Ethical versus Unethical Behavior Carlos Mercado University of Phoenix MGT 344 November 17‚ 2007 Ethical versus Unethical Behavior Companies establish ethics policies as a way to identify expectations of workers and to offer guidance on handling common ethical problems that might arise in the course of doing business. For an organization to determine whether a behavior is ethical or unethical‚ the terms must be defined. The term ethical behavior refers to how an organization
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1: Unethical Behavior in the Workplace Annette Fininen Prof. Milo BUS 300 January 29‚ 2013 Assignment 1: Unethical Behavior in the Workplace The dictionary defines ethical as “conforming to accepted standards: consistent with agreed principles of correct moral conduct”. Because “correct moral conduct” is subjective it may be difficult at times for an employee to determine if their behavior is considered unethical. Is there unethical behavior in the workplace today
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Chapter 1 identified knowledge of workers as a key economic resource of the twenty first century. If an employee leaves a company to work for a competitor‚ what types of knowledge would be ethical for the employee to share with the new employer and what types of knowledge would be unethical to share? Ethics is defined as the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or group. (Bovee‚ Thrill and . 2007‚ pg 63) When an employee leaves one company to work for a competitor‚ they aren’t
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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;
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Ethical Behavior in a Workplace Why is ethical conduct being misused in an organization? Almost every day we hear about a new story about an organization being accused of ethical conduct. Many of these organizations that we hear about had a code of ethics‚ policies‚ and specific procedures. While several people believe that an organization behaved unethically‚ it was really the individuals acting unethically. Several individuals make ethical choices that get the organizations into trouble. The importance
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really isn’t one way or another to be able to ensure ethical behavior in any business all the time. There are things that can be done to help encourage and increase the likely hood of a business acting ethically all the time. The two strongest influences for ethical behavior in the professional world are the regulations that are set by the government and committees like the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)‚ and to have good ethical behavior being modeled from top management (lead by example)
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Ethical Behaviour in the Workplace Importance Ethical behavior is what all career people should aim to have. Not just the ethical attributes but exceptional behavior with this regard. This is because to build a career‚ you must be governed by rules of ethics to safeguard you and others. Ethics purely center on personal conduct. It involves personal choices that can make or break you in your work place or business. The major importance of having good conduct is to maintain a high level of respect
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7. A perceived lack of integrity caused irreparable damage to both Andersen and Enron. How can you apply the principles learned in this case personally? Generate an example of how involvement in unethical or illegal activities‚ or even the appearance of such involvement‚ might adversely affect your career. What are the possible consequences when others question your integrity? What can you do to preserve your reputation throughout your career? A perceived‚ or even likely more detrimental to one’s
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Unethical Behavior in the Workplace: Causes and Corrections Lisa Witzel University of Central Oklahoma Ethics and Organizations Ethics As the lines between what is moral and ethical and what is not becomes more blurred‚ it is important more than ever to desire and maintain an ethical work culture. In the past few decades‚ the fast pace of technology‚ the moral disintegration of values in the general population and the blatant disregard for ethical
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American companies today. The issue of unethical behavior has recently become the focus of media attention in wake of scandals in companies such as Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Tyco International. (Chen and Tang‚ 2006). The organization is one of the biggest influences on ethics in the work place. Organizations do affect ethical behaviors. One of the main sources that affect behavior in organizations is the commitment of management to ethical practices and behavior. Such commitment can be communicated
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