Chapter
3
Business Education – Ethics and New Professionals
Appendices
An Incomplete Guide to Educating Ourselves on Business Ethics
In order to make ethical decisions, we need information and facts about the problem. Business ethics educators guide us to find the information and facts we need as a part of university-based business education, as well as a part of being informed employees. Here is an incomplete guide to educating ourselves on business ethics. Consider your knowledge about the information in each section. Then, consider the suggestions of ways of getting that information. Finally, add other items to the guide (see #5 and #6), as is appropriate to your context of business study and/or employment:
Where to Find Information
1. History -- Facts about the history of the company/institution Company library, archives, friends working in the company 2. Practices/Procedures -- Information about company policies on ethical issues
* hiring practices
* policies on sexual harassment, occupational health issues
* environmental policies
* whistleblowing historyFriends working in the company, Worldwide Web, company documents (Personnel or Human Resources Department), consumer advocacy groups, newspaper reports 3. Company investments and charitable contributions
World Wide Web, newspaper reports 4. Company plans for the future
Company executives, Newspaper reports
5. _____________________ ________________________ 6. ____________________
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List all possible ways in which the two groups identified below (newcomers to business and experienced business professionals in this area/field) might learn about business ethics in the region and context in which that person lives/works.
Newcomer Resources
Resources for Experienced Business Professionals
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