企业伦理学（原书第5版）.pptx

ChapterOne:EthicsandBusinessCopyright?2021McGraw-HillEducation.Allrightsreserved.NoreproductionordistributionwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofMcGraw-HillEducation.

ChapterObjectivesAfterreadingthischapter,youwillbeableto:Explainthreelevelsatwhichethicaldecisionsgetmadeinbusiness.Explainthenatureofbusinessethicsasanacademicdiscipline.Explainwhyethicsisimportantinthebusinessenvironment.Explainwhyethicalresponsibilitiesgobeyondlegalcompliance.Distinguishtheethicsofpersonalintegrityfromtheethicsofsocialresponsibility.Distinguishethicalnormsandvaluesfromotherbusiness-relatednormsandvalues.Describeethicaldecisionmakingasaformofpracticalreasoning.

EthicsandBusiness1Ittakes20yearstobuildareputationandfiveminutestoruinit.Ifyouthinkaboutthatyou’lldothingsdifferently. WarrenBuffett

BusinessEthicsForbusinessstudents,ethicsisanimportantfieldofstudy.Businessethicsisaprocessofdecisionmaking.Businessmusttakeethicsintoaccountandintegrateethicsintoitsorganizationalstructure.Scandalsarebroughtaboutbyethicalfailuresandunethicaldecisions.Thistextprovidesadecision-makingmodelthatcanhelpanalyzeavoidfutureethicalfailures.

LevelsofEthicalDecisionMakingBusinessethicsinvolvesmakingdecisionsattheindividual,attheorganizational,andatabroadersocialandgovernmentallevel.Asindividuals,eachpersoninteractswithbusinessesascustomers,asemployees,andascitizensofthecountriesinwhichtheyoperate.Organizationalcultureandcorporateleadershiphaveimportantrolestoplayindecisionmaking.Individualbusinessesandindustriesdecisionsareinfluencedbysocial,economic,andpoliticalenvironments.

GoalsofBusinessEthicsDevelopingtheknowledgebaseandskillsneededtoidentifyethicalissues.Understandinghowandwhypeoplebehaveunethically.Decidinghowoneshouldact,whatoneshoulddo,an