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UNITbONE
INTRODUCTIONbTObBUSINESSbETHICSb
LESSONbONE
ETHICS
1.1bWhatbisbEthics?
Definedbfrombthebsourcebofbthebwordbthebtermb"ethics"bisbderivedbfrombthebGreekbwordb"ethos"ba
ndbLatinbwordb“Ethicus”bwhichbmeansbcustomborbcharacterbreferringbtobcharacterborbcustomsborb
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asbgroups.bHumansbhavebabpredominantbcharacterbofbexpressingbthemselvesbasb abpersonbofboneb
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ownbandbpartbofbabcertainbgroup.bThebgroupbcanbtakebabformbofbreligious,bethnicity,bnationality,bl
anguagebandbtheblike.bThebmajorbpointbinbherebisbthebideabofbunderstandingbethicsbaimsbtobworkbb
othbatbthebpersonalbandbgroupblevelbwhenbdealingbwithbhumans.
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nobgradebonbthebcoursebhebwasbabsent.bNGbinbthisbcontextbisbthebresultbofbconductbofbabstudentbwh
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✓ Findb threeb otherb definitionsb ofb ethicsb andb compareb andb contrastb sameb withb theb onebp
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1.2. OBJECTIVESbOFbETHICS
Bybnowbyoubhavebalreadybspottedbthebcorebobjectivesbbehindbthebstudybofbethicsbfrombthebdefinit
ionsbprovided.bInborderbtobbuildbupbonbthatbfoundationbletsblistbdownbthebbasicbobjectivesbofbethic
albstudy.
1. Definebthebgreatestbgoodbforbhumansbandbestablishbabstandard-
bTheb“goodb life’’bwasbthebquestionbtobwhomballbgreatbphilosophersbofbthebworldbtriedbtob
providebanbanswerbfor.bThebgreatestbgoodbtowardsbwhichballbhumansbgearbtheirbenergybw
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atbcanbenablebpeoplebachievebthem.bAbclosebevaluationbofbethicalbtheoriesbendbupbinbtelli
ngbpeoplebhowbtobbehavebinborderbtobcreatebthebutopiabofbourbrealbworld.
2. Establishbnormsbofbbehaviour-
bstandardsbofbethicsbtendbtobendbupbbeingbnormsbofbconduct.bItbisbthebobjectivebofbethicalbt
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3. Assessingbhumanbbehaviourbasbmoralbandbimmoral-
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bfineblinebthatbhelpsbusbidentifybabcertainbactbasbproperbandbmoralborbunacceptablebandbim
moral.
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agebwith.
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analysisbratherbthanbabmerebpersonalbbiasborbpreference.
Generallybtheboverallbaimbofbethicsbisbthebdevelopmentbofbabmoralbstandardbwhichbarebre
asonable,bcarefullybthoughtbofbandbwithbjustificationsbwhichbarebtobbebappliedbinbdaybtobd
ayblifebdecisionsbofbhumans.
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vebcorebaimsbinbanbethicalbcourse.bBorrowingbhisbtermsbatbthebendbofbthisbparticularbcours
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INTRODUCTIONbTObBUSINESSbETHICSb
LESSONbONE
ETHICS
1.1bWhatbisbEthics?
Definedbfrombthebsourcebofbthebwordbthebtermb"ethics"bisbderivedbfrombthebGreekbwordb"ethos"ba
ndbLatinbwordb“Ethicus”bwhichbmeansbcustomborbcharacterbreferringbtobcharacterborbcustomsborb
acceptedbbehaviours.
Ethicsbcanbbebdefinedbasbabprinciplebofbconductbgoverningbanbindividualborbabgroup.bFrombthisbd
efinitionbwebcanbnoticebfewbpowerbwordsbasbprinciple,bconduct,bgovernanceb&bindividualsba
ndbgroups.
Thebwholebpurposebinbhavingbethicsbisbtobtheboverallbbenefitbofbindividualsbandbgroups.bThesebt
wobarebthebcornerbstonesbofbanybsociety.bSocietybisbabmakingbofbthebeffortsbofbindividualsbasbwell
asbgroups.bHumansbhavebabpredominantbcharacterbofbexpressingbthemselvesbasb abpersonbofboneb
b
ownbandbpartbofbabcertainbgroup.bThebgroupbcanbtakebabformbofbreligious,bethnicity,bnationality,bl
anguagebandbtheblike.bThebmajorbpointbinbherebisbthebideabofbunderstandingbethicsbaimsbtobworkbb
othbatbthebpersonalbandbgroupblevelbwhenbdealingbwithbhumans.
