Definitions
professional standards of conduct based on moral principles and values,
guides decision-making processes and actions
What is Business Ethics?
Define Legislative Acts
What protects employees from unethical business practices
What decade was the birth of the internet?
What is 1990?
What are the 5 steps of the business decision making process?
Define the problem
List all alternatives
Select best choice
Act
Evaluate
choices made based on moral principles and values
What is Ethical/Unethical Choices
a set of guidelines which govern behavior
What is Code of Ethics?
What legislative act created minimum wage?
What is The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?
What decade had cyber crime?
What is 2000's?
Be confident and take action
Step 4: Act
Are games played in a workplace environment
What are workplace politics?
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness and confidence
What is morale?
What Legislative Act prevents males from being paid more than females?
What is The Equal Pay Act of 1963?
What decade had "major industries riddled by scandal"
What is 1970?
What step do you ask yourself "Who will be affected?"
Step 2: List all Alternatives& Consequences
2 examples of unethical business practices
- discrimination
- workplace harassment
- confidentiality breaches
- unfair treatment
- personal use of company property
- inaccurate maintenance of records
occurs when information relating to a company, product or person is not
available or disclosed to unauthorized individuals
What is confidentiality?
How many weeks can you have off during The Family Medical Leave Act?
What is 12 weeks?
When was the Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act passed?
What is 1964?
What step do you have to exclude irrelevant and unimportant information?
Step 1: define the problem
2 reasons for unethical business practices
low morale
desire to succeed
extreme pressure
unrealistic earning
inadequate training
desire to steal
any difficult or perplexing situation or problem
What is a dilemma?
After ____ years of age, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 applies
What is 40 years
What developed in the 1980's?
What US Code of Ethics?
What is ERC Forms?
What is Defense Industry?
What is False Claims Act?
Reflect on your decisions and the implications is has on the company, yourself, and the other involved
What is Step 5: Evaluate
2 effects of unethical business practices
on businesses:
decrease in profits
increase in legal proceedings
on employees:
decrease in loyalty
decrease in employee morale
decrease in retirement
on consumers:
decrease in confidence in a company
increase in prices