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MSL 712 Ethics & Values

based Leadership
Business & Society
Three domain of Business

 ECONOMIC: Activities which are intended to have either a


direct or indirect positive economic impact on the
corporation in question.
 LEGAL: A firm’s responsiveness to legal expectations
mandated
 ETHICAL: Ethical responsibilities of business as expected
by the general population and relevant stakeholders. This
domain includes responsiveness to both domestic and
global ethical imperatives.
LEGAL DOMAIN
 3 TYPES
 (1) compliance—Passive, Restrictive & Opportunistic
 (2) avoidance of civil litigation “We did it because we might get sued
otherwise.” “Lawsuits will be dropped.”
 (3) anticipation of the law. “The law is going to be changed soon.” “We
wanted to pre-empt the need for legislation.”
Ethical Domain

 Following the Principles (as discussed in earlier classes). It could be


consequentialist (Utilitarianism), Process (Rights, justice, Care)
Overlapping Domains

 The 3 pure categories (Economic, Legal, Ethical)


 4. Economic-Ethical
 5. Economic Legal
 6. Legal Ethical
 7. Economic Legal Ethical

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