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29 Cards in this Set
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Ethical Principles
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how people should or should not act
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principles
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reasons behind a person's thoughts, actions, beliefs
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universal
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rational people thinking logically would have to agree that everyone should follow them
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ethics
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studies morality of human conduct
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morality
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part of human behavior that can be evaluated in terms or right and wrong
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ethical issues
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topics or actions that raise questions of right and wrong
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relativism
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because ethical beliefs vary so widely, no universal ethical principles apply to everyone
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legalism
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because ther are law and politics to cover issues of right and wrong, ethics is irrelevant
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sources of ethical beliefs
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authority, culture, intuition
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authority
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written or moral law
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culture
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based on one's culture or nation
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intuition
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decisions based on consistent logical thinking
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social responsibility
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duty of a business to contribute to the well-being of a community
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social responsibility measures
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environmental protection, workplace diversity, job safety, employee wellness
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conservations
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saving of scarece natural resources
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workforce
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workforce of a company should reflect the different groups in the community
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members of workforce
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equal access to education, training, jobs, and advancement
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people discriminated against
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women, disabled, older workers
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WHAT SHOULD THE WORK ENVIRONMENT PROTECT WORKERS FROM?
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fires, physical harm, and have safety training
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characteristics of a good workforce
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productive
valuable reliable |
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conditions of work
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clauses relating to employee well-being
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benefits of social responsibility
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expanded justice for groups of a society
enhanced social image reduced need for government action improved quality of life in community and worldwide increased awareness of social issues |
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disadvantages of social responsibility
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costs when business takes socially responsible actions
must make profit to stay open - careful of spending |
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ethical characteristics
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honesty
justice compassion integrity |
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civil disobedience
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an open, peaceful, violation of the law
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when is it okay not to obey the law
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written law in conflict with ethical reasoning
peaceful and non violent not for self gain public and willingly accept punishments |
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scofflaws
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people who do not respect the law - littering, j walking
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code of conduct
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groupd of rules and regulations saying how you should act in ehtical dilhemas
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code of ethics
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set of rules for the actions of employees
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