BY: Amanda Gordon
I decided to go back on the topic previously discussed in class on business ethics. I plan to be a well-rounded entrepreneur and in order to be a successful business woman, this topic stuck out the most to me. Furthermore, knowing the importance of ethics is highly praised within the business industry weather it's your own company or you're in corporate America. If you're serious about fostering ethical behavior throughout your organization, you can turn these three principles into implementable means to communicate that effectively.
In this way, ethics won't simply be relegated to your HR department, but it will pervade management at all levels. Setting the right example, stress the importance of means, and framing ethics to highlight prevention, are the three principles that will lead you to success.
There are many ways for one to learn ethical norms, at home, at school, in church, or in other social settings. Although most people acquire their sense of right and wrong during childhood, moral development occurs throughout life and human beings pass through different stages of growth as they mature. Ethical norms are so ubiquitous that one might be tempted to regard them as simple commonsense. On the other hand, if morality were nothing more than commonsense, then why are there so many ethical disputes and issues in our society today?
When most people think of ethics, they think of rules for distinguishing between right and wrong, such as the Golden Rule ("Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"), a code of professional conduct like the Hippocratic Oath ("First of all, do no harm"), a religious creed like the Ten Commandments ("Thou Shalt not kill..."), or a wise aphorisms like the sayings of Confucius. This is the most common way of defining "ethics": norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Growing up these are the sayings I heard from everyone around me that made me get back in line when I was getting off track. They reminded you of your true will and to always be good to others no matter what.
Below is a video, which I found pretty interesting and well stated about the ethics in business.
I really enjoyed this article and video. Similar to the most recent class post, the video showed and explained the morals of different people in relation to business ethics.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate how you related your blog post to yourself & how you would like and have incorporated business ethics in life and in your career. I too am a young entrepreneur and I agree on the importance of business ethics when owning or even working for a company. There are many ways to obtain ethics as you stated but unfortunately not all people are blessed th the oppertunity to learn proper ethics and are a mere product of their environment. This is why there are so many disputes over what is right and what is wrong in my opinion. Great blog post!
ReplyDeleteI believe this was an essential topic to cover! A great way to reiterate the importance of ethics, morals, and values because it seems like these things are fading away. This needs to be shared beyond the course blog.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this blog 100%. It was well written and you really expressed similar interest that I have when it comes to business owners. Being a woman also plays a strong role in the business role.
ReplyDeleteI found this article and video to be really intriguing. The information shared in this video on morals and ethics should be taught to everyone. As a young entrepreneur this has definitely aided me in preparation for my future endeavors.
ReplyDeleteThis was good article on how its not just HR responsibility to review ethics but the whole business responsibility to uphold. For a business to succeed and have the trust of its shareholders, consumers, employees, etc. they need to maintain commitment to quality to service whether that be tangible or intangible. When a company is able to set the norms and overall company morale they are able to take out the bad employees.
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