Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
Final Paper: Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
Mirinda Frazier
SOC 402
Instructor Dana Rock
6/25/2012
Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
An organization should perform with ethical conduct at all times- this means that both the employers and employees must act respectably throughout all the various dimensions of business practice and transactions with consistent ethicality. Good business ethics are vital for the success of any organization, and should be established from the very beginning; an organization will function better when the company morale is high, and the organization is built upon a strong ethical foundation. When the groundwork is paved with a concrete set of business ethics, this provides a more meaningful workplace, and a more clearly outlined path for the organization to follow- correctly guiding behavior and business transactions in the right direction. An organization which functions unethically, in my opinion, will not function successfully. Despite how much money a business makes, it is worth nothing without integrity. Integrity is something that cannot be bought by a company; when all the money is gone, the only thing left at the end of the day that really counts is the integrity of the organization. Without integrity a company is ultimately unethical, and entirely worthless; good business ethics can make or break a company, and heavily depends upon whether or not the company will succeed.
What are Business Ethics? Why are they Important?
Dictionary.com (2012) lists ethical as “pertaining to or dealing with morals, or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct…being in accordance with the rules and standards, for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession.” Ethics, or the choice of morality between what is right and wrong really comes down to individual belief- not everyone will agree on everything at the same time, and it is natural for people to have different opinions, as
Mirinda Frazier
SOC 402
Instructor Dana Rock
6/25/2012
Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
An organization should perform with ethical conduct at all times- this means that both the employers and employees must act respectably throughout all the various dimensions of business practice and transactions with consistent ethicality. Good business ethics are vital for the success of any organization, and should be established from the very beginning; an organization will function better when the company morale is high, and the organization is built upon a strong ethical foundation. When the groundwork is paved with a concrete set of business ethics, this provides a more meaningful workplace, and a more clearly outlined path for the organization to follow- correctly guiding behavior and business transactions in the right direction. An organization which functions unethically, in my opinion, will not function successfully. Despite how much money a business makes, it is worth nothing without integrity. Integrity is something that cannot be bought by a company; when all the money is gone, the only thing left at the end of the day that really counts is the integrity of the organization. Without integrity a company is ultimately unethical, and entirely worthless; good business ethics can make or break a company, and heavily depends upon whether or not the company will succeed.
What are Business Ethics? Why are they Important?
Dictionary.com (2012) lists ethical as “pertaining to or dealing with morals, or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct…being in accordance with the rules and standards, for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession.” Ethics, or the choice of morality between what is right and wrong really comes down to individual belief- not everyone will agree on everything at the same time, and it is natural for people to have different opinions, as
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