Personal characteristics in college students' evaluations of business ethics and corporate social responsibility

1991 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Arlow
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Corporate Social

Addressing Moral Confusion: Ethics Isn’t Law

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-98
Author(s):  
Jason Brennan ◽  
William English ◽  
John Hasnas ◽  
Peter Jaworski
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Moral Authority ◽  
Ethical Duty ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
The Law ◽  
Compliance With The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Corporate Social

Moral confusion in business ethics and corporate social responsibility often stems from treating ethics and law as if they were the same. Ethics and the law often overlap and sometimes conflict. They are distinct categories. Laws may enforce people’s ethical obligations. But they may also contravene them and require unethical action. Because the law has no independent moral authority, business people are always required to ask themselves whether compliance with the law is the right course of action. When the law prescribes oppressive or unjust conduct, they may have an ethical duty not to obey the law.

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