Key Term and Why I am Interested in it The Key term I am selecting for Forum 2 is Ethics in Global Business. I am interested in topic due to how US businesses interact within countries whose standards are viewed as unethical for businesses operating in the United States. Key Term Business ethics is study of what is considered right or wrong according to moral and social norms for each given country. Satterlee, (2012) emphasizes that global ethics may vary from country to country, but there are also several values that most countries would consider to be Universal (p. 52). It is commonly considered unethical to be deceitful in your business trading or partnerships. Most countries would be appalled at taking another humans life, although physical, …show more content…
Gift, M., Gift, P, and Zheng underscore how individuals in China and the US may falsely view the other countries ethical and moral beliefs (2008). Regardless of the survey questions on ethics that resulted in the same answers for China and the US, the authors found that the results strongly suggested that each country simply perceived the other would have a differing viewpoint. Gift et al also stresses the importance of fully studying the ethical standpoints of those countries an individual may be doing business with …show more content…
With China being the lowest ranked in E-ethics according to Chen et al, it can be seen that the Asian people desire a corporate culture that enforces ethical decision making (Srinivasan, 2011). Srinivasan points out that the rapid growth of businesses in Southeast Asia, in regions plagued by corruption, may lead to inequality and injustice as well (2011). A majority of the articles in my study focus on the importance on not only teaching ethics to business students, but also of teaching the specific religions of the regions. In order to better create a code of international and even cyber ethics, the business world and broader populations should seek to understand the importance of our cultural and religious