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Ethicsg✔✔Agsystemgofgmoralgprinciples.
Thegprinciplesgofgrightgandgwronggthatgguidegangindividualgingmakinggdecisions
Legalg✔✔Permittedgbyglaw.
Angactgthatgisgpermissiblegorgingconformitygwithgtheglawgofgthegland
LegalgandgEthicalg(legal-ethical)g✔✔Whengtheglawgandgpersonalgorgorganizationgaregin
concordancegwithgeachgother
LegalgandgUnethicalg(legal-unethical)g✔✔Dilemmagingwhichgstablishedglawsgaregnotgin
accordancegorgdognotgupholdgthegethicalgchoice
IllegalgandgEthicalg(illegal-ethical)g✔✔Dilemmagingwhichgethicalgchoicegwouldgbegingviolationgof
stablishedglaws
,Scenarios:gLegalgandgUnethicalg(legal-unethical)g✔✔I:gAsgthegoutsourcinggmovementghasggrown,
soghavegaccompanyinggreportsgofgsweatshopgabusesgandghealthgandgsafetygissues.gIgnoring
dangerousgworkgconditionsgisgunethicalginganygsense,gregardlessgofgwheregthegworkersgareglocated.
II:gAgjudgegbelievesgthatgthegusegofgcannabisgshouldgnevergbegallowedgregardlessgofgthegsituatio
ngduegtogpersonalgprinciplesgofgwhatgisgrightgandgwrong.gAglawgwasgrecentlygpassed,ghowever,g
allowinggindividualsgtogusegcannabis.
Scenarios:gLegalgandgEthicalg(legal-ethical)g✔✔Angorganizationgplansgtogclosegitsglocalgfactory
andgshiftgmanufacturinggoperationsgoverseas.gThisgbringsgoppositiongfromgemployees.
Scenarios:gIllegalgandgEthicalg(illegal-ethical)g✔✔Pentagongpapersgcase:gU.Sggovernment
officialsgleakedgtopgsecretgpapersgtoginformgthegpublicgaboutggovernmentgactionsgduringgthe
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PersonalgEthicsg✔✔Codes,gprincipals,gandgvaluesgthatgshapegpeople'sginteractionsgwithgothers
Valuesg✔✔Stableglifeggoalsgthatgpeopleghavegthatgreflectgwhatgisgmostgimportantgtogthem
,Moralsg✔✔aregsetsgofgrulesgthatgindividualsgdevelopgbasedgongculturalgnormsgandgbeliefs
Scenarios:gValuesg✔✔Agjobgcandidategasksgquestionsgduringganginterviewgtogdeterminegwhether
theirgpersonalglifeggoalsgaligngwithgthosegofgthegorganization.
Organizationalgethicsg✔✔Rules,gprincipals,gandgstandardsgforgdecidinggwhatgisgmorallygrightgor
wronggwhengdoinggbusiness
Scenarios:gOrganizationalgethicsg✔✔Ifgangorganizationgcangcreategangethicallygorientedgculture,git
isgmoreglikelygtoghiregpeoplegwhogbehavegthegsame.
4gmaingEthicalgIssuesg✔✔1.gSocietalgissues
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EthicalgIssues:gSocietalgissuesg✔✔Concernsgissuesgrelatinggtogthegworldgasgagwhole
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individuals.
EthicalgIssues:gStakeholdergissuesg✔✔Concernsgpoliciesgthatgaffectgitsgcustomers,gemployees,
suppliers,gandgpeoplegwithingthegcommunity
EthicalgIssues:gInternalgpolicygissuesg✔✔Concernsginternalgrelationshipsgbetweengagcompanygand
itsgemployees
Examplesgincludegfairnessgingmanagement,gpay,gandgemployeegparticipation.
EthicalgIssues:gPersonalgissuesg✔✔Concernsghowgpeoplegtreatgothersgingtheirgorganization
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Stakeholdergissuesg✔✔Agcompanyginsistsgongtreatinggsuppliersgwithgrespectgandgrefusesgtogpush
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Ethicsg✔✔Agsystemgofgmoralgprinciples.
Thegprinciplesgofgrightgandgwronggthatgguidegangindividualgingmakinggdecisions
Legalg✔✔Permittedgbyglaw.
