JANE DIAZ

MR. PAJO

BSIM

ITETHICS

 

 

BOOKREVIEW # 14

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS ETHICS

by: Joseph R. DesJardind

HF5387

 

 

Chapter I – Business and Philosophy

 

 

Why there aren’t more women my cohort in philosophy? Because there were

very few of us and there was a lot of outright discrimination. I think a lot of philosophers

aren’t aware of what women in the profession deal with it. Philosophy, as a discipline, is

the systematic examination of the most fundamental questions that human beings ask.

Philosophy explores such matters as the nature of reality, the nature and source of

knowledge, the nature and basis of ethics, and the relationship between mind and body.

The study of philosophy makes a valuable contribution to one’s personal development

and is a keystone of a liberal education.

The philosophy major combines a thorough study of philosophies that have

shaped Western civilization with rigorous training in the analysis of argument and in the

development of a systematic set of reasoned philosophical views of one’s own.

 

 

Chapter II – Business and Employees

 

 

All Employees and compliance with the laws that govern the conduct of our

business worldwide, they believe that a commitment to honesty, ethical conduct and

integrity is a valuable asset that builds trust with our customers, suppliers, employees,

shareholders, and the communities in which we operate.

To implement the commitment, should have developed ethics and conduct.

Interest utilitarianism points out that the world in which as many people get as much of

what is in their interests as possible is ethically preferable to a world in which people get

as much of what they want as possible is ethical. The satisfaction of interests not wants

should be our ethical goal.

 

 

Chapter III – Business and consumers

 

 

Privacy is an elusive, value-laden concept, and it is hard to reach consensus on

a definition. In recent, self-serving studies, the business community seized upon this lack

of clarity to distort debates about the true costs of privacy costs to individuals, society

and to the business community itself. Calculating consumer benefits is the basis for

some cost/benefit estimates.

However, the definition of consumer benefits is so broad as to include the

nonconsensual sale and exploitation of consumer information that most, if not all,

consumers would reject, if given an informed choice. If industry can legitimately make a

case that stricter privacy rules would increase costs and result in lost business, then the

figures must be balanced against comparable evidence showing that the lack of privacy

rules is also affecting business by dissuading customers from buying and by imposing

costs on those who use the Internet for commerce. When both sides of the privacy

equation are considered, the net effect will not be as clear as the one-sided studies

suggest. Both privacy and its absence may affect business costs and consumer sales.

Based on the current record, it is impossible to say which of the direct effects is greater

or how to factor in the secondary consequences on Internet usage and values.