ETHICS Flashcards

(37 cards)

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socially transmitted information. cultures, ethics, and norms

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INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS

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2
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self-centered mentality. perceive their own culture as “natural, rational, and morally right”

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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3
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distinguishes the members of one group

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CULTURE

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4
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Layers of Culture

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Regional
Ethnic
Religious

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5
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Language

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CESH 20865%
Chinese 20
English 8
Spanish 6
Hindi 5

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6
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Religion

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CIHB
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism

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3 Ways to Understand Cultural Differences

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  1. Context Approach
  2. Cluster Approach
  3. Dimension Approach
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8
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failure to understand the differences in interaction styles

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Context Approach (high and low context)

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9
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“no means no”

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low context

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10
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unspoken conditions or assumptions

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high context

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11
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more comfortable to do business with other countries with the same cluster/civilization

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Cluster Approach

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12
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power is distributed unequally

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Power Distance

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13
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identity is his or her own

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Individualism Vs. Collectivism:

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14
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identity of his or her collective group

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Collectivism

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15
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strong form, men tend to have more assertiveness and women are in caring professions

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Masculinity

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16
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weak form

17
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members in a culture accept or avoid ambiguous situations and uncertainty.

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Uncertainty Avoidance

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perseverance and savings for future betterment.

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Long-term orientation

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principles, standards, and norms. Formal laws and regulations.

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set of guidelines for making ethical decisions

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Code of Conduct

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3 VIEWS OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR

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  1. Negative View
  2. Positive View
  3. Instrumental View
22
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social pressure

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Negative View

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self-motivated

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Positive View

24
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good ethics will help make money

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Instrumental View

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5 Dimension Approaches
1. Power Distance 2. Individualism Vs. Collectivsm 3. Masculinity Vs. Femininity 4. Uncertainty Avoidance 5. Long-term Orientation
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ethical standards are relative “ when in rhome, do what romans do”
ETHICAL RELATIVISM
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there’s only one set of ethics
ETHICAL IMPERIALISM
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prevailing practices
NORMS
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FOUR BROAD STRATEGIC PRACTICES
1. Reactive Strategy 2. Defensive Strategy 3. Accomodative Strategy 4. Proactive Strategy
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denial and belated action to correct problems.
Reactive Strategy
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regulatory compliance (sweatshops: low wages for long hours)
Defensive Strategy
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accepting responsibility
Accomodative Strategy
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do more than is required.
Proactive Strategy
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3 Proactive Strategy kinds
1. Awareness 2. Knowledge 3. Skills
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recognition of pros and cons
Awareness
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ability to identify symbols, rituals, and taboos in other cultures
Knowledge
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good practices based on awareness and knowledge
Skills