Q.Fill in the blank: Rigging the weights is a violation of ……… . (moral responsibility / social responsibility)

The word 'ethics' comes from the Greek word for character and concerns what is right and what is wrong in human behaviour, judged against standards of conduct approved by society. Ethics is the body of moral values society attaches to human actions; ethical behaviour goes beyond merely obeying laws — it is just, fair conduct guided by moral principles, following written or unwritten codes of how people ought to act.

Business ethics refers to the socially determined moral principles that should govern business activities — the relationship between a firm's objectives, practices and techniques and the good of society. Examples include charging fair prices, using fair weights, giving workers fair treatment, and earning reasonable profits. Because businesspeople control much of society's resources, they have a far greater effect on society than most peopl …