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Recap

Every day, managers and business owners make business decisions based on what they believe to be right and wrong. Through their actions, they demonstrate to their employees what is and is not acceptable behavior and shape the moral standard of the organization. Personal and professional ethics are important cornerstones of an organization and shape its ultimate contributions to society in the form of corporate social responsibility. In this chapter, we examined how individual business ethics are formed.

Resources

  1. Find out which companies test their products on animals and which don’t in the campaign section of the PETA website, http://www.peta.org.
  2. How is the International Business Ethics Institute working to promote business ethics worldwide? Find out at http://www.business-ethics.org.
  3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has always taken its responsibilities as a corporate good citizen seriously. Learn about the company’s positions on various issues and products that support social issues at its website, http://www.benjerry.com.
  4. Discover what the Texas Instruments employee Ethics Quick Test includes, as well as the company’s overall ethics policies, by searching for “Ethics at TI” on the corporate home page, http://www.ti.com.
  5. What does IBM require from its employees in terms of ethical business conduct? You will find the information on IBM’s website under Corporate responsibility, http://www.ibm.com.
  6. Levi Strauss’s unique corporate culture rewards and recognizes employee achievement. To learn about its employee community involvement program, go to the Levi Strauss website at http://www.levistrauss.com.
  7. Want to see how the global environment is changing and learn the latest about global warming? Check out http://www.climatehotmap.org.
  8. General Motors is committed to continuous improvement in its environmental performance. Check out GM’s Sustainability Report at http://www.gmsustainability.com.
  9. Before donating to any charity, check out its credentials and overall track record at http://charitywatch.org.
  10. Learn how U.S. businesses gain competitive advantage through corporate social responsibility programs at the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) website, http://www.bsr.org.

 

Looking Ahead

Next week we will cover Competing in the Global Marketplace.