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| Standards of moral behavior, that is, behavior accepted by society as right versus wrong. |
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| compliance-based ethics codes |
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| Ethical standards that emphasize preventing unlawful behavior by increasing control and by penalizing wrongdoers. |
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| integrity-based ethics codes |
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| Ethical standards that define the organization's guiding values, create an environment that supports ethically sound behavior, and stress a shared accountability among employees. |
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| Insiders who report illegal or unethical behavior. |
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| corporate social responsibility (CSR) |
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| A business's concern for the welfare of society. |
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| The dimension of social responsibility that includes charitable donations. |
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| corporate social initiatives |
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| Enhanced forms of corporate philanthropy directly related to the company's competencies. |
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| The dimension of social responsibility that includes everything from hiring minority workers to making safe products. |
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| The dimension of social responsibility that refers to the position a firm takes on social and political issues. |
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| An unethical activity in which insiders use private company information to further their own fortunes or those of their family and friends. |
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| A systematic evaluation of an organization's progress toward implementing socially responsible and responsive programs. |
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