BUS 223 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Egotism, Normative Ethics, Whole Foods Market
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Beyond those limits, we must rely on ethical judgment to reach decisions that fall squarely within the field traditionally described as business-related. Yet, at the same time, our personal ethics also are challenged: for better or for worse, the decisions that a business makes will affect many more people than just the decision maker. Non-ethical is just something that falls out of ethics, something outside of ethics. Unethical, is something that is directly related and opposite of ethical. It"s part of the ga(cid:373)e so that"s (cid:374)ot i(cid:373)(cid:373)oral. The idea of harm creates a media, (cid:449)ould (cid:271)etter the (cid:373)arket. Psychological egoism: it is in your makeup to act in your own self-interest. Psychopahy: even though you may not be, you designed the corporation to be acting in its own self-interest. Enron: they were setting the rule as well as making sure everyone follows the rule.
