Business Ethics 2
Business ethics is certain behavior that a business follows when dealing with people in the business world. Many businesses have made a bad reputation for themselves because they are only interested in making money, an example of this would be the Enron case. Many of today’s top corporations have been fined a lot of money for unethical decisions. Ethical behavior in business improves the well-being of the individuals because it promotes things such as generosity, and compassion for each other and their customers.
Ethical behavior among businesses can be enhanced when there are conferences between CEO’s of the organization and their employees talking about the standards of the organization. One way to find out if there is an understanding of ethical behavior is to ask employees if they understand the core values that make up the business. If they do not know them employees may unknowingly be practicing unethical behaviors that the company may not tolerate (2007, Nov 9).
One out of every three major corporations offers some kind of ethical training which helps their employees to work through difficult situations. For example these programs will help employees to better understand and handle situations when they are confronted with a situation involving unethical behavior being exhibited by another employee. If companies do not have any of these programs they can expect unethical decisions to be made by their employees (White).
In recent years companies like Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Wal-Mart have hired chaplains of many religions to work for the company. Members of the God Squad as
they are called will visit employees in the hospital, respond to personal problems, and help employees to cope with eve...
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...at religion was a major part of the workplace for many people until professor Maskulak brought it to my attention and suggest I write a paper on it. I knew that ethics played a major role in many large corporations but did not know these corporations went as far as incorporating religion in business.
Insight 2- I found it interesting that companies such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and subsidiaries of Wal-Mart were hiring chaplains of different religious beliefs to visit employees in time of need. For example members of the God Squad can be called upon to visit employees in hospitals, deal with people having nervous breakdowns, and also talk to people that are going through tough times. I think it is a great idea and it shows how much these companies care for there employees, and it lets the employees know that the company is thinking about them outside the workplace.
Hill points out that all of these topics are in today’s business market. They should be addressed and recognized by Christians today. For most people, their work is a key factor in their self-worth, family esteem and identity. Workplace ethics and behavior are a central part of employment, as both are aspects that can help assist a business in its efforts to be gainful. Every business in every industry has certain guidelines and procedures to which its employees must follow. We must always remember that no matter who you are, where you come from, or where you are going, you are no better than the next person, when it comes to making mistakes and sinning. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans
It's difficult not to be cynical about how “big business” treats the subject of ethics in today's world. In many corporations, where the only important value is the bottom line, most executives merely give lip service to living and operating their corporations ethically.
Managing Conflict Between Religion and Human Resource Management Legal/Ethics: Hobby Lobby. Introduction and Purpose In Matters of Faith: Making a Good Faith Effort to Accommodate, Patricia Digh writes, “Religion is often an important aspect of a person’s identity” (shrm.org). She continues, “Religious devotion and diversity are on the rise in the United States, and the combination of these trends is creating new challenges and new demands for employers. As a result, handling employees’ future requests for religious accommodation may require Human Resource (HR) professionals to demonstrate greater sensitivity, tolerance and understanding of various religious beliefs”.
Of this group, half of them felt they were too busy with their careers to enjoy God or even give enough time to developing their spiritual lives. And when polled about their workplace, it was found that, when businesses provided spiritually-minded programs they felt not only more calm and relaxed,
Not as a firm guide, but as thought-provoking advice on how corporate worship can impact an ever-changing culture. I think any worship leader would be impacted by Dawn's questions: • Is God the subject of your corporate worship? • Does your worship build the Christian character of the individual and invite them into the community of Christianity? • Are you dumbing down your content to reach out? • How will you reach out in the midst of a market-driven, television age?
Symbolism can have a strong impact on ones attitude towards religious cultures (Garolera, 2001). In this case, Hyatt’s strong cultural perception on religious symbolism was just not enough to prevent him from wearing the letters 666 across his chest. One could assume that the public image of this company has probably decreased severely after this incident. Through Billy Hyatt, the community has seen the companies’ unfair treatment, simply in response to a man's religious views and
Wayne Grudem was concerned about the business employment aspect and how it significantly connected with God. Faith can impact how people emotionally approach their jobs. Many can discover the Christian’s experience by working. Most of the time working is not for profit or production, but to have a spiritual connection with God. Business for the Glory of God portrayed that employment is fundamentally good.
Reflection of Fieldtrip #1: Evangelical Church Service As Scot McKnight once professed, “Evangelicalism prides itself on personal testimonies, and rare it is to find an Evangelical who doesn’t well up inside when someone tells a story of conversion. So proud are we of conversions into the faith--and by that we often mean the Evangelical faith, and not just the Christians faith—that we are prone to accept anyone who makes the claim.” Although most Christians have the same fundamental core values, there are variances between the numerous denominations, including Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Anglicanism. Starting with Evangelicalism, many Christians or people in general are often unable to define Evangelicalism, but can
Explain the connection between the economic model of corporate social responsibility and “free market” or “neoclassical” economic theory.
People are an organizations most valued resource which makes human resource management extremely important. “Human resource management, is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and of attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns” (Dessler, 2013). Churches and other non-profits often struggle with effective human resource management (HRM) and struggle to hire or recruit the right people whether paid or volunteer, provide orientation and training, and provide fair and competitive pay. Regardless of whether the person is a paid employee or a volunteer, it is important for churches to intentionally develop an effective approach to human resources.
Ethics in business is a highly important concept, as it can affect a company’s profits, salaries paid to employees and CEOs, and public opinion, among many other aspects of a business. Ethics can be enforced by company policies and guidelines, set a precedent when a company is faced with an important decision, and are also evolving thanks to new technology and situations that arise due to technology usage. Businesses have a duty to maintain their ethical responsibilities and also to help their employees enforce these responsibilities in and out of the workplace. However, ethics and the foundation for them are not always black and white. There are many different ethical theories, however Utilitarianism, Kant’s Deontological ethics, and Virtue ethics are three of the most well known theories in existence. Each theory is distinct in that it has a different quality used to determine ethicality and allows for a person to choose which system of ethics works best with both the situation and his or her personal ethical preferences.
My article that is titled: The Neglected Ethical and Spiritual Motivations in the Workplace overall is about the understanding of what motivates employees in the workplace and the importance of how it affects the level of work production.
Ethics are the driving force behind good business. Every ethical choice made by a professional can and will have a much different outcome than any unethical choice. Bad ethics can ruin many aspects of a business and as (Gaye-Anderson, 2007) states how quite easily the lives and professional reputation of the employees can even be severally damaged (para. 3). Everything from morale to motivation can be severely affected by poor ethical choices. Customers will take their business elsewhere. Employees will abandon ship. Other, competing businesses reap the benefits of the bad moral choices. Ultimately, the entire business can be brought down by one poor ethical choice.
Ethical business practices include assuring that the highest legal and moral standards are observed in your relationships with the people in your business community. This includes the most important person in your business, your customer. Short term profit at the cost of losing a customer is long term death for your business.
Employers may hire employees of different countries and religious backgrounds. In an good work environment the religious beliefs of a employee, or of the employer, do not create conflicts. Either is free to practice their religion as he or she chooses and, as long as the work is done satisfactorily, neither will conflict due to that. In the real world, a number of issues can arise to create friction. An employer and employee may discuss or even argue over religious practices. Religion is not just a belief. The faithful practice their religion through various actions for instance the styles of dress, manner of keeping or wearing their hair, trying to involve others to their religion, doing certain diets, praise, avoiding certain language or behavior, and doing certain religious holidays. Simply put the many differences of different religions provide ample ground for disagreem...