Ethics Articles

Business » Ethics | By Amy Nutt @ Friday, 11th July 2008 @ 7:30 PM

Business ethics is an interesting branch of business theory, primarily because of the fact that they are inherently interesting in a market economy. People tend to be extremely distrustful of corporations in market economies and the bigger they are, the worse that problem of trust usually gets. Business ethics therefore are politically charged in many different circumstances and that in turn serves to make them interesting. Aside from this academic interest however, business ethics are also impo... more...

Business » Ethics | By Tim Wright @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 12:56 PM

Integrity in business, especially on the internet, seems to be a quality that, unfortunately, is rarely found nowadays. The internet marketing world has become so glutted with hype, scams and empty promises that even the most trusting of us have become skeptical about the claims we\'re subjected to on a daily basis. So when we find a company or a person with real integrity, we\'re impressed, and much more likely to do business with them. Integrity is the basing of one\'s a... more...

Business » Ethics | By Paul Johnson @ Friday, 13th June 2008 @ 4:37 AM

The probability that he will go to jail for what he did is almost zero. His lack of personal leadership resulted in thousands of people feeling violated, cheated and betrayed. If his patrons trusted him before, his impersonal approach to leadership shredded that trust in a matter of milliseconds. We won\'t give our support to leaders we don\'t trust. 2008 is an election year in the U.S., with selection of our next President taking the main stage. We want someone we can trust to ... more...

Business » Ethics | By Sally Rhys @ Tuesday, 10th June 2008 @ 12:28 PM

You may think that business ethics pertains to OTHER people. You learned good ethics at your mother\'s knee. Well, what did she tell you about conflicts of interest? As a former Director, Ethics and Compliance for a $1.5B publicly traded organization, I learned a few important bits of information I would like to share with you. 1. A conflict of interest is when someone puts their own interest above those of the organization they work for. I found this to be the most commo... more...

Business » Ethics | By Sally Rhys @ Monday, 9th June 2008 @ 7:07 AM

Wow -- every day seems to bring us a new story about business ethics wrongdoing! Is America headed to hell in a hand basket because of a serious lack of ethics at the highest level in American business? Or, it is just that ethical transgressions are more visible now? Or is it that the media reports more? Whichever it is, I urge you to be concerned about business ethics, even if simply for yourself. A few facts will raise your awareness about the current state of ethics in American bus... more...

Business » Ethics | By Catherine Harvey @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 11:08 PM

The UK is fast becoming the Health and Safety nightmare of the modern world. There are those who work in the care sector who are not allowed to come into physical contact with the people they care for fear of breaching some health and safety law, there are those in childcare who are not allowed to so much as apply a sticky plaster without a signed waver from the parent. Of course, to counteract all these nonsense rules we have health and safety training. You can go on a course if you want... more...

Business » Ethics | By Catherine Harvey @ Thursday, 24th April 2008 @ 1:42 AM

When it comes to the use of office furniture there are several etiquette rules that should be observed and these rules will differ from office to office. What is acceptable in one place will be your downfall in another. Suss out the rules of your new office early on and you will be welcomed with open arms if you observe them in the decent way. Open plan offices take a great deal of delicate handling. Office furniture is often laid out in a manner where all workers are in fairly close prox... more...

Business » Ethics | By Billy Kite @ Friday, 18th April 2008 @ 9:02 AM

The Talmud cited the following incident: There was once a food shortage in Nehardea. All the people sold their mansions. Eventually, wheat arrived and Rav Nachman told them that the law is that the mansions must be returned to their original owners. The Talmud notes that the reason why sales are void is because they were made in error, since it became known that the ship carrying the wheat was waiting in the port at the time the mansions were sold. The Talmud in the daf yomi adds t... more...

Business » Ethics | By Melissa Vokoun @ Tuesday, 8th April 2008 @ 5:02 PM

The environment of your workplace is vital to employee satisfaction, reduction of turnover, and productivity. It is also vital to the legal stability of your business. A hostile work environment can be the basis for many types of employee complaints and causes of legal action. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lists as a basis for employee complaints the existence of a \"hostile work environment.\" The creation or continuation of a hostile workplace environment can ... more...

Business » Ethics | By Linda Dipman @ Wednesday, 12th March 2008 @ 6:18 AM

Recently my son, who is a minister with a master in divinity from the South Western Baptist Theological Seminary, in Dallas, Texas was fired from his job. He had put years of service into the biggest First Southern Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas as their Video Production Engineer. He was highly praised and he was known by the nickname of \'Wonder Boy\', all because he could run the television ministry with ease. He also directed, produced, managed a large staff, and even i... more...