This morning, I read about a company using on-line auctions to defraud customers. Last week, I consulted on an ethics complaint where a business coach betrayed a client’s confidentiality. And, Read more
Tag: Ethics
Ethics in Business
Sustainable advantage of an organization can be determined by its ethical capability. Ethical capability of an organization is its duty to do what is right. Some organizations such as Enron, Read more
The Three Schools of Business Ethics
G. Richard Shell, author of Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People, identifies three primary schools of ethics in negotiation. To me, they are equally valuable in examining ethics Read more
Business Ethics – Overrated Or Underrated?
Ethical behavior, quality character, honesty, moral integrity – how does one in business view these human attributes? I tend to view them as a given with the people I interact Read more
How To Build A Business Ethics Program
Recent corporate financial scandals have highlighted the importance of business ethics and legal compliance. Yet a recent National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) survey of 280 corporate CEOs and directors Read more
Business Call Ethics
When it comes to running a smooth business, ethics are very important. With proper ethics and code of conduct of employees, a business can flourish greatly. Business ethics apply to Read more
Business Ethics – Why Are They Important in Small Business?
Rarely is there the individual who does not encounter an ethical or moral dilemma at some point in his or her business life. Whether that individual is the owner of Read more
Ethics in Advertising
Introduction Ethics have always been an important aspect of every business activity, although the term has meant different things at different times in different lands to different people. Nonetheless, as Read more