on communities.
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Areas of Social Responsibility
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When defining its sense of social responsibility, a firm typically
confronts
four areas
of concern:
Responsibilities toward:
•
Environment:
Reduces and prevents Air, Water, and Land Pollution.
•
Customers:
Protect Consumer rights, avoid Unfair pricing (Collusion), and
ethics in advertising.
•
Employees:
Legal (Equal opportunities) and Social (Work-life balance)
Commitment.
•
Investors:
fights against Improper financial management (Insider trading and
misrepresentation of finances)
Click here to know Unilever’s Sustainable plan ..
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Social Responsibility and the
Small Business
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Social Responsibility and the Small
Business
Can small business afford a social agenda? Should it make donations to
charitable?
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Small business owners are faced by the same ethical dilemmas as the
large companies that we more frequently read about.
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Difference are primarily differences of scale.
•
It is important that small companies develop ethical policies and
procedures like their larger counterparts.
•
Small businesses can often get advice from trade organizations or
state governments to help them develop ethical codes of practices
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Chapter 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Learning Objectives Explain how individuals develop their personal codes of ethics and why ethics are important in the workplace. Distinguish social responsibility from ethics, identify organizational stakeholders, and characterize social consciousness today. Show how the concept of social responsibility applies both to environmental issues and to a firm s relationships with customers, employees, and investors. Explain how issues of social responsibility and ethics affect small business. Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Chapter Outline A. Ethics in the Workplace Individual Ethics Business and Management Ethics Company Practices and Business Ethics B. Social Responsibility The Stakeholder Model of Responsibility C. Areas of Social Responsibility Responsibility toward the Environment. Responsibility toward the Customers. Responsibility toward the Employees. Responsibility toward the Investors. D. Social Responsibility and the Small Business Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Ethics in the Workplace Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Ethics are beliefs about wrong and right or bad and good. Ethical Behavior: behaviorconforming to generally accepted social norms concerning beneficial and harmful actions. Unethical Behavior is behavior that does not conform to generally accepted social norms concerning beneficial and harmful actions. Business Ethics refers to ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs. Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Individual Ethics Because ethics are based on both individual beliefs and social concepts, they vary from person to person, from situation to situation, and from culture to culture. Social standards are broad enough to support differences in beliefs. Ambiguity!! Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Business and Managerial Ethics Managerial ethics are the standards of behavior that guide individual managers in their work. It is classified in terms of three broad categories: 1. Behavior toward employees. This category covers hiring and firing, wages and working conditions, and privacy and respect. It should based only on the ability to perform a job and not to discriminate against specific sex, color, or religion. 2. Behavior toward the organization. Conflict of interest, confidentiality, and honesty are ethical issues. Example could be, Selling trade secrets. 3. Behavior toward other economic agents. Ethics also comes into play in the relationship between the firm and a number of primary agents of interests, such as customers, suppliers, competitors, stockholders, dealers, and unions. Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Company Practices and Business Ethics Two of most common approaches to formalize top management commitment to ethical business practices are: 1. Adopting written ethical codes that formally announce their intent to do business in an ethical manner. Such as The HP Way since 1975. 2. Instituting ethics programs through periodic ethics training to remind managers of the importance of ethical decision making and to update them on the most current laws regulations that might be particularly relevant to their firms. Examples could be Exxon mobile and Boing. - Ethical hot lines to report any unethical behavior Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Social Responsibility Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Social Responsibility: Is the attempt of a business to balance its commitments to individuals and groups in its environment, including customers, other businesses, employees, investors, and local communities. These individuals and groups are often called Organizational Stakeholders. Organizational Stakeholders: Those groups, individuals, and organizations that are directly affected by the practices of an organization and who therefore have a stake in its performance Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
The Stakeholder Model of Responsibility Most companies that strive to be responsible to their stakeholders concentrate first and foremost on five main groups: Customers: Honor warranties, meet delivery commitments, charge fair prices Employees: Treat them fairly, make them part of the team, respect their dignity. Investors: we should provide accurate financial info., protect their rights and investments. Suppliers: We Negotiate delivery schedules, keep them informed with future plans Local Communities: involve in charitable programs, strive to be good corporate citizens by minimizing their negative impact on communities. Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Areas of Social Responsibility Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
When defining its sense of social responsibility, a firm typically confronts four areas of concern: Responsibilities toward: Environment: Reduces and prevents Air, Water, and Land Pollution. Customers: Protect Consumer rights, avoid Unfair pricing (Collusion), and ethics in advertising. Employees: Legal (Equal opportunities) and Social (Work-life balance) Commitment. Investors: fights against Improper financial management (Insider trading and misrepresentation of finances) Click here to know Unilever s Sustainable plan .. Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Social Responsibility and the Small Business Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
Social Responsibility and the Small Business Can small business afford a social agenda? Should it make donations to charitable? Small business owners are faced by the same ethical dilemmas as the large companies that we more frequently read about. Difference are primarily differences of scale. It is important that small companies develop ethical policies and procedures like their larger counterparts. Small businesses can often get advice from trade organizations or state governments to help them develop ethical codes of practices Prepared By Mostafa Kamel
