An Overview Of Ethics - Key Terms Flashcards
The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by a tendency for people to look the other way when their leaders act inappropriately.
Bathsheba syndrome
A statement that highlights an organization’s key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and its decision making.
Code of ethics
A senior-level manager who provides an organization with vision and leadership in the area of business conduct.
Corporate ethics/compliance officer
The concept that an organization should act ethically by taking responsibility for the impact of its actions on its shareholders, consumers, employees, community, environment, and suppliers.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
A code of behavior that is defined by the group to which an individual belongs.
Ethics
Adherence to a personal code of principles.
Integrity
A system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do.
Law
The personal principles upon which an individual bases his or her decisions about what is right and what is wrong.
Morals
A clear, concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed.
Problem statement
A process whereby an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and social responsibility goals and communicates its new goals for the upcoming year.
Social audit
A form of copyright infringement that involves making copies of software or enabling others to access software to which they are not entitled.
Software piracy
A component of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that focuses on developing and maintaining a supply chain that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Supply chain sustainability
Someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a particular situation is resolved.
Stakeholder
A habit of unacceptable behavior.
Vice
A habit that inclines people to do what is acceptable.
Virtue
