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Business Ethics

Friday, January 11th, 2008

 Business Ethics
Business ethics requires that business persons must take decisions actions, which are in conformity with the prevailing norms or standards of society.  Ethics determines whether business behavior is right or wrong in terms of truth and justice.  For example, adulteration, black-marketing, false advertising are against business ethics. Ethic cal behavior is above behavior required by law.  Law reflects what society considers minimum standards of behavior.  Business ethics refers to standards of morality to be-followed in business.  It varies form society to society and from one time period to another.

The main elements of business ethics are as follows:

Ethical lamination: It means being sensitive to ethical issues while taking business decisions.  Businessmen must identify the situations where their decisions may be detrimental it the welfare of society.

Ethical Identification and Ranking: Businessmen must be able to identify the ethical factors, which are relevant in business decision-making.  They should also rank the ethical issues in order of their importance.

Ethical Evaluation: In additions economic costs and benefits, ethics should also be used in evaluating outcomes of business decisions. However, there is bound to e some ambiguity and disagreement unethical thinking.  Businessmen must be able to tolerate such ambiguity and disagreement.

Ethical Competence: Businessman requires not only managerial competence but also ethical competence. Unethical behavior is very costly.  Therefore, ethical perspective must be an integral part of managerial training.

Ethical obligation: Managerial decision-making must be based upon a concern for justice, fairness and equality to people, groups and communities.

Tata motors expanding its wings

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

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A well known name automobile industry in India TATA motors chairman Ratan Tata said that they have good expectation in automobiles area in United Kingdom, in a likely recurrence of his significance in Land Rover and Jaguar. On the occasion of inauguration of Tata Corus plant at Netherlands.
While everyone expecting that he will not comment on the deal itself, “This process is on his path and it is practically private”. Tata motors have show interest in the ford’s Land Rover and Jaguar brands. According to expert opinion this deal will be worth more than USD 1.5 billion.
TATA motors great value in Indian automobile industry and now waving in wing by expanding and forwarding their steps toward global market. TATA earlier announced his 1 lakh car project in which they introducing a car worth Rs. 1 lakh. Let’s hope for the best as it will soon be on news.