THE DEFINITION OF BUSINESS
An economic activity, a transaction where an offer is made by the seller and the offer is accepted by a buyer for a consideration with the hidden agenda of a gain or profit. It also can define as the work of producing goods and trading in them and of buying and selling services. A business is an organization involved in the trade of good, services or both of customers.
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Ethics is a principle that a person or society follows in their daily life.The definition of ethics is the basic concepts and fundamentals principle of right human conduct. It includes study the universal values such as the essential quality of all men and women, human or natural right, obedience to the law of land, concern for health and safety and, increasingly, also for the natural environment.
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DEFINITION OF BUSINESS ETHICS
The study of proper business policies and practices regarding potentially controversial issues, such as corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary responsibilities. Business ethics are often guided by law, while other times provide a basic framework that businesses may choose to follow in order to gain public acceptance.
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OXYMORON
The definition of oxymoron is a figure of speech in which incongruous or seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side, a compressed paradox. It is means why ethics important in doing business. Ethics is concerned with doing the right thing in terms of morals, fairness, respect, caring, sharing, no false promises, no lying, cheating, stealing or unreasonable demand on employees and others. Besides that, business ethics calls for corporate social responsibility and addressing social problem such as poverty, crime, environmental protection, equal rights, public health and improving education. so, we must have ethics in doing our business.
DEFINITION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The framework of rules and practices by which a board of directors ensures accountability, fairness, and transparency in a company's relationship with its all stakeholders ( financiers, customers, management, employees, government and the community). The corporate government framework consist of :-
1. Explicit and implicit contracts between the company and the stakeholder for distribution of responsibilities, rights and rewards.
2. Procedures for reconciling the sometimes conflicting interests of stakeholders in accordance with their duties, privileges and roles.
3. Procedures for proper supervision, control and information-flows to serve as a system of checks and balances.
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