EXPLORING BUSINESS ETHICS

Business ethics and Personal ethics are closely related, which can help an individual map the best course of action for most situations. Do no mistake these two types of ethical behaviors as being the same thing, one takes place in a business setting and the other one is relevant to your personal life. Unfortunately, most people make this mistake and end up applying ethics on a personal level to a business setting. In most instances this mistake tends to backfire and the results can ultimately lead a persons character to be question. That’s why not all personal ethics are great for a business; as a result knowing the principles of business ethics and how to apply them to any situation will be the key to your success in any organization.

In an effort to simplify the term “business Ethics” I will provide you with a guide to responsibility. I hope this will explain and describe to you, how to become aware and knowledgeable about this topic.

To be responsible for me means to:

• ·      Be able to entrust and know a persons judgment
• ·      Reliability in someone’s work ability of habits
• ·      Come up with the best response in order to portray the best image
• ·      Protecting what’s most dearest to me
• ·      Acting and behaving as civilized citizen

Responsibility is very similar in a business setting, the only difference is how to put this into practice when you have to take into account a company’s core values and beliefs.

Keep in mind that Organizational Values:

• ·      May not be link to your own values
• ·      Are mostly a reflection to your dependency to:
• o   Income
• o   Fulfillment to Contracts
• o   Products and Services

In many instances all these factors may keep in focus many aspects of responsibility towards the company. Think about the following concepts when applying the different levels of responsibility:

Most important of all is to be able to put all the levels of responsibility into practice. The following diagram will demonstrate, how a surgeon in an academic hospital manages business responsibility. (Fisscher, 2005)

SURGEONS RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibility plays a vital role in Business Ethics and this concept will help you model and interpret your role within any organization your ever a part of.

STAY TUNED FOR WAYS TO AVOID UNETHICAL BEHAVIORS…………..

References

Fisscher, O., & André Nijhof. (2005). Implications of business ethics for quality management. The TQM Magazine, 17(2), 150-160. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/227579813?accountid=3455

Dean, P. J. (1997). Examining the profession and the pratice of business ethics. Journal of Business Ethics, 16(15), 1637-1649. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/198189120?accountid=3455