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Task 1 Overview of Business Ethics

Welcome to Task 1. The Task is an assignment to be completed by utilizing the course content (and any outside sources) pertaining to this Module. Work through the materials, do some research on your own, and complete the assignment.

  • Complete the Lynda Course entitled: Business Ethics
  • Read Chapter 1 in the textbook.

Please respond to the following review questions:

CHAPTER 1:

1. How would you define Business Ethics?

2. What is the difference between morals, principles and values?

3. Why is studying business ethics valuable?

4. Discuss the concept of corporate social responsibility.

5. Discuss the purpose of establishing compliance and ethics initiatives in organizations. Who may be appointed to oversee these initiatives?

6. What laws have been passed in the twenty-first century that attempt to perpetuate the adoption of higher ethical standards in business?

7. What is the ethical component of corporate culture?

8. What does it mean to have an ethical culture? What is the goal of an ethical culture?

9. What are businesses doing globally to establish standards of acceptable behavior?

10. Discuss the benefits of business ethics to an organization.

Upon completion, upload your assignment in Word format to Moodle.