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Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics

Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics. Quote of the Week Those are my principles; if you don't like them, I have others. - Groucho Marx (1895 - 1977), American comedian & film actor. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics. Definitions of Ethics http://dict.die.net/ethics/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics.

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Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics

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  1. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Quote of the Week • Those are my principles; if you don't like them, I have others. - Groucho Marx (1895 - 1977), American comedian & film actor

  2. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Definitions of Ethics • http://dict.die.net/ethics/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics

  3. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Discussion - Starting Up • Discuss ethics at work • Rank a list of unethical activities • Exercise A • Exercise B • Ethical Orientation Questionnaire • http://www.ethicsandbusiness.org/stylequiz.htm

  4. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Discussion - Additional Resources (reading assignment) • BP business ethics • http://www.bp.com/subsection.do?categoryId=2011495&contentId=2016868 • Nike responsibility • http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=24

  5. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Language Review - Vocabulary • Words to do with honesty & dishonesty • Exercise A • Exercise B • ‘If we face a recession we should not lay off employees. The company should sacrifice a profit. It’s management’s risk & management’s responsibility. Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer ?’ – Akio Morita (1921 – 1999), co-founder of Sony

  6. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Discussion - Doing the right thing • Discuss the ethical questions • Agree or disagree • Exercise A • Exercise B

  7. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Discussion – Additional Resources • Practical resources for studying business ethics • Center for Ethics and Business, at Los Angeles's Loyola Marymount University • http://www.ethicsandbusiness.org/ • Solving ethical dilemmas • http://www.ethicsandbusiness.org/strategy.htm

  8. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Text - Reading: Fighting corruption • Discussion • Exercise A, B, C, & D • The most & least corrupt countries • "Britain Moves Higher In Bribery League" • Exercise E, F, G, & H

  9. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Text - Listening: A code of ethics • An interview with a senior manager • Claire Bebbington, External Affairs Manager BP • Exercise A • Exercise B & C, 1st part of the interview, 10.1 • Exercise D, 2nd part of the interview, 10.2

  10. Week 3 – Unit 10: Ethics • Text – Additional Reading • Transparency International • http://www.transparency.org/ • Harvard Business Review • Contains some interesting articles on ethical dilemmas faced by managers doing business outside their own cultures • http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/products/hbr/archive.html

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