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| Compliance-based ethics codes | Ethical standards that emphasize preventing unlawful behaviour by increasing control and by penalizing wrongdoers (See page(s) 132) |
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| Corporate philanthropy | Dimension of social responsibility that includes charitable donations (See page(s) 135) |
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| Corporate policy | Dimension of social responsibility that refers to the position a firm takes on social and political issues (See page(s) 136) |
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| Corporate responsibility | Dimension of social responsibility that includes everything from hiring minority workers to making safe products (See page(s) 136) |
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| Corporate social responsibility | A business’s concern for the welfare of society as a whole (See page(s) 135) |
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| Ethics | Standards of moral behaviour; that is, behaviour that is accepted by society as right versus wrong (See page(s) 126) |
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| Insider trading | An unethical activity in which insiders use private company information to further their own fortunes or those of their family and friends (See page(s) 139) |
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| Integrity-based ethics codes | Ethical standards that define the organization’s guiding values, create an environment that supports ethically sound behaviour, and stress a shared accountability among employees (See page(s) 132) |
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| Social audit | A systematic evaluation of an organization’s progress toward implementing programs that are socially responsible and responsive (See page(s) 143) |
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| Whistleblowers | People who report illegal or unethical behaviour (See page(s) 133) |