Business Ethics C717 Task One: Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility A. Three corporate policies that reflect the organization’s culture and ethical viewpoints: 1) Require management to attend annual leadership training 2) Conduct employee engagement surveys 3) Offer a “match” program for employee donations to local charities A1. Explain the rationale behind these policies: 1) All levels of management are required to attend a minimum 16 hours of annual leadership training.…
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics was accepted on October 13, 1960. In the last 55 years, it has developed as the standard for defining the values and principles that guide our conduct in all social work areas. There have been seven modifications that have been made to the NASW code of ethics. The modifications took place in the years 1967, 1979, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, and 2008. The first revision that took place was in 1967. It was done to include…
Act Utilitarianism differs from Virtue Ethics, Social Contract Theory, and Kantianism because it is the only workable ethical theory that determines if an action is right or wrong based on the consequences that result from that action. Act Utilitarianism relies on the Principle of Utility otherwise known as the Greatest Happiness Principle and it states that an action is right or wrong to the extent that it increases or decreases the total happiness of the affected parties. In this case, the…
Ethics, according to philosophers, originated from religion, human conscience, morals, and good will. Ethics in the work place can be defined as acting in a way that is consistent with a person’s values and their societies or works values. For example, you have someone at work help you write the majority of a report. They come up with many great ideas. When you give this report, you include your coworkers and don’t take all the credit. So in our report, we’re going to be talking about the…
Compared This paper examines the ethics code put forth by the American Psychological Association (APA) and that of the National Career Development Association (NCDA). An explanation of the major similarities and differences between the two ethics codes is presented. Finally, four individual standards are selected and explored more throughly. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct According to the American Psychological Association (2002), the ethics code applies to…
Definition of Ethics The terms ethics define the primary models and fundamental guidelines that effectively define the human conduct in relation to other individuals, or in the manner in which people do things. In the business world, the word ethics have been defined as the moral code or a philosophy that is adopted and practiced by the professionals to help streamline their daily conducts while at their stations of work, thus enabling them to conduct their daily businesses in a more…
When reviewing the class notes from this past week what really stuck out was all of the Christian ethics. The reason this stuck out to me was that it helps bring clarity in a time of crisis for me and my family. The “ Principles “ is a moral guidance to live by based off of God’s Commandment. The way I comprehend this is we as Christians must base our ethics on the values and decision that are aligned with God and his commandments. The reason we do this is to live easier and share the love with…
approach in how to handle life’s decisions. In the social work profession there are many ethical theories that drives our decision making process. Explained below are the top five most discussed ethical theories. Ethics of care, is a normative ethical theory. This theory about what makes action morally right or wrong. It is one of a cluster of normative ethical theories that were developed by feminists in the second half of the twentieth century. The ethics of care places at the center of moral…
conform to the social norm of our surroundings in our organization. As stated in Electrophysiological Precursors of Social Conformity," Humans often change their beliefs or behaviors due to the behaviors or opinions of others."(p. 756) We do this as at a subconsicous level in order to fit in or create an environment that is peaceful. This confirmity can be positive if a number of people at work, or part of an organization lead others to become the same way.Creating a code of ethics in a…
Ethical Situations in Business EST1 Develop an applicable standards and procedures section that includes a minimum of four elements of acceptable or unacceptable behavior found in a code of ethics. Standards and Procedures Policy: Employee Conduct at work. Purpose: To inform employees of company expectations. Expectation: Employees are required to follow all rules of conduct. • Always maintain a professional attitude and demeanor towards co-workers and customers. • Employees will not abuse…