Business and Society: Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, Ethics, 10/e James Post,
Boston University Anne T Lawrence,
San Jose State University James Weber,
Duquesne University
Ethical Dilemmas in Business
Chapter ObjectivesPeople who work in business-managers and employees alike-frequently encounter and must deal with on-the-job ethical issues. Learning how to recognize the different kinds of ethical dilemmas and knowing why they occur are important business skills. The costs to business and to society of unethical and illegal behavior are very large. A business firm is more likely to gain public approval and social legitimacy if it adheres to basic ethical principles and society's laws. This chapter focuses on these key questions and objectives:
1What is ethics? What is business ethics? |
| | | 2Why should business be ethical? |
| | | 3Why do ethics problems occur in business? |
| | | 4What efforts are being made to curtail unethical practices around the world? |
| | | 5Are ethical behavior and legal behavior the same? |
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