Ethics in Human Resource Management
Introduction
Standards, morals, values, and ethics have become increasingly complicated in today’s society where absolutes have given way to tolerance and ambiguity. This affects human resource managers, where decisions will affect people jobs. Ethics is the discipline that deals with what is right and wrong or with moral duty and obligation (Moody, 2013, p.24). Human resource management deals with the work force planning and development. Human resource ethics is the application of ethical principles to human resource relationships and activities (Mondy, 2013, p.30). It is the human resource department that really matters when it comes to ethics since it deals with human issues such as compensation, safety, health and development. It is important that companies are ethical in their decision making.
When a company has good ethical behavior, they serve as a role model for their employees as well as their community. This behavior promotes social responsibility and lets employees know that the company is trustworthy with integrity. It is mainly up to the individual, employee or the human social unit who benefits from ethics. Ethics is important for the following reasons: satisfying human basic needs, creating credibility, uniting people with leadership, improving decision making, long term gains and securing society (Importance of Ethics, 2013, para 2). Companies must put strategies in place in order to ensure all employees within the company are able to make ethical decisions. Using ethical business practices are a key for long term success.
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Current Situation
Most large corporations within the United States now have a code of ethics, which encompasses written conduct standards, internal education, and formal agreements on industry standards (Mondy, 2013, p.24). Even with standards in place, business ethics
Standards, morals, values, and ethics have become increasingly complicated in today’s society where absolutes have given way to tolerance and ambiguity. This affects human resource managers, where decisions will affect people jobs. Ethics is the discipline that deals with what is right and wrong or with moral duty and obligation (Moody, 2013, p.24). Human resource management deals with the work force planning and development. Human resource ethics is the application of ethical principles to human resource relationships and activities (Mondy, 2013, p.30). It is the human resource department that really matters when it comes to ethics since it deals with human issues such as compensation, safety, health and development. It is important that companies are ethical in their decision making.
When a company has good ethical behavior, they serve as a role model for their employees as well as their community. This behavior promotes social responsibility and lets employees know that the company is trustworthy with integrity. It is mainly up to the individual, employee or the human social unit who benefits from ethics. Ethics is important for the following reasons: satisfying human basic needs, creating credibility, uniting people with leadership, improving decision making, long term gains and securing society (Importance of Ethics, 2013, para 2). Companies must put strategies in place in order to ensure all employees within the company are able to make ethical decisions. Using ethical business practices are a key for long term success.
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Current Situation
Most large corporations within the United States now have a code of ethics, which encompasses written conduct standards, internal education, and formal agreements on industry standards (Mondy, 2013, p.24). Even with standards in place, business ethics