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Corporate Governance
CG is the relationship of the company to its shareholders and the
society. It ensures that the long term strategic objectives and
plans are established and that the proper management structure
is in place to achieve those objectives while at the same time
make sure that the structure functions to maintain the corporates
integrity.
CG is the system by which business corporations are directed and
controlled.
Importance of CG
Ethics
Ethics refers to the principle of right/ wrong, moral duty and obligation
that are accepted by individuals and social groups.
A code of ethics is a formal statement that acts as a guide which
describes the general value system, ethical principles and specific
ethical rules that people within an organization are expected to follow.
The determination of ethical conduct is subjective and vague, varying
among different cultures and different environmental conditions.
The concept of right and wrong, fair and unfair, just and unjust is
reflected by the managers own ethical standards as well as by
organizational policies and social reactions to such politics.
Ethics
Personal ethics relate to the rules and values that individuals
follow to live and lead their life. All individuals irrespective of
their vocation are concerned with ethics.
Business Ethics relates to true and honest practices that are
adhered to in the conduct of business in various areas of
operation such as advertising, competition, public relation,
social responsibilities, consumer liberty and independence
and behavioral attributes of a corporate entity in its
operations in home country and abroad.
Code of
Ethics
Every profession and organization should have well-defined
code of ethics. A code means a statement of policies,
principles and rules that define the boundaries within which
an individual should behave or otherwise for all professions.
Theories of Ethics
There are typically 3 types of moral theories pertaining to normative ethics: Utilitarian theory Based on rights and theory of justice. This emphasizes that
decision makers approach to problem solving should be based on and guided by
fairness, equity and objectivity. The utilitarian view focuses on the welfare of the greatest
number of people as a criterion for weighing and evaluating decisions.
Rights Theory- This theory emphasizes the that all people have rights while working in
an organized group or governmental body by law or tradition or nature. The rights view
focuses on the premise that individuals have basic rights that must be protected,
irrespective of associated cost to the society or to the organization. Protection of
individual rights is primary concern of rights view.
Justice View- The theory of justice emphasizes that decision makers approach to
problems-solving should be based on and guided by fairness, equity and objectivity. The
justice view is grounded in the idea that rules of organizational or societal existence
must be imposed equitably to all. The focus is on decision making that is without
prejudice to emotions .
ETHICS
Utilitarian View
Rights View
Justice View
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