Chapter 4: Ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and governance Flashcards
- moral principles and values that govern the behavior of people, firms, and governments regarding right and wrong
ethics
a meer of operating a business that meets or exceeds the ethical, legal, commercial, and public expectations of customers, shareholders, employees, and communities
corporate social responsibility (CSR)
meeting humanitys needs without harming future generations
sustainability
the system of procedures and processes by which corporations are managed, directed, and controlled
corporate governance
- ethics
- corporate social responsibility
- sustainability
corporate governance
(organizing framework for ethical behavior)
- acting in a fair and respectful way that does not harm human rights is the right thing to do
- is often prescribed within laws and regulations
- customers, governments, and the news media demand ethical behavior
- is good business, leading to enhanced corporate image and selling prospects
value of ethical behavior
are ethical standards unifrom around the world
not really. each sociaety develops its own traditions, values, attitudes, norms, customs, and laws
a probelm that involves two or more possible solutions, none of which resolves the situation in a morally satisfactory manner
ethical dilemma
the belief that ehtical truths are not absolute but differ from group to group
relativism
the belief that ehtical behavioral standards are niversal and global firms should seek to uphold them
normativism
- corruption
- bribery
- harmful work environment
- unethical business practices
- harmful global sourcing
- illicit products and marketing
- intellectual property infringement
ethical challenges in interantional business
- the practice of obtaining power, personal gain, or influence through illegitimate means
- includes bribery, embezzlement, fraud, extortion and blackmail, and money laundering
corruptions
- recent data suggest the cost amounts to more than 5 percent of global GDP annually
- corruption increases global business costs by up to 10 percent
corruptions
- widely practiced around the world, is the most notable form of corruption in international business
bribery
numerous countries signed the anti-bribery convention developed by
Organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD)