Promoting Business Ethics

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Business Ethics 2

Business ethics is certain behavior that a business follows when dealing with people in the business world. Many businesses have made a bad reputation for themselves because they are only interested in making money, an example of this would be the Enron case. Many of today’s top corporations have been fined a lot of money for unethical decisions. Ethical behavior in business improves the well-being of the individuals because it promotes things such as generosity, and compassion for each other and their customers.

Ethical behavior among businesses can be enhanced when there are conferences between CEO’s of the organization and their employees talking about the standards of the organization. One way to find out if there is an understanding of ethical behavior is to ask employees if they understand the core values that make up the business. If they do not know them employees may unknowingly be practicing unethical behaviors that the company may not tolerate (2007, Nov 9).

One out of every three major corporations offers some kind of ethical training which helps their employees to work through difficult situations. For example these programs will help employees to better understand and handle situations when they are confronted with a situation involving unethical behavior being exhibited by another employee. If companies do not have any of these programs they can expect unethical decisions to be made by their employees (White).

In recent years companies like Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Wal-Mart have hired chaplains of many religions to work for the company. Members of the God Squad as

they are called will visit employees in the hospital, respond to personal problems, and help employees to cope with eve...

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...at religion was a major part of the workplace for many people until professor Maskulak brought it to my attention and suggest I write a paper on it. I knew that ethics played a major role in many large corporations but did not know these corporations went as far as incorporating religion in business.

Insight 2- I found it interesting that companies such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and subsidiaries of Wal-Mart were hiring chaplains of different religious beliefs to visit employees in time of need. For example members of the God Squad can be called upon to visit employees in hospitals, deal with people having nervous breakdowns, and also talk to people that are going through tough times. I think it is a great idea and it shows how much these companies care for there employees, and it lets the employees know that the company is thinking about them outside the workplace.

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