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BUA Chapt 2
Business Ethics and Social Responsibilities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethics | behavior beyond the law |
| business ethics | Ethical standards |
| ethical standards | normative standards of behavior set by culture, standards of behavior set by natural law, moral relativism; morla standards by situation, religion and ethics |
| social responsibility | serves largest society best by serving larger society |
| invisible hand | serves larger society by serving shareholders' interests |
| enlightened self-interest | serves shareholders' interests by serving larger society |
| inherence | serves shareholders' interests |
| positive law | codified law |
| important values in business success: | profit,leadership,reputation, strategy |
| Business create an ethical atmosphere by: | Tone at the top, SOX and corporate sentencing guidelines; code of ethics, reporting hotlines, ethical posture and developing an ethical stance |
| ethical issues in international bsiness | corruption issues, economic systems and ethics |