Angactgthatgisgpermissiblegorgingconformitygwithgtheglawgofgthegland
LegalgandgEthicalg(legal-ethical)g✔✔Whengtheglawgandgpersonalgorgorganizationgaregin
concordancegwithgeachgother
LegalgandgUnethicalg(legal-unethical)g✔✔Dilemmagingwhichgstablishedglawsgaregnotgin
accordancegorgdognotgupholdgthegethicalgchoice
IllegalgandgEthicalg(illegal-ethical)g✔✔Dilemmagingwhichgethicalgchoicegwouldgbegingviolationgof
stablishedglaws
,Scenarios:gLegalgandgUnethicalg(legal-unethical)g✔✔I:gAsgthegoutsourcinggmovementghasggrown,
soghavegaccompanyinggreportsgofgsweatshopgabusesgandghealthgandgsafetygissues.gIgnoring
dangerousgworkgconditionsgisgunethicalginganygsense,gregardlessgofgwheregthegworkersgareglocated.
II:gAgjudgegbelievesgthatgthegusegofgcannabisgshouldgnevergbegallowedgregardlessgofgthegsituatio
ngduegtogpersonalgprinciplesgofgwhatgisgrightgandgwrong.gAglawgwasgrecentlygpassed,ghowever,g
allowinggindividualsgtogusegcannabis.
Scenarios:gLegalgandgEthicalg(legal-ethical)g✔✔Angorganizationgplansgtogclosegitsglocalgfactory
andgshiftgmanufacturinggoperationsgoverseas.gThisgbringsgoppositiongfromgemployees.
Scenarios:gIllegalgandgEthicalg(illegal-ethical)g✔✔Pentagongpapersgcase:gU.Sggovernment
officialsgleakedgtopgsecretgpapersgtoginformgthegpublicgaboutggovernmentgactionsgduringgthe
VietnamgWar.
PersonalgEthicsg✔✔Codes,gprincipals,gandgvaluesgthatgshapegpeople'sginteractionsgwithgothers
Valuesg✔✔Stableglifeggoalsgthatgpeopleghavegthatgreflectgwhatgisgmostgimportantgtogthem
,Moralsg✔✔aregsetsgofgrulesgthatgindividualsgdevelopgbasedgongculturalgnormsgandgbeliefs
Scenarios:gValuesg✔✔Agjobgcandidategasksgquestionsgduringganginterviewgtogdeterminegwhether
theirgpersonalglifeggoalsgaligngwithgthosegofgthegorganization.
Organizationalgethicsg✔✔Rules,gprincipals,gandgstandardsgforgdecidinggwhatgisgmorallygrightgor
wronggwhengdoinggbusiness
Scenarios:gOrganizationalgethicsg✔✔Ifgangorganizationgcangcreategangethicallygorientedgculture,git
isgmoreglikelygtoghiregpeoplegwhogbehavegthegsame.
4gmaingEthicalgIssuesg✔✔1.gSocietalgissues
2. Stakeholdergissues
3. Internalgpolicygissues
4. PersonalgIssues
EthicalgIssues:gSocietalgissuesg✔✔Concernsgissuesgrelatinggtogthegworldgasgagwhole
, Involvementghappensgbecausegofgthegethicsgthegorganizationgcreatesgoutgofgcaregandgconcerngfor
individuals.
EthicalgIssues:gStakeholdergissuesg✔✔Concernsgpoliciesgthatgaffectgitsgcustomers,gemployees,
suppliers,gandgpeoplegwithingthegcommunity
EthicalgIssues:gInternalgpolicygissuesg✔✔Concernsginternalgrelationshipsgbetweengagcompanygand
itsgemployees
Examplesgincludegfairnessgingmanagement,gpay,gandgemployeegparticipation.
EthicalgIssues:gPersonalgissuesg✔✔Concernsghowgpeoplegtreatgothersgingtheirgorganization
Examplesgincludeggossipinggatgworkgorgtakinggcreditgforganother'sgwork.
Stakeholdergissuesg✔✔Agcompanyginsistsgongtreatinggsuppliersgwithgrespectgandgrefusesgtogpush
themgtogtheglowestgpricinggpossible.gWhichglevelgofgorganizationalgethicsgisgbeinggusedgbygthis
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