ETHICS Flashcards

1
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socially transmitted information. cultures, ethics, and norms

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INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS

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2
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self-centered mentality. perceive their own culture as “natural, rational, and morally right”

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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3
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distinguishes the members of one group

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CULTURE

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4
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Layers of Culture

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Regional
Ethnic
Religious

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5
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Language

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CESH 20865%
Chinese 20
English 8
Spanish 6
Hindi 5

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6
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Religion

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CIHB
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism

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7
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3 Ways to Understand Cultural Differences

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  1. Context Approach
  2. Cluster Approach
  3. Dimension Approach
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8
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failure to understand the differences in interaction styles

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Context Approach (high and low context)

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9
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“no means no”

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low context

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10
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unspoken conditions or assumptions

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high context

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11
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more comfortable to do business with other countries with the same cluster/civilization

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Cluster Approach

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12
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power is distributed unequally

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Power Distance

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13
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identity is his or her own

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Individualism Vs. Collectivism:

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14
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identity of his or her collective group

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Collectivism

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15
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strong form, men tend to have more assertiveness and women are in caring professions

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Masculinity

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16
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weak form

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Femininity

17
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members in a culture accept or avoid ambiguous situations and uncertainty.

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Uncertainty Avoidance

18
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perseverance and savings for future betterment.

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Long-term orientation

19
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principles, standards, and norms. Formal laws and regulations.

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ETHICS

20
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set of guidelines for making ethical decisions

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Code of Conduct

21
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3 VIEWS OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR

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  1. Negative View
  2. Positive View
  3. Instrumental View
22
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social pressure

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Negative View

23
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self-motivated

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Positive View

24
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good ethics will help make money

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Instrumental View

25
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5 Dimension Approaches

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  1. Power Distance
  2. Individualism Vs. Collectivsm
  3. Masculinity Vs. Femininity
  4. Uncertainty Avoidance
  5. Long-term Orientation
26
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ethical standards are relative “ when in rhome, do what romans do”

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ETHICAL RELATIVISM

27
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there’s only one set of ethics

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ETHICAL IMPERIALISM

28
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prevailing practices

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NORMS

29
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FOUR BROAD STRATEGIC PRACTICES

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  1. Reactive Strategy
  2. Defensive Strategy
  3. Accomodative Strategy
  4. Proactive Strategy
30
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denial and belated action to correct problems.

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Reactive Strategy

31
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regulatory compliance (sweatshops: low wages for long hours)

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Defensive Strategy

32
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accepting responsibility

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Accomodative Strategy

33
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do more than is required.

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Proactive Strategy

34
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3 Proactive Strategy kinds

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  1. Awareness
  2. Knowledge
  3. Skills
35
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recognition of pros and cons

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Awareness

36
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ability to identify symbols, rituals, and taboos in other cultures

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Knowledge

37
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good practices based on awareness and knowledge

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Skills