CORPORATE ETHICS

Corporate Ethics in USA

Executive Summary

In this paper, we discuss the different methods and issues that can be used for the implementation of corporate ethics in the business environment, in the United States. This is paper is thought to be made as a recommendation to be given to the Governor, which he can look into and decide on to implement in the corporate sector, in the United States of America. In this paper, first we present the role of opportunity can influence ethical decision-making in the organization, in which the opportunities that can be obtained from the use of ethical decision-making. Secondly, Cultural relativism as a framework for global business ethics has been discussed. Thirdly, different ethical theories that can be adopted such as, deontology, utilitarianism and virtue ethics have been discussed, along with their values and the impact of these philosophical justice theories on business ethics. Finally, the issue of professional ethics has been discussed. In professional ethics, the aspect of ethics has been discussed in relation to the different field in the business world like, finance and accounting, human resource management, sales and marketing, production, intellectual property, the knowledge and skills and IT. These have been discussed in order to give the concerned authority an idea about the impact of ethics, and its uses in these fields, as to create a proper understanding of it.

Paper Outline

Problem Statement

Corporate ethics is an integral part of the global business community

There have been many organizations in the United States that have been involved in certain unethical practices

Body

The role of opportunity can influence ethical decision-making in the organization

When a company does business with one that is considered unethical, it would mark the first company ethics by association

Honesty in terms of transactions, maintenance of the word and how to deal with customers and suppliers are very important and decisive in transactions, in the market, precisely because ultimately the right is protected

Cultural relativism as a framework for global business ethics

It can be argued that business ethics is a set of principles of conduct of people engaged in entrepreneurial activity

Business ethics is based on moral and ethical principles on certain rules of behavior as a firm and outside it, as well as the legal criteria that are established by legislative acts of the state, and international rules and principles

Impact of philosophies of justice on business ethics

Indeed, business ethics, as ethical terms "applied" questions the referential, because it invites subjectivity, as it is seen through the eyes of the employee, the company, the state, or society as a whole

Two approaches can address the issues raised by business ethics: that which is to translate the theories of the social contract the economic environment, and one that leads to the conclusion that there are a number of ethical behaviors, which are in, competition

Professional Ethics

Professional ethics covers the broad range of issues and phenomena ethical emerging functions or specific trades in the company, as the ethics of computing, the environmental ethic

It discusses the ethics in finance and accounting, human resource management, ...