The study of
right and wrong and of the morality of choices made by
individuals.
The
application of moral standards to business situations.
A guide to
acceptable and ethical behavior as defined by an organization.
Informing the
press or government officials about unethical practices within
one's organization.
The
recognition that business activities have an impact on society,
and the consideration of that impact in business decision
making.
A Latin phrase
meaning "let the buyer beware."
The view that
society will benefit most when business is left alone to produce
and market profitable products that are needed by society.
The concept
that business should emphasize not only profits, but the impact
of its decisions on society.
All those
activities intended to protect the rights of consumers in their
dealings with business.
A racial,
religious, political, national, or other group regarded as
different from the larger group of which it is a part, often
singled out for unfavorable treatment.
A plan
designed to increase the number of minority employees at all
levels within an organization.
A government
agency with the power to investigate complaints of employment
discrimination and the power to sue firms that practice it.
Workers with
little education or vocational training and a long history of
unemployment.
A joint
business&-government program to train the hardcore
unemployed.
The federal
agency charged with enforcing laws designed to protect the
environment.
The
contamination of water, air, or land through the actions of
people in an industrialized society.
A
comprehensive report of what an organization has done, and is
doing, with regard to social issues that affect it.
