Ethics

Nota:

• code of ethics that refer to accepted principals that guide a person or group on what is right and wrong.

1. Sudan Case Study
   1. Talisman
      1. Was funding the Muslims
   2. Muslims vs Christians
   3. Civil War
2. Ethical Considerations

   Nota:

   • PSTECC political social technological economical consumer competitive
   1. Political Environment

      Nota:

      • regional, national and international
      1. Laws
      2. regulations
   2. Social-cultural Environment
      1. Influenced heavily by immigration
   3. Technology environment
      1. effects
         1. communications and work productivity
   4. Economic environment
      1. Currency Fluctuations
   5. Companies staying competitive
3. Influences
   1. technology advances
      1. Communication Technology + Media
         1. Think wikileaks
4. Ethical Issues

   Nota:

   • a lot of issues stem from the difference in political, law or economic systems and the cultures vary.
   1. Employment Practices
      1. health standards
      2. wages
   2. Human Rights
   3. wages
   4. corruption
   5. Polution
   6. Moral obligations
      1. Corporate Social responsbility
         1. all decisions have consequences
   7. Ethical Dillemas
5. Canada
   1. Exporting Nation
      1. outsides view of us
6. Unethical Behavior
   1. stem from personal ethics
7. Determinants of Ethical Behavior
   1. Personal Ethics
   2. Organizational Culture
   3. Unrealistic Performance Goals
   4. Leadership
   5. Decision Making Process
8. Philosophical Aporaches to Ethics
   1. Friedman's Doctrine
      1. ^ Profits^ only SR
   2. Cultural Relativism
      1. Ethics are Culturally Determined and firms should adopt the ethics in the areas they opperate
   3. Righteous Moralist
      1. Multi-National's home approach to ethics should stick
   4. naive moralist
      1. firms of other nations are not following ethical norms in a host nation either should they
   5. Utilitarian Ethics and Kantian Ethics
      1. moral worth of actions or practices is determined by consequences
9. Ethical Decision Making

   Nota:

   • HBMDD
   1. 1) hire ethically ground people
   2. 2) build organizational culture on ethical behavior
   3. 3) managers are constantly practicing these behaviors
   4. 4) Employees follow the decision making process in place so they have to consider ethical implications
   5. 5) Develop Moral Courage
10. 5-step process to solve ethical problems

    Nota:

    • SJIER STAKEHOLDERS JUDGE ETHICS INTENT ENGAGE AUDIT
    1. 1) identify the stakeholders that the decision would affect
    2. 2) judge the ethics of the proposed strategic decision
    3. 3) Establish Moral Intent
    4. 4) engage ethical behavior
    5. 5) Audit the decisions to ensure they are consistant with ehtical principles