MGMT 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Categorical Imperative, Whistleblower, Ethical Consumerism
6 Feb 2018
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Chapter 6 ethics of business: management and leadership. Corporate ethics programs: comprise some combination of the following statements, a statement of values, codes of conduct and or ethics training, ethics audits and consulting services ethics officers and committees and ethics reporting systems. Codes of conduct and codes of ethics: code of conduct, explicitly states what appropriate behaviour is by identifying what is acceptable and unacceptable, code of ethics. Distinction between codes of conduct and codes of ethics. Enforced by an external power and authority; convey rules that tell people what they must or must not do. Members of organizations must obey or face penalties for failing to do so. Imposed by others: what must be done or what must not be done, rules. Codes of ethics suggest guidelines to follow and empower individuals to act according to their consciences. Penalties are not imposed and writers emphasize the qualities they think members should have.
