ethics Flashcards
the use of false pretense to gain access to the telephone records of HP directors, certain employees, and nine journalists.
pretext
is a method of investigating a scenario to convince victims to divulge information they should not divulge.
pretext.
refers to social conventions about right and wrong that are so widely shared that they become the basis for an established consensus.
morality
set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior with a society.
Ethics
conforms to generally accepted norms many of which are almost universal.
Ethical behavior
the practice of illegally making copies of software to which they are not entitled range from strong opposition to acceptance of the practice as a standard approach to conducting business.
software piracy
are habits that incline people to do what is acceptable
Virtues
habits of unacceptable behavior
vices
acts in accordance with a personal code of principles
integrity
are one’s personal beliefs about right and wrong, while the term ethics describes standards or code of behaviors expected of an individual by group (nation, organization, profession) to which an individual belongs.
Morals
is a system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do.
Laws
are acts that conform to the law
Legal acts
someone who stands to gain, or lose depending on how a situation is resolved.
stakeholder
provide an organization with vision and leadership in the area of business conduct.
corporate ethics officer/ corporate compliance officer.
is a statement that highlights an organization’s key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and decision-making.
code of ethics
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
is a clear concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed
problem statement
to decision making fucoses on how you should behave and think about relationships if you are concerned with your daily life in a community.
virtue ethics approach
to ethical decision making states that you should choose the action or policy that has the best overall consequences for all people who are directly or indirectly affected.
utilitarian approach
focuses on how fairly actions and policies distributed benefits and burdens among people affected by the decision
fairness approach
to decision making is based on a vision of society as a community whose members work together to achieve a common set of values and goals.
common good approach
these rules are often expressed in statements about how people should behave, and they fit together to form the ____
moral code.
