1. Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, Seventh Edition
O.C. Ferrell
University of New Mexico
John Fraedrich
University of Wyoming
Linda Ferrell
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2. Emerging Business Ethics Issues
Chapter 3
Emerging Business Ethics Issues
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3. 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?
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4. Causes of Unethical Behavior
Meeting overly aggressive objectives
Meeting schedule pressures
Helping the organization survive
Saving jobs
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Honesty and Fairness
Honesty relates to truthfulness, integrity and trustworthiness.
Fairness relates to being just, equitable, and impartial.
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6. Abusive and Intimidating Behavior
Bullying in the workplace
Bullying between companies
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Lying
Lying by commission
Lying by omission
Noise
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Conflict of Interest
The individual must be able to separate personal interests from business dealings.
Bribery is a significant concern.
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Bribery
What constitutes bribery?
Active bribery
Passive bribery
Are some bribes acceptable?
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10. Information Technology and Corporate Intelligence
Monitoring of employees
Consumer privacy
Hacking
Shoulder surfing
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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.
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Sexual Harassment
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What constitutes sexual harassment?
Hostile work environment
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Fraud
Any purposeful communication that deceives, manipulates, or conceals facts in order to create a false impression
Accounting fraud
Marketing fraud
Consumer fraud
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