Define business ethics.

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1. Define business ethics.

2. Define social responsibility.

3. How does social responsibility benefit shareholders?

4. In the past, few companies placed corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the forefront of PR and marketing efforts. While some issued occasional press releases about their charitable donations, most gave CSR a low priority. Mainstream corporate America generally viewed CSR-committed companies like Ben & Jerry’s and The Body Shop as eccentric, left-wing hippie outfits. Do you believe CSR is important and if so, how should it be measured?

5. Can one business make a difference to a global problem such as the food industry?

6. Are whistleblowers heroes or disloyal employees?

7. Do ethics courses make people more ethical?

8. If a customer misuses a product, is the company that manufactured or sold the product to blame?

9. Is monitoring employee’s online behavior ethical?

10. State your opinion on an employer intercepting and reading email messages of their employees.

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