CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
Kant’s two principles to guide actions: A person’s action is ethical only if that person is willing for that same action to be taken by everyone who is in a similar situation, and a person should never treat another human being simply as a means but always as an end.
categorical imperatives
A code that specifies how an organization expects its employees to behave while on the job.
code of ethics
The consensually accepted standards of behavior for an occupation, trade, or profession.
ethics
An ethics behavior guideline that proposes that human
beings have certain fundamental rights that should be respected in all decisions
individual rights approach
An ethical approach that proposes that decision makers be equitable, fair, and impartial in the distribution of costs and benefits.
justice approach
A formal code that permits or forbids certain behaviors
law
Kohlberg proposed three _____________________: preconventional, conventional, and principled.
levels of moral development
Precepts of personal behavior that are based on religious or philosophical grounds.
morality
A theory that proposes that morality is relative to some personal, social, or cultural standard, and that there is no
method for deciding whether one decision is better than another
moral relativism
The ethical and discretionary responsibilities a corporation owes its stakeholders.
social responsibility
The identification and evaluation of corporate stakeholders.
stakeholder analysis
A theory that proposes that actions and plans should be judged by their consequences.
utilitarian approach
4 responsibilities of managers of business proposed by Carroll
Economic
Legal
Ethical
Discretionary
4 types of moral relativism
Naïve relativism
Role relativism
Social group relativism
Cultural relativism
levels of moral development
- The preconventional level
- The conventional level
- The principled level