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ehavebasbindividualbandbgroupblevel.bSomebpeoplebactbinbonebwaybbeingbalonebwhilebtheybactbdif
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uences.bForbinstancebthebactbofbabstudentbmissingbclassbconsecutivelybwillbendbupbwithbabresultbofb
nobgradebonbthebcoursebhebwasbabsent.bNGbinbthisbcontextbisbthebresultbofbconductbofbabstudentbwh
obmissedbtoobmuchbclass.bWebshallbthenbunderstandbconductbtobmeanbthebwaybonebexpressbhimse
lf,bthebbehaviourbhebisbassociatedbwith,bthebactionbhebisbindulgebin.
Governancebrefersbtobthebprocessbofbcontrollingbandbshapingbhowbabcertainbactionbshallbbebcarrie
dbabout.bThebgovernorbisbonebwithbresponsibilitybthatbchaosbisbcontrolledbandbstabilitybisbreigned
.bWhenbethicsbisbdefinedbasbabsubjectbofbgovernancebitbisbtobmeanbthatbtob abcertainbextentbitbwillbs
eebwhetherbabbehaviourborbactionbofbhumansbisbinblinebwithbcertainbexpectedbstandardsbwhichbwe
referredbinbthebtermbprinciples.
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Principlesbarebthebguidelines,bstandards,brulesbthatbenablebusbjudgebthebconductbofbhumans.bInbor
derbtobcategorizebdifferentbconductsbasbacceptableborbnotbtherebmustbbebabcertainbcriteriabinbplace
whichbwillbenablebusbcomparebthebconductbunderbscrutiny.bInbthebabsencebofbclearbbenchbmarksb
b
governancebcannotbbebcontemplated.
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triesbtobgovernbhowbpeoplebconductbthemselvesbinbtheirbdaybtobdaybendeavours.
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don’tbaddedbthebendbresultbofbbuildingbabwell-
b functioningbsociety,bitbisbproperbtobdefinebethicsbasbabscience.
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enablebsocietybenlightenbitselfbwasbstructuredbinbtobdifferentbschoolsb underbthebgeneralbthemebofb
philosophy.bThebtermbphilosophybisbequatedbwithbablovebofbknowledge.bOfbthisblovebEthicsbbrea
ksbinbtobabclassbofbitsbownbspecializingbonbthebdiscoursebofbrightbandbwrongbactions.bBybbasingbac
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ightbactionbisbstillbonebthatbhasn’tbseenbthebsignedbandbsealedbfatebofbconsensusbamongbscholarbm
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studybofbselectivebchoice,bstandardsbofbrightbandbwrongbbybwhichbitbmaybultimatelybbebdirected.b
Thebtermbselectivebchoicebisbindicativebofbthebendbresultbethicsb desires.b Afterb anb exhaustiveb pres
entationb ofb theb differentb choicesb ab personb shouldb takebinbabsituationbitbisbexpectedbonebwillbbebdir
ectedbtowardsbthebethicalbchoices.
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OnebmustbnotbconfusebDescriptivebethicsbfrombNormativebethicsbinbdefiningbEthics.bDescriptive
ethicsbisbnotbconsideredbethicsbperbsebasbthebprimarybmotivebisbsimplyblistingbdownbhowbpeoplebb
b
ehavebinbdifferentbcircumstances.bThebfailurebtobbebcriticalbofbactionsbandbthebfailurebinbdirecting
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tainbactionbisbrightborbwrong.bAlthoughbethicsbcanbbebapproachedbinbbothbdescriptivebandbnormat
ivebwaybtheboverwhelmingbmajoritybofbethicalbcoursesbarebshapedbinbnormativebapproaches.bThi
sbisbalsobthebcasebforbourbbusinessbethicsbcourse.bYoubwillbbebwellbversedbwithbthebunderstanding
ofbthisbdistinctionboncebyoubstartbtobindulgebtobthebdifferentblessonsbatbhand.
b
Questions
✓ Whatbarebthebmajorbwords/phrasesbusedbinbdefiningbethics?
