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Objectives
What is ethics, and why is it important to act according to a code of principles? Why is business ethics becoming increasingly important? What are corporations doing to improve business ethics? Why are corporations interested in fostering good business ethics?
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What approach can you take to ensure ethical decision making? What trends have increased the risk of using information technology unethically?
What is Ethics?
Moral code
Set of rules Establishes boundaries of generally accepted behaviour Different rules often have contradictions
Morality
Social conventions about right and wrong Widely shared
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Definition of Ethics
Ethics is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behaviour Ethical behaviour conforms to generally accepted social norms Virtues
Habits that incline (predispose) people to do what is acceptable
Vices
Habits of unacceptable behavior
Value system
Scheme of moral values
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Morals are ones personal beliefs about right and wrong, Ethics describes standards or codes of behavior expected of an individual by a group to which an individual belongs. Law is a system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do. Laws are enforced by a set of institutions (the police, courts, law-making bodies).
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Social audit : an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and social responsibility goals, and communicates its new goals for the upcoming year.
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Hope good ethics will prove to be good business in the long term
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Managers Checklist
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Unsolicited e-mail Hackers and identify theft Plagiarism (Stealing) Cookies and spyware
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Summary
Ethics is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior Ethics in business is becoming more important because the risks associated with inappropriate behavior have grown Corporations want to protect themselves and their employees from legal action
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Summary (continued)
7-step approach to ethical decision making Trends contributing to the risk of using information technology unethically include:
Growth of the Internet Ability to capture and store vast amounts of personal data online Greater reliance on information systems
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