scholarly journals Culture and business ethics – a comparative perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Florin Lucian Isac ◽  
Eugen Florin Remes
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
International Environment

Abstract Accelerating growth in business globalization places managers in an international environment with more ethical challenges. Ethical principles that govern businesses in a particular culture may not match with the conditions, norms and customs of other cultures. The article aims to examine comparatively the role of culture in explaining ethical issues and dilemmas in organizations. Treating the issue of business ethics in companies nowadays offer different perspectives depending on the influence of the cultural context of countries where these companies operate. Each cultural context shows its specificity, in addition to legal regulations, customs, habits or moral issues, which deserve to be highlighted in a paper on how to conduct business from an ethical perspective.

Role Of Ethics In Modern Business Paradigm

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 2285-2294
Author(s):  
DIKSHA PAHUJA
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Insider Trading ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
New Business ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Corporate Social

Business ethics is the study of proper business policies and practices regarding potentially controversial issues such as corporate governance, Insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary responsibilities .Business ethics simply we mean that the application of ethics in business. The study concentrates on how the modern businesses are accelerated by applying the code of conduct in the environment of the business. The article discusses the survival of modern in the present society. The results of this study would help the modern industries in achieving their targeted result in a smooth way. The existing companies can improve their practices and new business can comply with the results for better performance. This article also describes the ethical issues, which are vital to solving the problems related to business, and to give short preface to the moral issues drawn in the management of explicit problem areas in business.

scholarly journals Christian attitude in business

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 1110-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M Vorster
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
First Century ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Political Responsibility ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Moral Agents ◽  
Christian Churches

The beginning of the twenty-first century faces new challenges in the field of business ethics.  Totally new macro-ethical challenges have arisen and they have already inspired constant ethical reflection. Two major developments in the field of economics paved the way for this new interest in business ethics: the total dominance of the market driven economy and economic globalization. This article investigates the ethical challenges posed by this new environment from a Christian ethical perspective. Firstly norms are formulated flowing from the paradigm of Christian attitude as a manifestation of the attitude of Christ. These are love, stewardship, self-denial and obedience to God. These norms are then applied to the following modern-day issues in the field of business ethics: the challenge of globalization, respect for basic human rights, remuneration, the corporation as a moral model, the need for self-evaluation, political responsibility and environmental concern. In conclusion I attempt to define the role of Christians and Christian churches in transforming corporations into moral agents.

scholarly journals Afro-Communitarianism and the Role of Traditional African Healers in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues ◽  
Thaddeus Metz
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
The Face

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant challenges to healthcare systems worldwide, and in Africa, given the lack of resources, they are likely to be even more acute. The usefulness of Traditional African Healers in helping to mitigate the effects of pandemic has been neglected. We argue from an ethical perspective that these healers can and should have an important role in informing and guiding local communities in Africa on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Particularly, we argue not only that much of the philosophy underlying Traditional African Medicine is adequate and compatible with preventive measures for COVID-19, but also that Traditional African Healers have some unique cultural capital for influencing and enforcing such preventive measures. The paper therefore suggests that not only given the cultural context of Africa where Traditional African Healers have a special role, but also because of the normative strength of the Afro-communitarian philosophy that informs it, there are good ethical reasons to endorse policies that involve Traditional Healers in the fight against COVID-19. We also maintain that concerns about Traditional African Healers objectionably violating patient confidentiality or being paternalistic are much weaker in the face of COVID-19.

Postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy: Theoretical and ethical issues in mental health care in a Polish context

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 780-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radosław Stupak ◽  
Krzysztof Dyga
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
To Come ◽  
Key Aspects

The article reconstructs postpsychiatry’s core propositions and briefly describes its theoretical background and assumptions. It also presents chosen aspects of postmodern psychotherapy, which seem to be in many ways similar to postpsychiatry’s ideas. Although they are drawn from different inspiration, postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy seem to come to similar conclusions, especially regarding the role of the patient in the therapeutic process, the meaning of psychiatric diagnosis, and the importance of the institutional, cultural, and social contexts in mental health practice and research. The paper also aims to place postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy in a Polish context, focusing on the ethical challenges faced by psychiatry and showing that some of postpsychiatry’s ideas and solutions to contemporary problems were already present in the Polish psychiatric literature of the 20th century. It also contains a brief description of the Polish social and historical context of psychiatry, as well as key aspects of the Polish legal system that relate to mental health and seem to reflect the nature of biomedical explanations of mental distress. It concludes that the model of psychiatric care postulated by “postmodern” approaches seems more ethical and scientifically and philosophically grounded and promises better treatment results than the “traditional” biomedical model.

Friends or Foe?

2022 ◽  
pp. 1412-1435
Author(s):  
Rosalba Manna ◽  
Rocco Palumbo ◽  
Massimiliano Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Human Resource Management Practices ◽  
Push Forward

Scholars have argued that business ethics is a crucial ingredient for the successful recipe of human resource management. However, little is known about the factors that trigger an organizational commitment towards the promotion of an ethical approach in crafting human resource management practices. This is especially true for family firms, whose ethical slant in devising human resource management practices has been under-researched. This chapter intends to push forward our knowledge in the field of business ethics investigating the role of familiness in determining ethically-rooted human resource management practices among small and medium-sized enterprises. More specifically, the authors investigated how awareness of business ethics issues and formalization of human resource management policies and practices affect the SMEs commitment to ethics. Family firms were found to be aware of the ethical challenges that characterize human resource management; however, no evidence was retrieved about the role of familiness in triggering an ethical commitment in managing human resources.

