Ethics and Corporate social responsibility Flashcards
Corporate citizenship
Making a contract between the organization and the society in which it operates because of the factors that influence the societies also influence business operations
4 Principles of corporate citizen
Minimize harm
Maximize benefits
Support strong financial results
Be accountable and responsible to key stakeholders
Importance of corporate social responsibility
Building the framework for making business decisions in a morally and ethically acceptable manner
Criteria of CSP evaluated by employees
Workplace safety and security
The availability of training and development
Extent work diversity
Criteria that customers view the organization with
Not selling faulty or unsafe products or service
Offering quality products on a continuous basis
Reasonable pricing policies and practice
Forces that shape ethical conduct
Legal
Societal
individual
Organizational
Advantages of acting in an ethical manner
Obtaining competitive advantage
Attracting investors
Attracting potential employees and retaining employees
Societal norms and culture
What is perceived as ethical in one society may be perceived as unethical in another society
Laws and regulations
Laws are simply society’s values and standards that are enforceable in the courts
Organizational Practices and culture
Employees need clarity in what the organization regards as ethical and unethical
Utilitarian model
Focuses on actions ( behavior) not motives of those actions