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Term | Definition |
Business Ethics | A consensus as to what constitutes right or wrong behavior in the world of business and how moral principles are applied by businesspersons. |
Categorical Imperative | An ethical guideline according to which an action is evaluated in terms of what would happen if everyone else in the same situation (category) acted the same way. |
Corporate Social Responsibility | The idea that corporations can and should act ethically and be accountable to society for their actions. |
Cost-Benefit Analysis | A decision-making technique that involves weighing the costs of a given action against the benefits of that action. |
Ethical Reasoning | A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand. |
Ethics | Moral principles and values applied to social behavior. |
Moral Minimum | The minimum degree of ethical behavior expected of a business firm. |
Principle of Rights | The principle that human beings have certain fundamental rights. A key factor in determining whether a business decision is ethical is how it affects others’ rights. |
Stock Buyback | A company’s purchase of shares of its own stock on the open market. |
Stock Option | An agreement that grants the owner the option to buy a given number of shares of stock, usually within a set time period. |
Utilitarianism | An approach to ethical reasoning in which an action is evaluated in terms of its consequences for those whom it will affect. A “good” action is one that results in the greatest good for the greatest number of people. |
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