Introduction

Business ethics?

Politics?

Political Ideologies

• Totalitarism

Every aspect of people’s lives must be

controlled to preserve order• Pluralism

Both private and public groups need to balance

each other’s power.• Anarchism

Only individuals and private groups can

preserve personal liberties

Political Ideologies cont.

• Democracy• Government leaders are elected by the wide

participation of the people or their representatives

• Freedom of expression• Periodic elections• Full civil and property rights• Minority rights• Nonpolitical bureaucracies

Case studies• Elections in Belarus

December 2010• 30000 people• 600 in prison

Business ethics?• Biggest mobile

operators sell their customers

• Thousands of people are asked to come to talk with police

Repressions • 1996-2011: 500 names

in the list (source: spring96.org)

• Media, Science, Education

• 3 radios, 5 journals and newspapers

• 30 students dismissed and 60 are threatened

Freedom of expression???

When you can be fired for Politics in US?•When your boss is vocal for his/her own beliefs•When it wastes time•When discriminatory language is involved•When representing a company.

•“A Tennessee middle school football coach is looking to the future after his termination for alleged political incorrectness.”

Feeling banned ;(

Thank you for your attention!

Questions? Comments?