According to the School of Ethical Relativism

question 33

Multiple Choice

According to the school of ethical relativism:

• A) concepts of ethically right and ethically wrong are relative across countries and cultures but are universal within countries or cultures.
• B) individuals and businesses have a basic right to "moral free space" and it is inappropriate to specify ethically permissible and ethically impermissible actions and behaviors.
• C) There are important occasions when local cultural norms and morality and the circumstances of the situation determine whether certain behaviors are right or wrong,for there are no absolutes when it comes to business ethics.
• D) concepts of right and wrong as applied to business situations are always a function of each company's own set of values,beliefs,and ethical convictions (as stated in the company's code of ethical conduct).
• E) standards of what is ethically right and ethically wrong as applied to business behavior are determined solely by whatever business norms prevail in a particular country/culture/society and these business norms are certain to vary across countries/cultures/societies.

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