Ethical issues in social marketing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Eagle ◽  
Stephan Dahl ◽  
David Low
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Frameworks

Many social marketers assume that because they are focusing on positive behaviour change they may expect fewer ethical issues arising from their work than conventional, commercial marketing. However, such a view is sadly too simplistic. This chapter focuses on the ethical issues facing social marketing. It argues that social marketers face an even greater potential for ethical issues and gives examples of these by focusing on targeting, stigmatization, victim blaming, coercion, and the use of financial incentives, among others. Recognizing the manifold potential for ethical challenges, and the lack of a decisive manner in which to resolve them easily, it then discusses ethical frameworks which can aid social marketers in formulating a response to potential issues and arriving at a considered decision. The chapter concludes by discussing the potential role of a professional code of ethics, and how this can aid future ethical decision-making.

Drama: A Tool for Teaching Business Ethics

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Garaventa
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Current Mode ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Teaching Business Ethics ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Teaching Business ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Individual

Abstract:The concept of business ethics has continued to remain a major item on the agenda of corporate America for the last twenty years. Regrettably, this longevity of interest has not been matched by equal attention to the pedagogical methods and techniques used to address these issues. The current mode of teaching business ethics generally involves reliance on “war stories,” case studies, and seminars. Today’s dynamic environment creates pressures for higher levels of ethical behavior by business. Many ethical challenges faced by contemporary managers are not easily resolved by existing guidelines, and require managers to expand their scope of analysis in attempting to arrive at satisfactory resolutions. Literature can be an especially alternative source of insights, as authors are able to highlight behaviors that may not be available from traditional sources. Historically, the use of literature in examining business ethics has been focused primarily on novels such as The Jungle, Babbit, and The Great Gatsby. Plays are more useful than novels in attempting to inculcate moral and ethical values since they more sharply address the interactions of characters, and the reader becomes more involved in their situations. The plays selected for analysis, Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, and David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, have intense plots and characters and allow the reader to observe a wide range motives, emotions, and traits. This untraditional approach to teaching business ethics enhances the ability to relate to the increasingly complex ethical issues facing the individual and the organization.

scholarly journals Brazilian Foreign Policy for Immigrants and Refugees: New Concepts and Ethical Issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Rodolfo Georg Uebel
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
West African ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
West African Coast ◽  
Migration Flows

In the last decades, Brazil has received about 2,1 million immigrants, according to the Federal Police. In this contingency, migration flows from Latin America, Caribbean and West African coast can be highlighted, represented respectively by Haitians, Cubans, Venezuelans, Bolivians, Senegalese and Ghanaians. Thus, this paper will discuss the role of Brazilian Foreign Policy, as a legal tool to coordinate Brazil’s immigration agenda and it aims to present the possibilities of the practical application of public policies for immigrants and refugees in the country based on the ethical challenges encountered by the Brazilian State and by the immigrants themselves, vis-à-vis to the foregoing context. Also, the paper will also present a brief immigration overview of Brazil, as well as launching for debate the concept of Brazilian Foreign Policy for Migrants and Refugees and its ethical challenges and delimitations in the Brazilian migration governance.

scholarly journals Business Ethics Education: One Management Educators Perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Niles
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Ethical Reasoning ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Business Ethics Education ◽  
Business Faculty ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
The Past

Results from the 2005 National Business Ethics Survey (NBES) indicate that over half of employees observed at least one type of misconduct in the workplace during the past 12 months, with nearly 40% observing two or more violations (http://www.ethics.org). The President of the Ethics Resource Center, Dr. Patricia Harned, has stated that this statistic has not changed much over the past 5 years even though there is a rise in the number of companies that have implemented ethics programs (http://www.ethics.org) Business faculty has the opportunity to provide business students with ethical reasoning opportunities to meet these ethical challenges successfully.  AACSB has stated in their 2004 Ethics Education in Business Schools that…business education must encourage students to develop an understanding of the challenges surrounding business ethics and provide students with the tools to recognize and respond to ethical issues, both personally and organizationally (9). This paper outlines a proposed undergraduate business ethics education model that is developed in compliance with AACSB standards.

To Take or Not to Take?

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Lipska ◽  
Emilia Kijanka
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Ethical Attitudes ◽  
The People ◽  
Economic Sphere ◽  
The Face

Business ethics are not only an effective method of competitive struggle but also measurable economic benefits. The sense of responsibility allows to limit arbitrariness and develop a concept of freedom that will take into account the needs of others. In the face of a crisis of values, the ethical attitudes and moral issues are of particular importance, both in the professions of public trust and in the economic sphere. The analysis confronts two separate groups, those who enter the market and establish their business and those who already are in the market and have to manage. The attitude of the people involved in the market depends on the atmosphere on it. Due to this, the authors analyze the beliefs of the students to ethical issues and their views on the rules which control the economy because they will be responsible for the local market.

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