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Causes Pressure to balance work and family poor

communications Poor leadership Long work hours Heavy work load Lack of management support Pressure to meet sales or profit goals Little or no recognition of achievements Company politics Personal finance worries and insufficient resources

Ethics Officer Association, 1997

52% Balancing work and family 51% Poor leadership 51% Poor internal communication 48% Lack of management support 46% Need to meet goals

Why does business have a negative image?

Competitive pressures Individual greed Differing cultural contexts

Why should business act ethically?


To protect its own interest To protect interests of the business community as a whole To keep its commitment to society to act ethically To meet stakeholders expectations/build trust To prevent harm to the general public To protect themselves from abuse of unethical employees and competitors To create an environment in which workers can act in ways consistent with their values

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