Business Ethics Flashcards

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corporate social responsibility

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the concept that corporations (businesses) should be accountable for their actions and the impacts they have

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shareholders

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people who invest in the business and trust the managers of a business to use their money wisely and make a profit for them

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Who do businesses have responsibilities to?

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~their employees
~ their shareholders
~the stakeholders

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4
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Milton Friedman

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argued that the responsibility businesses have is to make a profit for the shareholders

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5
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How do businesses try to enhance their ethical reputation?

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by contributing to the community in a public way such as giving surplus food to food banks

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