Other Ethical Issues Facing Businessmen

A group of ethical issues applicable to businessmen may be treated under the heading of “honesty and law observance.” These include such matters as truthfulness in selling and advertising, honest weights and measures, avoidance of financial manipulation for the benefit of “insiders,” observance of c...

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Published inSocial Responsibilities of the Businessman p. 207
Main Author Bowen, Howard R
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Iowa Press 01.12.2013
Subjects
Business
Business ethics
Business structures
Businesspeople
Consumer goods industries
Corporations
Economic conditions
Economic disciplines
Economic fluctuations
Economics
Employment
Foreign policy
Government
Government relations
Human geography
Industrial sectors
Industry
Labor economics
Manufacturing industries
Occupations
Political science
Public administration
Public policy
Social sciences
Working conditions
Workplaces
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Summary:A group of ethical issues applicable to businessmen may be treated under the heading of “honesty and law observance.” These include such matters as truthfulness in selling and advertising, honest weights and measures, avoidance of financial manipulation for the benefit of “insiders,” observance of contracts, disclosure of full and accurate information to the tax collector, maintaining legally required conditions of safety and sanitation, observing price-control regulations, etc. These matters form the socially acceptable elements of what has traditionally been called “business ethics.”¹ In broad general principle, there is little question as to what constitutes probity in these matters. It does
ISBN:1609381963
9781609381967