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Bus 302: Ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Product Safety Examples | A) Cigarettes: should we ban cigarette sales/advertising/free samples across the world? B) Toys: Mattel example with lead paint in china and design flaw |
| Labor and Employment Practices Examples | Jeans and Rugs: Levi Strauss example…use of child labor in rug making example |
| Human Rights and Security Examples | A) Nigeria: shell was caught in the middle of a bad situation (murder of that guy) and now does everything it can to promote human rights (training all over the world) B) Executive Security: British women in the Middle East being shaken down by armed men |
| Bribery and Corruption | A) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act B) Transparency International |
| Responding to ethical problems | Rationalization, see the problem as only one small piece of a larger puzzle, someone else’s problem |
| Ethical v. legal behaviro | Matrix (see pg 326) Q 1: not promoting a pregnant woman to a job that is dangerous for the fetus (illegal, but ethical) Q 3: apartheid in South Africa |
| Ethical Frameworks (Theories) | Consequential: focus on outcomes/ results of decisions, max amount good and min harm rule-based: focus on moral obligations, duties, and rights Cultural: emphasize cultural differences in standards of behavior Perry’s |
| Asian Values Debate | after UN declaration of human rights, the Asian countries joined forces and said that a lot of the policies were influenced by western ways of thinking and were not applicable to the Asian culture |
| Integrated Social Contracts Theory | see diagram |
| Guidelines for Competing with Integrity (all steps) | A) Prepare for Ethical Dilemmas B) Identify the impact on Stakeholders C) Assess and Select Options D) Consider your own position carefully |
| Guidelines for Competing with Integrity: Prepare for Ethical Dilemmas | 1) Develop Relationships, but with care: strong trust-based relationships 2) get the best information possible: get all facts and don’t rely on what people are saying |
| Guidelines for Competing with Integrity: Identify the impact on Stakeholders | 1) Identify all stakeholders: need to know responsibilities to each group that will be affected by your decision 2) Assess your responsibilities and obligations to stakeholders: internal and external people affected by decision |
| Guidelines for Competing with Integrity: Assess and Select Options | 1 Identify a broad range of options: avoid win or lose ideas only 2 analyze the assumptions behind the options: what framework is used/Whose values are used/appropriate? 3 select an option and develop and action plan: need all previous steps before |
| Guidelines for Competing with Integrity: Consider your own position carefully | 1 make decisions that are your resp: don’t pass off decision 2 do not accept responsibility for decisions that are not your responsibility (scapegoat) 3 do not use culture as an excuse 4 act consistently with your own values (billboard test) |