Business Law Ch2

code of ethics

a set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace

Culture

the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

Ethics

the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions

Morals

beliefs of an individual concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.

corporate responsibility

the dimension of social responsibility that includes everything from hiring minority workers to making safe products

Values

the ideas, beliefs, standards and attitudes about what is worthwhile to a society

Whistleblower

an employee who exposes unethical or illegal conduct within the federal government or a company

subcluture

group within a dominant culture that differs form the larger culture in one or more important ways