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ETHICSETHICS
The set of principles by The set of principles by
which people in a which people in a
society conduct society conduct
themselves in regard to themselves in regard to
good and right behavior good and right behavior
VALUESVALUES
Our personal, Our personal,
fundamental beliefs that we fundamental beliefs that we
use to define what is most use to define what is most
important to us in life, which important to us in life, which
determines our view of right determines our view of right
and wrong and wrong
Learning goalLearning goal
To be able to To be able to
identify a identify a
Business’ Social Business’ Social
Responsibility.Responsibility.
Business ethicsBusiness ethics
The set of principles by The set of principles by
which a business should which a business should
conduct itself in relation conduct itself in relation
to its social to its social
responsibility.responsibility.
Social ResponsibilitySocial Responsibility
The duty to do what is best The duty to do what is best for the good of society.for the good of society.
1.1. CustomersCustomers
2.2. EmployeesEmployees
3.3. EnvironmentEnvironment
customerscustomers Businesses should offer a good, Businesses should offer a good,
safe product or service at a safe product or service at a reasonable price.reasonable price.
Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration (FDA)(FDA) – – Government agency that Government agency that protects consumers from protects consumers from dangerous or falsely advertised dangerous or falsely advertised products.products.
employeesemployees
A.A. Safe Working ConditionsSafe Working Conditions Occupational Safety and Occupational Safety and
Health Administration Health Administration
(OSHA)(OSHA) – A division of the – A division of the
Department of Labor that sets Department of Labor that sets
and enforces work-related and enforces work-related
health and safety rules.health and safety rules.
. . . employees. . . employeesB.B. Equal Treatment and Fair PayEqual Treatment and Fair Pay
Equal Pay Act (1964)Equal Pay Act (1964) – Requires – Requires men and women to be paid the same men and women to be paid the same wages for doing equal work. wages for doing equal work.
since then = ½ a penny of improvement per yearsince then = ½ a penny of improvement per year Women still only earn 75% of what men do in the Women still only earn 75% of what men do in the
same job. (March 2011)same job. (March 2011)
Americans with Disabilities ActAmericans with Disabilities Act – – Bans discrimination against persons Bans discrimination against persons with physical or mental disabilities.with physical or mental disabilities.
environmentenvironment Businesses have an obligation Businesses have an obligation
to conserve resources, and to conserve resources, and
protect the environment around protect the environment around
them.them. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency
(1970)(1970) – Federal agency that enforces – Federal agency that enforces
rules that protect the environment and rules that protect the environment and
control pollution.control pollution.
Learning goalLearning goal
To be able to To be able to
identify a identify a
Business’ Social Business’ Social
Responsibility.Responsibility.
Learning goalLearning goal
To be able to consider To be able to consider
and evaluate an and evaluate an
Employee’s Social Employee’s Social
Responsibility.Responsibility.
Employee rightsEmployee rights
Those things that workers are Those things that workers are owed by their employers.owed by their employers.
Examples:Examples: Safe working conditionsSafe working conditions Equal pay and treatmentEqual pay and treatment Insurance?Insurance? Paid Time Off?Paid Time Off? Retirement Benefits?Retirement Benefits?
Employee dutiesEmployee duties
Ethical obligations that Ethical obligations that
employees have to their employees have to their
employers.employers.
Examples:Examples:
HonestyHonestyLoyalty to the companyLoyalty to the companyGiving a fair day’s workGiving a fair day’s work
Code of ethicsCode of ethicsA written set of ethical A written set of ethical
guidelines that workers are guidelines that workers are expected to followexpected to follow
More than 85% of corporations in More than 85% of corporations in America have one America have one
ExEx: abuse of sick time, theft, drug & : abuse of sick time, theft, drug & alcohol abuse, and confidentiality alcohol abuse, and confidentiality
Businesses can be held legally Businesses can be held legally responsible for their employees’ responsible for their employees’ actions!actions!
Conflict of interestConflict of interestWhen people who have agreed When people who have agreed
to act in the best interest of to act in the best interest of others are tempted to act in others are tempted to act in their own interest instead.their own interest instead.
““Others” = their employer!Others” = their employer!
Whistle-blowingWhistle-blowingReporting unethical or illegal Reporting unethical or illegal
actions by a superior or co-actions by a superior or co-worker to authorities or the worker to authorities or the
media.media. Could save lives, save taxpayers Could save lives, save taxpayers
money, or bring criminals to justicemoney, or bring criminals to justice Could be false, or even a Could be false, or even a
misunderstanding!misunderstanding!
Learning goalLearning goal
To be able to consider To be able to consider
and evaluate an and evaluate an
Employee’s Social Employee’s Social
Responsibility.Responsibility.
Learning goalLearning goal
To be able to discuss the To be able to discuss the
need for Affirmative need for Affirmative
Action, and the Action, and the
consequences of consequences of
Preferential Selection. Preferential Selection.
Civil Rights Act (1964)Civil Rights Act (1964)
Prohibits all discrimination on Prohibits all discrimination on the grounds of race, color, the grounds of race, color, gender, religion or national gender, religion or national origin.origin.
What is Discrimination?What is Discrimination?
Any exclusionary practice not Any exclusionary practice not necessary to an institution’s activities.necessary to an institution’s activities.
Affirmative actionAffirmative action
Positive steps taken to Positive steps taken to
increase the representation of increase the representation of
women and minorities in women and minorities in
areas of employment, areas of employment,
education, and business from education, and business from
which they have been which they have been
historically excluded. historically excluded.
Preferential Preferential selectionselection
Businesses must research the Businesses must research the numbers of those minorities (and numbers of those minorities (and women) who would be hired if women) who would be hired if they were NOT discriminating.they were NOT discriminating.
These numbers determine the These numbers determine the quotas that businesses must quotas that businesses must meet!meet!