RV6 Main Idea and Supporting Details

RV6 Main Idea and Supporting Details

Introduction to Ethics

In our daily lives, we are often faced with ethical choices. Imagine, for example, that you are a student and that you need a high grade on a test to pass a class. If you had the opportunity to copy someone else’s work – which would guarantee a high grade – would you take it, or would you refuse it? Would cheating be fair to the other students who did their own work? Similarly, if you are in sales and you find a defect in a product, do you tell your manager or the public, or do you continue to sell the product even thought it could harm those who use it? These are all questions that have to do with ethics, which is, at its core, about personal decisions. The study of ethics explores what is fair and unfair and what is morally acceptable and unacceptable

Introduction to Ethics

In our daily lives, we are often faced with ethical choices. Imagine, for example, that you are a student and that you need a high grade on a test to pass a class. If you had the opportunity to copy someone else’s work – which would guarantee a high grade – would you take it, or would you refuse it? Would cheating be fair to the other students who did their own work? Similarly, if you are in sales and you find a defect in a product, do you tell your manager or the public, or do you continue to sell the product even thought it could harm those who use it? These are all questions that have to do with ethics, which is, at its core, about personal decisions. The study of ethics explores what is fair and unfair and what is morally acceptable and unacceptable

Introduction to Ethics

In our daily lives, we are often faced with ethical choices. Imagine, for example, that you are a student and that you need a high grade on a test to pass a class. If you had the opportunity to copy someone else’s work – which would guarantee a high grade – would you take it, or would you refuse it? Would cheating be fair to the other students who did their own work? Similarly, if you are in sales and you find a defect in a product, do you tell your manager or the public, or do you continue to sell the product even thought it could harm those who use it? These are all questions that have to do with ethics, which is, at its core, about personal decisions. The study of ethics explores what is fair and unfair and what is morally acceptable and unacceptable

Business Ethics

2 The examination of ethical decision in a business context is known as business ethics. Just as our personal ethics are determined by our everyday decisions, business ethics are determined by the decisions of the individuals who work in the business. Clearly, those at the top – business owners and executives – make the most important decisions that reflect a company’s morals and values. In addition, through their decisions, business leaders determine the moral atmosphere of a company, which influences the ethical decision making of employees throughout an organization.

Multiple Select

What is the topic of this paragraph

• business ethics

• ethical business decisions

• business owners and executives

• ethics choices

Business Ethics

2 The examination of ethical decision in a business context is known as business ethics. Just as our personal ethics are determined by our everyday decisions, business ethics are determined by the decisions of the individuals who work in the business. Clearly, those at the top – business owners and executives – make the most important decisions that reflect a company’s morals and values. In addition, through their decisions, business leaders determine the moral atmosphere of a company, which influences the ethical decision making of employees throughout an organization.

Multiple Select

Which of these contain the topic?

• Ethics choices, especially business ethics, are very important.

• Workers' decisions determine business ethics

• The main idea of the entire paragraph is ethics in general, especially in business.

• The main idea of paragraph 2 is our behavior is reflect in which company we work on.

• As we define our ethics by ourselves, business ethics are also determined by the employers.

Multiple Select

Which of these most clearly express the main idea?

• Ethics choices, especially business ethics, are very important.

• Workers' decisions determine business ethics

• The main idea of the entire paragraph is ethics in general, especially in business.

• The main idea of paragraph 2 is our behavior is reflect in which company we work on.

• As we define our ethics by ourselves, business ethics are also determined by the employers.

Business Ethics

3 Business ethics are especially important because business decisions often affect not only a company and its employees but also customers, society, and the environment. If, for instance, a business manager decides to dispose of factory waste illegally in order to save money, that decision could have repercussions for many others. It could lead to legal problems for the manager and the company and it could cause employees to lose their jobs, retirements savings, and healthy care. Customers may have problems buying the product. Investors could lose money, and the local economy and environment could be damaged. These are examples of local problems that can result from poor ethical choices.

Business Ethics cont...

3 However, when large corporations make questionable decisions, the effects can be felt across the globe. The market collapse and financial crisis of 2007-2009 , for example, which was brought about by ethics violations in some of the largest financial institutes in the US, is an example of how poor ethical business choices have implications well beyond a business.

Multiple Select

Which one of these is the clearest main idea?

• The main idea of paragraph 3 is our

  decisions can effectively innocent people

• Business ethics does not just affect a

  company and its employees.

• Business ethics decision affect everything around the company.

• Decisions of business ethics often affect a lot.

• The main idea is business ethics and its effect on the company, employee, customers, and even society and environment.

Multiple Choice

Deciding whether or not to cheat on an exam is an example of an ethical choice?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Business ethics are determined by a company's rules and policies?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The repercussions of business decisions usually stay within an organization?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The decisions made at large corporations can have global effects?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 was caused by poor ethical decisions at large financial institutions.

• true

• false