Ethics

Code of Conduct
Decision Making

Business Ethics
What is ethics?
The discipline dealing with what is good
and bad and with moral duty and
obligation.
A system of moral principals.
What is business ethics?
The principals and standards that
determine acceptable conduct in business
organizations.
Is a form of professional ethics that
examines ethical principles and moral or
ethical problems that arise in a business
environment.

Ethical Decisions in the

Workplace
An example of an ethical decision is
being asked to cover for a co-worker.
Harassment
Misrepresenting/ Fraud
Theft
Customer Relations
Whistle Blowing

Harassment
Unethical intimidation, ridicule, or coercion

Types Of
Harassment:
Discriminatory
Harassment
Sexual
Harassment
Quid Pro Quo
Racial Harassment
Personal
Harassment
Psychological
Harassment

Misrepresenting/ Fraud
Deception in the business practices
Misrepresenting ones own work is taking someone
elses ideas or work and and using it as your own.

Theft
Theft ranging from stealing office supplies to stealing
millions of dollars from the organization.

Whistle Blowing
A whistleblower is a person who raises a concern about
wrong doing in an organization.

Code of Conduct
What is the Code of Conduct?
A set of rules outlining the
responsibilities of or proper practices for
an individual or organization.
The code of conduct is closely related to
ethics.

Types of Decisions

Kant- Rights And Responsibilities

Mill- Results
Rawls- Relationships
MacIntyre- Reputation

Decisions By Rules
Ends cant always be known, so
focus on duty, obligations, rules
Good rules lead to good outcomes
Asks how would you want everyone
else to act if they were faced with
this very same situation?

Ends or Consequences:
Concerned with ends, results,
consequences
Asks what is greatest good for the
greatest number, the greatest
balance of benefits over harms?

Making an Ethical
Decision
How do you deal with them?
Address this issue first
Determine who is effected
What is the ethical concern of this issue
What do others think?
Having more than one opinion develops a
well rounded solution to dealing with the
situation
Deciding on what to do is not up to one person,
but everyone who it has an affect on as well

Steps to Making an Ethical

Decision
Identify the ethical issue/ problem
List facts that have most affect on the
decision
Identify anyone affected by decision and
how they are affected
Explain what each affected person would
want you to do about issue
List 3 alt. actions and identify the best and
worst case scenario for each, anyone
harmed, and values compromised, and any
reasons this shouldnt be selected
Determine a course of action

Ethical Decisions
Companies need to be trustworthy and
honest
Effects Stakeholders, customers, employees,
and community
Ethics and Business go together

Create the environment where people feel

safe enough to speak up
Get Facts
Which solution will be for the greater good of
the company and create the least harm
Which solution respects the rights of everyone

Recap

Ethics
Code of Conduct
Decision Making