(Optional) List the principles of personal and business ethics and their role in business decisions.

List should include

  • identifying the role of ethics in governing business decisions and business conduct
  • identifying the methods by which ethics are established, enforced, and reinforced
  • distinguishing between legal and ethical
  • exploring the far-reaching effects of unethical conduct
  • identifying the role of whistleblowers in holding organizations to ethical standards
  • exploring the effects of social media
    • common policies regarding the use of social media in the workplace
    • the changing nature of social media
    • optimization of the benefits of social media.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs reflect the need to establish personal and business ethics?
  • What experiences or skills allow one to formulate principles and establish ethical behavior?
  • How does unethical conduct affect a business?
  • Where does social media fit into the picture of establishing ethics?

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