A mindmap for the topic Business Ethics, for OCR Religious Studies A Level
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EDWARD SNOWDEN: ↳ GLOBALISATION: The integration of economies trading
↳ Exposed to the media + journalists and political movements around the
that the NSA were looking at wand. Potentially leads to businesses
private emails and tools etc 'shopping around' and having
Utilitarianism would suggest without the public's consent. factories in other countries as they
you look at who will be ↳ He had to leave the country for are cheaper and don't have as
involved in the consequences his life and found asylum in Russia. many ethical regulations. E.G: Unilever.
(all of society's benefit or not, ↳ He called it "informing the public ↳ SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY:
the whole company?) as to that which has been done ↳ HOBBES: In favour of laws and dictatorship,
against them" as the state of nature is" Lawless and terrifying!
↳ ROUSSEAU: The state of nature is a blessed time
WHISTLEBLOWING: of freedom -the government should
↳ when an employee, or stakeholder, raises concerns of KANT would look at duties interfere as little as possible.
an ethical nature of a business-an ethical concern we have one to society,
not a personal grievance. They raise the concern our family (keep the job), the truth
outside the organisation.Cabane HR/management). or our company. ↳ hant sees UTILITARIANISM: (applied)
as really
↳ It can be private or public ↳ Good will:"doing the important! ↳ classical utilitarians like Bentham
↳ concerns right thing." and Mill were supportive of minimal
concerns raised externally
raised within (e.g.the media) State intervention and Adam
the company. Smith's idea of self-interest-but we
The FTSE Good indec measure the
should be aware of the fact that
BUSINESS ectent a company displays corporate
acting ethically may be the most
ETHICS social responsibility based on social.
profitable.
EXAMPLES: environmental and governmental factors.
↳ They may also support globalisat
a soft
↳ Cadbury's built schools and decent corporate social responsibility: (CSR) capitalist. as it would increase economic benefi
homes for their workers, as they The view that businesses have wider > ADAM SMITH believes however for many countries.
believed it was their duty to their ethical responsibilities in society whilst ↳ De personalises the issues
tChSaRt, baussinessesa deothihcasveis good
workers. also making profits. it comes to business a
↳ Shein have terrible working " 'business' as a whole ↳ MILTON FRIEDMAN argued that companies ↳ argued that think more logically
business"•
conditions in factories, and don't have CSR, they should serve being ethical
cannot be said to have may be the best
risk their reputation because of responsibilities"-Friedman. the company and stakeholders option for profits
anyway.
this/eventually making less money). instead. KANTIAN ETHICS would argue
↳ ROBERT SOLOMONS: It is not > "There is one and only one social that we have duty however, > treats people
possible to divide business from responsibility of business -to use to be genuine, honest individuals as ends not means.
the rest of an individual's life. it's resources and engage in despite being a part of a
It should not be the case that activities designed to increase it's wider company. > Kant's shopkeeper ample
people's behaviour doesn't match MILTON FRIEDMAN profits! snows now good ethics (duty)
their business decisions. suggests governments Religious people may argue is more important than a
↳ Thames water pump sewage water into should regulate businesses we have responsibility in how good business. the shopkeeper
rivers and were find £90m, nowhere to be ethical, however we treat humans + society. How do we treats his customers farily with
near their £290 m profits. they evidently don't do this. E. G: Cadbury's (Quakers) know someone's the intention of growing
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