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Chapter 4 Marketing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethics | moral principles and values that govern actions of a person or group |
| Laws | society's values and standards that are enforceable in court |
| Consumer Bill of Rights (1962) | a law that codifies the ethics of exchange between buyers and sellers, including the rights to safety, to be informed, to choose, and to be heard |
| Economic Espionage | collection of trade secrets/propriety information about a company's competitors. Unethical behavior |
| Code of Ethics | formal statement of ethical principles and rules of conduct |
| Whistleblowers | employees who report unethical or illegal actions of their employees |
| Moral Idealism | personal moral philosophy that considers certain individual rights or duties as universal. All or nothing EX: 3 M Scotch guard stopped production due to harmful chemicals. |
| Utilitarianism | moral philosophy that focuses on the "greatest good of the greatest number "EX: Nestles Gerber formula kept producing stating nothing is effective 100% of the time when their product only helped a few people |
| Social Responsibility | idea that organizations are a part of a larger society and are accountable to that society for their actions. Encompasses profit, stakeholder, and societal responsibility. |
| Triple Bottom Line | the need for organizations to improve the state of the people, planet, and profit to achieve sustainable long-term growth |
| Green Marketing | marketing efforts to produce environmentally sensitive products |
| Cause Marketing | charitable contributions of a firm are tied directly to revenue from their products |
| Sustainable Marketing | The future won't be affected by today. Meet todays (global) economic, environmental, and social needs without compromising the future. |
| social audit | systematic assessments of a firm's objectives, strategies, and performance in terms of social responsibility |
| Sustainable development | protecting the natural environment while making economic progress |
| Culture | values, ideas, and attitudes that are learned and shared among members of a group |
| Minimum a company can do in Social Responsibility | Profit responsibility- includes owners and stockholders. maximize profits for stakeholders |
| Second level of the Concept of Social Responsibility | Stakeholder Responsibility- includes suppliers, distributors, employees, and consumers. Obligations to those who can affect the achievement of company objectives |
| Largest Concept of Social Responsibility | Societal Responsibility- includes the public interest groups, ecological environment, and general public. Obligations to the environment and public |
| Slotting Allowance | Payments made by manufacturers to retailers in exchange for securing shelf spaces for their products |