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- The demand for more ethical processes is called ethicism
- Business ethics comes under the philosophy of business
- It has led to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Business ethics condemns hostile take-overs
- Condemns evils like price fixing and price discrimination
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Business ethics takes care of the ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It is regarded as a form of applied ethics. There has been increasing demand for more ethical business processes as the public becomes more conscience-focused. Consequently, pressure is applied on industries to pay more attention to business ethics through new public initiatives and environmental measures. One obvious example is the imposition of higher road tax on higher-emission vehicles. The ethical rights and duties existing between companies and society, the issue of moral rights and duties between a company and its shareholders, and the ethical issues in the relations between different companies are debated under... Read more
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