Business Ethics Flashcards
1
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corporate social responsibility
A
the concept that corporations (businesses) should be accountable for their actions and the impacts they have
2
Q
shareholders
A
people who invest in the business and trust the managers of a business to use their money wisely and make a profit for them
3
Q
Who do businesses have responsibilities to?
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~their employees
~ their shareholders
~the stakeholders
4
Q
Milton Friedman
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argued that the responsibility businesses have is to make a profit for the shareholders
5
Q
How do businesses try to enhance their ethical reputation?
A
by contributing to the community in a public way such as giving surplus food to food banks