The Ethics Of Organizational Ethics And Ethics In An Organization

Introduction

Organizational ethics is an area that is described to be in its infancy therefore it is always developing, as seen all over the world; ethical codes exist within large corporations and are on the rise. This relatively new area of focus is often described as a necessary evil and tricky aspect to start but once completed is very beneficial. Progressively during the last two decades, public and corporate organizations have wanted to diminish deviations from ethical standards by introducing ethics programs. Ethics are the moral values that dictate a person's behaviour; they help determine what is good or bad, and right or wrong, but there are varying degrees between the two extremes. They are not determined by the law but many organizations feel they are required for the organization to be successful because the efficiency level and overall power of the work environment is greatly affected by the socio-economic environment at workplace. Over the past twenty years many organizations have tried to reduce the variances in ethical standards by starting ethic programs. Ethics is important to an organization's effectiveness because it can help prevent an organization from making wrong or unethical decisions that could potentially ruin the organization. It can also help cushion any disciplinary and legal issues that could potentially occur due to employees making unethical decisions.

Ethics in the Organization

An organization must rely on its leaders to make the right ethical decision when faced with a problem. When the organization's leaders make ethical decisions, the organization receives many benefits. If codes of ethics are not available or have yet to be developed, an organization must agree on what values and...

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...ons that lack an ethical policy should adopt one and notify all employees what the new ethical policy consists of and how any violations to the policy are being handled. Organizations that do not incorporate ethics in the workplace experience an increased number of unethical decisions by their employees. These unethical decisions lead to tangible and intangible costs for the organization. Business is a partnership with society that becomes more entangled every day, ethical decisions are necessary for both the success of the organization and for the well-being of society.