Ethics in business are not just a passing fad. Ethics are foundation of any business. Ethics are the values that you invest in a business. When your organisation is ethical the employees in the organisation feel motivated to work in the organisation. I visited a company in which the main motto of their company in their mission statement was "To deliver value products and services to customers NOT under any cost." This we can say that such an organisation is ethical and they have invested values and the ethics in their business. Another example of ethics in business is, a company in Ahmedabad, dealing with manufacturing of engineering products have a graveyard in front of their organisation. Yes a graveyard, even I was surprised to hear that. …show more content…
Have you ever received too much money back when you paid for something in a store, didn’t get charged for something you ordered at a restaurant, or called in sick to work when you just wanted a day off?College Confidential, http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/427749-ethical-dilemma-question.html (accessed August 31, 2009). Each of these is an ethical dilemma. You make your decision about which path to take based on your personal ethics; your actions reflect your own moral beliefs and moral conduct.Manual Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, and Michael J. Meyer, “What Is Ethics?” Santa Clara University, http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/whatisethics.html (accessed August 31, 2009). Your ethics are developed as a result of your family, church, school, community, and other influences that help shape your personal beliefs—that which you believe to be right versus wrong.Manual Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, and Michael J. Meyer, “Ethics and Virtue,” Santa Clara University, http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/ethicsandvirtue.html (accessed August 29, 2009). A good starting point for your personal ethics is the golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” That is, treat people the way that you would like to be treated. You would like people to be honest with you, so be honest with