Chapter 5: Ethics At Work

4. rules of conduct that apply to business and their employees.
7. certain confidential business information protected by law under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA).
8. the idea that corporations have an ethical obligation beyond their economic, profit-driven purpose that is mutually beneficial to the corporation and the community.
10. a set of rules for required behaviors and responsibilities expected of a company and its employees or members of a group.
11. the belief that businesses need not feel responsible for social issues and should concentrate on being profitable.
13. a set of complex regulations that protects investors and enforces corporate accountability and responsibility by requiring accuracy and reliability of corporate accounting and disclosures.
14. a law requiring companies to operate ethically in their business dealings in other cultures.
15. arises when our sense of values or social responsibility is questioned internally or challenged externally.
16. the knowledge or confidential business information an employee may have about the company.

1. a person who identifies organizational wrongdoing or unethical practices to officials who have the authority to enforce appropriate sanctions on any inappropriate behavior.
2. a view that businesses are accountable for their actions, with a responsibility to individuals and the general public to be fair and considerate.
3. links businesses with the government and other groups to solve social and environmental problems.
5. the obligation to make choices or decisions that are beneficial to the whole of society.
6. legal contracts between you and the company that forbid you from disclosing certain information defined in the document.
9. the study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by individuals in their relationships with others; a set of moral principles or values.
12. principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable.