GMS 802 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Relativism, Non-Governmental Organization, Moral Relativism
16 Oct 2016
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Chapter 4- ethics in a global marketplace 10/11/2016 4:34:00 am. Both represent seductive perspectives that have a kernel of truth in them, but which eliminate the need for ethics and have the potential to create major problems for your business. Na ve relativism : the idea that what is right is based on each individual"s values and that we should make our decisions based on our values and not question the values used by others. Role relativism: the idea that what is right is dictated by our role in an organization. Social group relativism: the idea that what is right is determined by what is being done by prominent groups within society. Is a way to get out of a relativism-ethnocentrism problem. Moral minimums exists in the world patricia werhane. Sort out nature of the conflict and the questions managers need to ask in order to decide what to do.