✓ Whatbisbthebmeaningborbideabbehindbthesebmajorbwords?
✓ Findb threeb otherb definitionsb ofb ethicsb andb compareb andb contrastb sameb withb theb onebp
rovidedbinbtheseblesson?
1.2. OBJECTIVESbOFbETHICS
Bybnowbyoubhavebalreadybspottedbthebcorebobjectivesbbehindbthebstudybofbethicsbfrombthebdefinit
ionsbprovided.bInborderbtobbuildbupbonbthatbfoundationbletsblistbdownbthebbasicbobjectivesbofbethic
albstudy.
1. Definebthebgreatestbgoodbforbhumansbandbestablishbabstandard-
bTheb“goodb life’’bwasbthebquestionbtobwhomballbgreatbphilosophersbofbthebworldbtriedbtob
providebanbanswerbfor.bThebgreatestbgoodbtowardsbwhichballbhumansbgearbtheirbenergybw
ithbthebhopebofbcreatingbabworldbjustbforballbmustbbebidentifiedbinborderbtobsetbstandardsbth
atbcanbenablebpeoplebachievebthem.bAbclosebevaluationbofbethicalbtheoriesbendbupbinbtelli
ngbpeoplebhowbtobbehavebinborderbtobcreatebthebutopiabofbourbrealbworld.
2. Establishbnormsbofbbehaviour-
bstandardsbofbethicsbtendbtobendbupbbeingbnormsbofbconduct.bItbisbthebobjectivebofbethicalbt
heoriesbtobshapebhowbpeoplebbehavebandbsetbthisbstandardsbasbthebnormalbofbdaybtobdaybli
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3. Assessingbhumanbbehaviourbasbmoralbandbimmoral-
bthebstandardsbarebinbplacebtobjudgebbehavioursbasbrightbandbwrong.bEthicsbestablishesbthe
bfineblinebthatbhelpsbusbidentifybabcertainbactbasbproperbandbmoralborbunacceptablebandbim
moral.
4. Prescriptionsbofbmoralbbehavioursbinbdo’sbandbdon’ts-
bthebnormativebnaturebofbethicsbisbmanifestedbasbitbclaimsbtoborderbpeoplebengagebinbcertai
nbactsbandbcallbpeoplebtobrefrainbfrombcertainbtypesbofbbehaviours.bThebdo’sbarebthosebbeh
avioursbwithbthebsetbnormbandbstandardbsobmoralbandbencouragebwhilebthebdon’tsbarebthos
ebwhichbwillbgobcontrarybtobthebgreatestbgoodbhencebimmoralbandbonebtobavoidborbnotbeng
agebwith.
5. Expressingbopinionbonbhumanbconduct-
bethicsbisbabdevicebforbholdingbopinionbonbactionsbofbpeoplebbasedbonblogicbandbscientificb
analysisbratherbthanbabmerebpersonalbbiasborbpreference.
Generallybtheboverallbaimbofbethicsbisbthebdevelopmentbofbabmoralbstandardbwhichbarebre
asonable,bcarefullybthoughtbofbandbwithbjustificationsbwhichbarebtobbebappliedbinbdaybtobd
ayblifebdecisionsbofbhumans.
DanielbCallahanbinbanbarticlebthatbdiscussesbcoursesbinbbusinessbethicsbhavebsingledboutbfi
vebcorebaimsbinbanbethicalbcourse.bBorrowingbhisbtermsbatbthebendbofbthisbparticularbcours
ebst.maryanbbusinessbstudentsbarebexpectedbto
❖ Stimulatebyourbmoralbimagination-
btobstartbthinkingbaboutbrightbandbwrongbactionbinbabmorebconsistentbway
❖ Recognizebethicalbissues-
btobidentifybthebcorebethicalbissuesbraisedbinbthebbusinessbenvironment
❖ Elicitbyourbsensebofbmoralbobligation-
btobmotivateboneselfbinbconsideringbthebmoralbobligationbwheneverbsuchbisbinbque
stion
❖ Developbyourbanalyticalbskills-
btobgrowbinbthebanalysisbprocessbbybworkingbonbbothbhypotheticalbandbrealbbusine
ssbcasesbwithbmoralbquestion
❖ Toleratebandbreducebdisagreementsbandbambiguities-
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iscoursebonbmoralitybthanbbebjudgemental.
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