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ETHICS AND BUSINESS
READING I
BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Part I. UNIT 8
Essay writing
Write an essay about any of these ideas.
1) An ethical problem you know about.
2) A memorable ethical event in your life (good or bad).
3) An unusual or memorable experience of your participating in environmental protection.
| Learning goals After studying this unit you will be able to: · differentiate between the notions of business ethics, legal and social responsibility · explain purposes of business · identify ethics objectives of management · compare different ways of improving ethical performance · distinguish between social responsibility strategies · describe approaches to ethical decision making |
1) Match the terms with their Russian equivalents.
| 1) obstructive strategy | a) ответственность перед законом |
| 2) defensive strategy | b) приспособительная стратегия |
| 3) legal responsibility | c) обструкционная или стратегия создания препятствий |
| 4) adaptive strategy | d) действенная стратегия |
| 5) proactive strategy | e) защитная стратегия |
2) Match the terms with their definitions.
| 1) ethics | a) a set of principles that people use to decide what is right and what is wrong |
| 2) social responsibility | b) a normative discipline that applies everyday moral or ethical norms to business |
| 3) legal responsibility | c) obligations to society involving a degree of voluntary response |
| 4) business ethics | d) complying with specific laws and regulations |
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