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The code of moral principles and values that govern the behaviors of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong.
ethics
A situation that arises when all alternative choices or behaviors have been deemed undesirable because of potentially negative consequence, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong.
ethical dilemma
The ethical concept that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number.
utilitarian approach
The ethical concept that acts are moral when they promote the individual's best long-term interests, which ultimately leads to the greater good.
individualism approach
The ethical concept that moral decisions are those that best maintain the rights of those people affected by them.
moral-rights approach
The ethical concept that moral decisions must be based on standards of equity, fairness, and impartiality
justice approach
The concept that different treatment of people should not be based on arbitrary characteristics. In the case of substantive differences, people should be treated differently in proportion to the differences among them.
distributive justice
The concept that rules should be clearly stated and consistently and impartially enforced.
procedural justice
The concept that individuals should be compensated for the cost of their injuries by the party responsible and also that individuals should not be held responsible for matters over which they have no control.
compensatory justice
The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization.
social responsibility
Any group within or outside the organization that has a stake in the organization's performance.
stakeholder
Organizational responsibility that is voluntary and guided by the organization's desire to make social contributions not mandated by economics, law, or ethics.
discretionary responsibility
A formal statement of the organization's values regarding ethics and social issues.
code of ethics
A group of executives assigned to oversee the organization's ethics by ruling on questionable issues and disciplining violators.
ethics committee
A company executive who oversees ethics and legal compliance.
chief ethics officer
Training programs to help employees deal with ethical questions and values.
ethics training
The disclosure by an employee of illegal, immoral, or illegitimate practices by the organization.
whistle-blowing
Individuals are concerned with external rewards(heaven) and punishment and obey authority (God-Church) to avoid detrimental personal consequences (Hell).
Pre-conventional Level of Moral Development
Lives up to expectations of others. (Good-boy/Good-Girl stage.) Rules and authority exists only to further support stereotypical social roles(male dominance).
Conventional
individuals are guided by an internal set of values and standards and will even disobey rules or lays that violate these principles. Internal values become more important than the expectations of significant others.
post-conventional, or principled level
What are the 6 moral rights
1) The right to free consent
2) The right to privacy
3) The right to free conscience
4) The right to free speech
5) The right to due process
6) The right to life and safety
Normative ethical approaches
1) Utilitarian approach
2) Individual approach
3) Moral rights approach
4) Justice approach
Three types of justice
1) Distributive Justice
2) Procedural Justice
3) Compensatory Justice
Levels of Moral Development
1) Pre-Conventional
2) Conventional
3) Post Conventional
Approaches to corporate environmentalism (green kind)
1) Activist approach
2) Stakeholder Approach
3) Market Approach
4) Legal Approach
Actively conserve the environment
Activist Approach
Address multiple stakeholder concerns
Stakeholder Approach
Respond to customers
Market Approach
Satisfy legal requirements regarding environmental conservation
Legal Approach
Total Corporate Social Responsibility
1) Economic Responsibility
2) Legal Responsibility
3) Ethical Responsibility
4) Discretionary Responsibility
Organizational Structure and System Tools
1) Code of Ethics
2) Ethical Structure
3) Whistle Blowing
Elements of "The Ethical Organization"
1) Ethical Individuals
2) Ethical leadership
3) Ethical Structures and Systems