Business Ethics Ethical Decision Making and Cases Seventh
Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, Seventh Edition O. C. Ferrell University of New Mexico John Fraedrich University of Wyoming Linda Ferrell University of New Mexico Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company For in-class note taking, choose Handouts or Notes Pages from the print options, with three slides per page. 1
Chapter 3 Emerging Business Ethics Issues Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 3 -2
Recognizing an Ethical Issue • • Recognizing an ethical issue is difficult. Is business a game? Is business a war? What do you see as some causes of unethical behavior? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 3
Causes of Unethical Behavior • • Meeting overly aggressive objectives Meeting schedule pressures Helping the organization survive Saving jobs Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 4
Honesty and Fairness • Honesty relates to truthfulness, integrity and trustworthiness. • Fairness relates to being just, equitable, and impartial. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 5
Abusive and Intimidating Behavior • Bullying in the workplace • Bullying between companies Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 6
Lying • Lying by commission • Lying by omission • Noise Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 7
Conflict of Interest • The individual must be able to separate personal interests from business dealings. • Bribery is a significant concern. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8
Bribery • What constitutes bribery? – Active bribery – Passive bribery • Are some bribes acceptable? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 9
Information Technology and Corporate Intelligence • • Monitoring of employees Consumer privacy Hacking Shoulder surfing Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 10
Discrimination • Discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, and sexual orientation is illegal in the U. S. • Affirmative action programs recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals from groups that have traditionally been discriminated against. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11
Sexual Harassment • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • What constitutes sexual harassment? • Hostile work environment Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 12
Fraud • Any purposeful communication that deceives, manipulates, or conceals facts in order to create a false impression • Accounting fraud • Marketing fraud • Consumer fraud Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 13
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