TIẾNG ANH TRONG

KINH DOANH QUỐC TẾ

Chapter 5: ETHICAL ECONOMICS

Lecturer-in-charge: BUI DO CONG THANH

Learning objectives

• Upon the completion of Chapter 5, students will be able to:

1/ write a report or a letter to explain or compare the pros and
cons of issues concerning sustainable development and
environmentally friendly business investment
2/ decide if a particular act is ethical or unethical and what
action to take
3/ increase work morale and ethics in the workplace in relation
to colleagues and clients
Lead-in

• In what ways do you think these jobs are ethical?

accountant lawyer taxi driver

banker teacher nurse

journalist police officer sales executive

List of unethical activities

• Discuss this list of unethical activities. In your opinion,

which is the worst? Why?
1/ Avoiding paying tax
2/ Claiming extra expenses
3/ Using work facilities for private purposes
4/ Selling a defective product
5/ Using your influence to get jobs for relatives
(nepotism)
List of unethical activities

6/ Ringing in sick when you are not till

7/ Taking extended lunch break
8/ Talking badly behind your colleague’s back
9/ Employing people without the correct paperwork
10/ Manufacture products that are do harm to the
environment and public health
11/ Pilfering stationery from work
…
Sustainable development

For the business enterprise, sustainable development means

adopting business strategies and activities that meet the needs of
the enterprise and its stakeholders today while protecting,
sustaining and enhancing the human and natural resources that will
be needed in the future.
(Business Strategy for Sustainable Development: Leadership and
Accountability for the 90s)
1/ Give an example from real life to illustrate the abovementioned
statement.
2/ As an individual, what can you do to fulfil your responsibility to
customers and other stakeholders?
Language input

Making a proposal
Introducing the proposal
In response to your enquiry about …
At present the company seems to be performing (well/ badly) …
Comparing pros and cons
On the one hand … On the other hand …
One advantage/ disadvantage is that …
One other thing to consider is …
While/ Whereas …
… However/ Nevertheless …
Language input

Balancing and concluding

Despite … I would still suggest that …
Overall, I would strongly recommend that …
The fact that … makes this a good/ poor investment
opportunity.