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Chapter 2 Bussiness Ethics
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Business
11th Grade
10/08/2008

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Term
What are Business Ethics?
Definition
The standards of conduct and moral values governing actions and decisions in the work environment.
Term
What are the social issues businesses have to take into account?
Definition
How will a decision affect the environment, customers, and employees.
Term
What is social responsibility?
Definition
The philosophies, policies, procedures, and actions that enhance society’s welfare.
Term
Through ethics and social
responsibility, businesses find the balance between doing what is _____ and doing what is __________.
Definition
Right, Profitable.
Term
True or False
In business, as in life, deciding what is right or wrong is not always clear cut.
Definition
True
Term
True or False
A company does not have responsibility to any group.
Definition
False
Term
What groups does a company have responsibilities to?
Definition
Its consumers, employees, investors, and society as a whole.
Term
True or False
Conflicts can not arise in trying to serve the different needs of each
group.
Definition
False
Term
The _________ of staff at all levels, not just executives, shape a firm’s decisions and actions.
Definition
Individual Ethics
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