Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Bussiness ethics and stragetic



Exercise
1)      How do you explain the emergence of career opportunities in the field of business ethics and social responsibility?

2)   
·         What is ethics? What is business ethics? Why is business ethics important?
·         How can business leaders encourage their companies to act ethically?
·         What are corporate compliance programs?
·         How do duty based ethical standards differ from outcome-based ethical standards?
·         What types of ethical issues might arise in the context of international business transactions?
3)      
·         “Sucks” Sites—Can They Be Shut Down?
·         Give examples of your own ethical standards and explain how you arrived at those standards.
·         If there is a conflict between a law and an ethic, should an individual disobey the law, or should an individual obey the law even if he or she thinks it would be unethical to do so?  Is there a higher law than what society provides in a particular place at a particular time?


ASSIGNMENT

          Would you, as owners of a business, offer a prospective employee a lower salary if (1) the employee indicated during the interview that she expected a lower salary than they had been prepared to offer based on other companies’ salaries for similar po­sitions?  (2) Paying the lower salary would violate no law?  (3) The position was unique within the com­pany (so that there were not other employees with whom she could compare pay)?
          Should ethical standards be adapted to deal with the new forms of social disruption made possible by the Internet (for example, data theft, hacking, virus implanting, and invasion of privacy)?  What new ethical standards, if any, are needed to resolve problems online?


ASSIGNMENT

1.       What makes ethical decisions so difficult?
2.       Many organizations are primarily concerned with earning a profit or a return on their investment.
        Does this concern for owners and investors present an ethical dilemma for companies when weighing business decisions that favor employees and/or the general public?
3.       The right to be heard is one of the four rights in the consumer bill of rights.
        How are some corporations addressing this consumer concern?
4.       Find examples of environmental issues in newspapers or business journals.
        Do these issues influence businesses?
5.       Imagine you are a salesperson. When does offering a gift, such as basketball tickets, become a bribe rather than just a sales practice?











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