San Francisco State University IBUS 330 Chapter 4 Ethics and CSR 1)How people view or define unethical versus ethical behavior is influenced by their values   If a firm takes a defensive position towards social responsibility it will do all that is required to do but not anything else

San Francisco State University

IBUS 330

Chapter 4 Ethics and CSR

1)How people view or define unethical versus ethical behavior is influenced by their values

2. If a firm takes a defensive position towards social responsibility it will do all that is required to do but not anything else.

3. Large German firms typically negotiate with labor organizations under the oversight of the German government.

4. Managers who are tried and found by courts to be guilty of having paid bribes can be made to pay fines but do not have to spend time in jail.

5. One of the best tools firms have to check whether its employees hold the proper values and engage in the appropriate behaviors to achieve firm success is the “corporate social audit”.

6. Ethics applies to groups or organizations. It is not an individual concept

7. Research has shown that while bribery is common in China, the Chinese people have a lot of experience with it and as a result it does not affect that nation’s Gross National Product.