With regard to the Business Ethics

Ethics is not an easy course, in many cases, it is not a journey undertaken by entrepreneurs without thought or consideration. This is not saying that an ethical decision is complicated (although in some cases can be confusing and culturally complex, and we think through that), but also decisions that are not complicated courses are not always easy to take. Let's take a closer look at some of the kinds of situations and events that may arise during the daily trips ethical businessman and to evaluate if the choice is easy, or not. As a side thought, remember that some ethical and moral decisions are small in the grand scheme of business, but these decisions, like a dripping faucet now, can become a flood later.

Decisions that do not attract overtly moral condemnation, but still contain value judgments and can be considered more or less ethical among cultures, are made every day in organizations around the world, for example, think about these decisions, I have to call in sick have a rest day, or, I should use the office phone to make a private call?

Ethics in business is serious when it comes to stealing from a company doing business on the clock personal business, or rigging the accounting process to hide (or at least try to hide) a company scandal multi-billion dollar financial. There is an ethical dilemma surrounding the entrepreneur's life and integrity, and we did seem that way, and there is always a choice available?

The point is, as Drucker observed in 1974, all means are justified if the order is determined to be for the common good. We will consider several issues, the perspective of clarity and precision against the flexibility, top-down influence than bottom-up influence, substance over process, the comparison with respect to compromise, and against tangible assets. In most cases, research shows that the best choice (at least in the workplace such as the U.S.) is to have a code of ethics (integrity), and in the larger corporate companies, there is usually a division compliance with a hotline and website. This is the best solution for a business, and if the leadership has thought about the question, there should be no confusion or complication in the field of ethics / integrity.

In CSO Magazine, March 2004 edition, a Chief Security Officer of anonymous writing a popular approach in the corporate environment that has not fully or guide the institution in relation to integrity and ethics. If this individual shows a situation that is a reflection of the condition of this important issue in corporate America, then the situation may be that the Enron fiasco is doomed to repeat.

The ethics and integrity in business would seem to beg for a well-defined, and fully trained (and regularly review) code of ethics / integrity. In case of integrity to be focused from a perspective top-down or can be driven from the bottom upwards? It seems that the prevailing thought is that it is better guided from top to bottom. One could certainly agree that it is a manager or an executive committee sponsored writes policies and procedures at the departmental level, and then the HR department training normally involves written guidance and training for corporate matters body.Cultural merge and provide a bit 'of complications relating to ethics and integrity. The debate on child labor is a controversial and difficult, with the subjects on the rise on the need for a family to survive, even if its survival is derived in part from a child's work. Furthermore, the use of prison labor brings the debate on rehabilitation and to develop a strong work ethic, and can be wrong with a society gained some benefit from this work.

Change this confusion cultural, ethical, as he started following the Asian financial crisis, many Asian companies are rethinking their own ethical positions and applying a system of governance that is lighter, and more professional, the researchers suggest several management is modeled on Western business practices.

Sometimes there is difficulty in decision-making process in which ethics is concerned due to confusion, since a practice may be ethically and legally problematic today, but then the law can change the rendering tomorrow that commercial practice illegal and ethically problematic. What must the course of action for the manager and the company will be at this point? 'Tis a puzzlement that many companies face, as BP did in the early 1980's making a business decision to act more responsibly in relation to the environmental sector.

Clarity and precision are good targets for ethics and integrity of a business and promote better communication and understanding of the context, tone, timing and points of reference. The final question is how to implement best practices when they choose? Here are some methods that can help ensure clear policies, objectives and code of ethics are well communicated, peer discussion groups, regular or ad hoc discussion groups of stakeholders, adequate information and decision systems, and training for managers in ethical decision-making skills required. Certainly this is a start, many of the questions and struggles around this area of ​​business ethics will be addressed by personnel decisions within the mind of the individual worker. Yes, it's a start, but there is still a way to go....