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Businessethicsisthestudyofbusinesssituations,activities,anddecisionswhereissuesof

rightandwrongareaddressed.

Thefocusisonbusinesssituations,activitiesanddecisionswherethereisnospecificlaw

thatprescribeshowtoact.

oMoralityisconcernedwiththenorms,valuesandbeliefsembeddedinsocialprocesses

whichdefinerightandwrongforanindividualoracommunity

oEthicsisconcernedwiththestudyofmoralityandtheapplicationofreasontoelucidate

specificrulesandprinciplesthatdeterminerightandwrongforanygivensituation

oTheserulesandprinciplesarecalledethicaltheories

Therelationshipbetweenmorality,ethicsandethicaltheory

Whyisbusinessethicsimportant?

oPowerandinfluenceofbusinessinsocietygreaterthaneverbefore,whileglobalisation

hasledtoreductionofgovernmentcontroloffirms

oPotentialtoprovidemajorcontributiontosociety

oPotentialofbusinesstoinflictharmonindividuals,oncommunitiesandonthe

environment

oIncreasingdemandsfromstakeholders

oIncreasingstandardsandknowledgeofethicsinfirmsthrougheducationandtraining

ooccurrenceofethicalmisconductwithinfirms

oUnderstandingandevaluatingdifferentwaysofmanagingethicsinorganisations

oInterestingandrewardingbecausebusinessintegrityisnowmoreandmoreseenas

crucialforsuccessfulfirms

Sustainability

Start:

AfterRioEarthSummitof1992,