Key Concepts
(p. 456-457)
Western Philosophical Traditions in Ethics
(p. 444)
Communication and Understanding Ethics
(p. 448-453)
Importance of Ethics
(p. 454-456)
Ethics 101
(p. 425-431)
100
"Asserting that good business practices take into account their impact on communities, society, the economy, and nature" is defined as this
What is Corporate Social Repsonsibility (CSR)
100
"Achieving maximum happiness while doing the least harm" is this
What is Utilitarianism
100
Three different ways to talk about ethics and communication
What are language, values, and levels
100
A person can study the ethics of an organization by looking at its _______.
What is a professional code of ethics
100
"The systematic examination of values and principles for preferred actions within the human community" is considered this
What are ethics
200
"Framework through which corporations justify their role, authority, and usefulness in society" is defined as this
What is Corporate Legitimacy
200
"Focusing on decisions about what kind of society to 'construct'" is this
What is Fairness
200
Different aspects of language that impact ethical choice can be these
What is persuasiveness, ambiguity, and emotionality
200
Unity, distinctions, sanctions, and standards can all be related to this
What are formal ethical codes
200
Values and culture are related to this, which is a part of studying ethics
What are choices
300
"A perspective that emphasizes transcendent duties and responsibilities and a focus on process" can be considered this
What is Deontological Ethics or Ethics of Duty
300
"Focusing on consequences of adopting one view or another" is this
What is Pragmatic
300
Values-related terms can both establish and lack __________
What is meaning
300
Tests, organizational structure, and habits are all part of this
What are aspects of organizational culture to consider when examining ethics
300
When two different ethical principals conflict with one another, it makes ________ difficult
What are moral decisions
400
Teleological Ethics goes by another term which is ______
What is Utilitarianism
400
"Featuring role-taking, perspective-taking, empathy" is this
What is The Golden Rule
400
"Undefined master symbols or sacred points of reference" can be considered these
What are values
400
The idea that ethics should be considered both formal and informal is a concept that can be used to do this
What is build an organizational culture conscious of ethical standards
400
The ethical discussion in the text comes from primarily a _______ perspective
What is Western
500
Persuasiveness, ambiguity, and emotionality are all parts of this
What are ethical dimensions of language
500
"Treating people as ends in themselves rather than as means to an end" is this
What is Kant's Categorical Imperative
500
An ethical issue in organizational communication practice and reflecting on the ways ethics and values are discussed in popular/professional discourses can be considered two types of these
What are levels of ethics from a communication perspective
500
When an organization "considers its own profits and growth, its responsibility to employees, and its roles in the wider community and environment", it has reached this
What is the "triple bottom line" or social responsibility
500
Ethical dilemmas can involve both ________ and ________ decisions
What are individual and collective