Module 11 Flashcards
ensure that a certain basic level of trust exists between consumers and various forms of market participants with businesses.
Business Ethics
12 business ethics principles
(1) Leadership
(2) Accountability
(3) Integrity
(4) Respect for others
(5) Honesty
(6) Respect for laws
(7) Responsibility
(8) Transparency
(9) Compassion
(10) Fairness
(11) Loyalty
(12) Environmental Concerns
The conscious effort to adopt, integrate, and emulate the other 11 principles to guide decisions and behavior in all aspects of professional and personal life.
Leadership
Holding yourself and others responsible for their actions. Commitment to following ethical practices and ensuring others follow ethics guidelines.
Accountability
Incorporates other principles—honesty, trustworthiness, and reliability. consistently does the right thing and strives to hold themselves to a higher standard.
Integrity
To foster ethical behavior and environments in the workplace, respecting others is a critical component. Everyone deserves dignity, privacy, equality, opportunity, compassion, and empathy.
Respect for others
Truth in all matters is key to fostering an ethical climate. Partial truths, omissions, and under or overstating don’t help a business improve its performance
Honesty
Ethical leadership should include enforcing all local, state, and federal laws. If there is a legal grey area, leaders should err on the side of legality rather than exploiting a gap.
Respect for laws
Promote ownership within an organization, allow employees to be responsible for their work, and be accountable for yours.
Responsibility
Stakeholders are people with an interest in a business, such as shareholders, employees, the community a firm operates in, and the family members of the employees. Without divulging trade secrets, companies should ensure information about their financials, price changes, hiring and firing practices, wages and salaries, and promotions are available to those interested in the business’s success.
Transparency
Employees, the community surrounding a business, business partners, and customers should all be treated with concern for their well-being.
Compassion
Everyone should have the same opportunities and be treated the same. If a practice or behavior would make you feel uncomfortable or place personal or corporate benefit in front of equality, common courtesy, and respect, it is likely not fair.
Fairness
Leadership should demonstrate confidentially and commitment to their employees and the company. Inspiring loyalty in employees and management ensures that they are committed to best practices.
Loyalty
In a world where resources are limited, ecosystems have been damaged by past practices, and the climate is changing, it is of utmost importance to be aware of and concerned about the environmental impacts a business has.
Environmental Concern
Business ethics will cover
(1) Discrimination and harassment
(2) Abuse of leadership
(3) Compliance
(4) Accounting
(5) Social media
(6) Employee theft
(7) Nepotism
(8) Data privacy