B A 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Microsociology, Business Ethics
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Citizens develop implicit social contracts and expectations among themselves as they navigate their way through society. Implicit social contracts may be between various types of communities or the management of a particular firm and its employees. Obligation is the result of a relationship or tie, implicitly accepted as part of the ongoing terms of cooperation. Based on real and evolving relationships premised on shared understandings of what people owe each other as a condition for maintaining those ties. Concerned that traditional ethical theories are too abstract and broad to provide concrete advice for specific challenges. Norms must be authentically derived from community relationships. Believe that hyper norms include human 4rights to personal freedom, physical security, political participation, informed consent, ownership, subsistence, and a general obligation to respect person s dignity. Donaldson and dunfee believe these principles will emerge from the macro-social contract: Local economic communities may specify ethical norms for their member through micro-social contracts.
