Ethics Endterm Flashcards
is a continuing
commitment by business to behave ethically and
contribute to economic development while improving
the quality of life of the workforce and their families, the
local community, and society at large.
World Business Council for
sustainable Development (WBCSD)
four (4) levels of
corporate responsibility
- Earning a profit
- Legal responsibility
- Ethical responsibility
- Discretionary responsibility
means extending personal
services without either compulsion of monetary
compensation
Volunteerism
noted a perpetual challeng in promoting
volunteerism in companies in the absence of a policy
regarding volunteerism, itself due to the pervading
assumption that volunteerism comes for free.
Philippine Business for Social
Progress (PBSP)
a cost-free commitment to a cause
Volunteerism
which are socioeconomic initiatives that belong to neither the traditional
private-for-profit sector nor to the public sector.
Third sector organization (TSO)
which is growing and gathering supporters across the
globe as an innovative approach to business activity
offering disadvantaged populations a path to human
development and economic prosperity
Social enterprise movement
organization that applies commercial strategies to
maximize improvements in human and environmental
well-being—this may include maximizing social impact
alongside profits for external shareholders.
Social enterprise
critical
importance, as it significantly influences the sort of lives
we will lead in the future
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR
any party that has a stake or interest in the
business organization
Stakeholder
be viewed as a response to the existence
of entities that are legitimately interested in the behavior
of a company.
Stakeholder perspective
fundamentally a theory about
how business works at its best, and how it could work: it
is about value creation and trade and how to manage a
business effectively.
Stakeholder theory
indicates that a business is not only responsible to its owners but also has
obligations to various stakeholders, such as employees, customers, business partners, government
and non-governmental organizations
Stakeholder approach
was mentioned that the modern corporation
is characterized by various interests: on one hand, those
of the owners or shareholders (called
Principals
and,
on the other hand, those of the managers
The Agents
the interests
and aims of the agents and principals might clash (this is
called
principal-agent problem