Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, Seventh Edition O.C. Ferrell University of New Mexico John Fraedrich University of Wyoming Linda Ferrell For in-class note taking, choose Handouts or Notes Pages from the print options, with three slides per page. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Emerging Business Ethics Issues Chapter 3 Emerging Business Ethics Issues Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Recognizing an Ethical Issue Recognizing an ethical issue is difficult. Is business a game? Is business a war? What do you see as some causes of unethical behavior? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Causes of Unethical Behavior Meeting overly aggressive objectives Meeting schedule pressures Helping the organization survive Saving jobs Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Honesty and Fairness Honesty relates to truthfulness, integrity and trustworthiness. Fairness relates to being just, equitable, and impartial. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Abusive and Intimidating Behavior Bullying in the workplace Bullying between companies Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Lying Lying by commission Lying by omission Noise Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Conflict of Interest The individual must be able to separate personal interests from business dealings. Bribery is a significant concern. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Bribery What constitutes bribery? Active bribery Passive bribery Are some bribes acceptable? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Information Technology and Corporate Intelligence Monitoring of employees Consumer privacy Hacking Shoulder surfing Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Discrimination Discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, and sexual orientation is illegal in the U.S. Affirmative action programs recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals from groups that have traditionally been discriminated against. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Sexual Harassment Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 What constitutes sexual harassment? Hostile work environment Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company Fraud Any purposeful communication that deceives, manipulates, or conceals facts in order to create a false impression Accounting fraud Marketing fraud Consumer fraud Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company