全国2008年4月高等教育自学考试Title.pptxVIP

Business Ethics Fundamentals MGT 3800 Chapte—r6 1 1 • Business Ethics and Public Opinion • What Does Business Ethics Mean? • Ethics, Economics and Law : Venn Model • Four Important Ethics Questions Management Actionable • Developing Moral • Making Moral Judgment • Elements of Moral Judgment • Three Models of Management Ethics Chapter Outline • Summary 2 Business Ethics decades • Public ’ s interest in business ethics spurred by the media • Public ’ s interest in business ethics increased during the last four Introduction 3 • Employee-Employer Relations • Employer-Employee Relations • Company-Customer Relations • Company-Shareholder Relations • Company-Community/Public Interest Introduction Inventory of Ethical Issues in Business 4 Public ’ s Opinion of Business Ethics • Gallup Poll finds that only 17 percent to 20 percent of the public thought the business ethics of executives to be very high or high • To understand public sentiment towards business ethics, ask three questions – Has business ethics really deteriorated? – Are the media reporting ethical problems more frequently and vigorously? – Are practices that once were socially acceptable no longer socially accep5 table? Expected and Actual Levels of Business Ethics Business Ethics : What Does It Really Mean? Ethical Problem Actual Business Ethics Business Ethics :Today vs . Earlier Period Society ’ s Expectations of Business Ethics Early 2000s 1950s Time 6 • Ethics involves a discipline that examines good or bad practices within the context—ofamoralduty • Moral conduct is behavior that is right or wrong • Business ethics include practices and behaviors that are good or bad Business Ethics : What Does It Really Mean? Definitions 7