1. Understand ethics and ethical decision-making.
Business Ethics
Understand ethics and ethical decision-making.

2. What Is Ethics?
The set of moral principles by which people conduct themselves personally, socially, or professionally.
Rules of behavior that govern a group or society.

3. What Is Business Ethics?
A set of guidelines about how a business should conduct itself. Using ethical business practices means that a business must operate:
Legally
Ethically
Humanely

4. Legal Responsibility
To protect our society the U.S. government sets up independent regulatory agencies.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is a division of the Department of Labor that:
Sets and enforces
work related safety laws
Businesses must comply with
OSHA regulations.

5. Code of Ethics
A set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace.
Professional groups have their own code of ethics. Some professional groups are:
Doctors
Lawyers
Journalists and
Teachers

6. Importance Of Workplace Ethics
Employees who act ethically build a good reputation or name for themselves. They are:
Confidential
Dependable
Able to get along with others
Honest
Prompt
Respect other people & property
Trustworthy

7. Ethics in the Workplace
Employees exhibit good ethics in the workplace by:
Respecting company time—working during work time
Using company money appropriately
Respecting company property and using it appropriately for work purposes:
Company data and technology resources
Internet access and
Treating coworkers with respect

8. Ethics In Technology
Technology is driving many companies today. With the increased use of technology comes an increase in ethical problems within businesses. Consequently, companies have had to take various actions regarding Ethics in Technology.

9. Ethical Computer Use Policy
General principles to guide computer user behavior.
An ethical computer use policy might state that users should:
Not play computer games during work hours.
Not check personal
Not use the Internet for personal use such as shopping online

10. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
AUP – is a policy that a user must agree to follow in order to be provided access (login - user name & password) to a network or to the Internet.
Most schools have students
sign an AUP (Acceptable
Use Policy) at the
beginning of the school
year.

11. Ethical Decision-making Process Six Steps
What is the ethical issue or problem?
What facts have the greatest impact on the decision?
Who could be affected by your decision? How?
What would each person want you to do about the issue?

12. Ethical Decision-making continued
What are 3 alternative actions?
Who would be harmed by each choice and how?
Are there automatic reasons to eliminate any choice?
Select your course of action—make an informed ethical decision.
Adapted from BF Skinner