Ethics And Social Responsibility
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Mitchell Askew
Business Management
Paper 1
2/4/2014
What is ethics and social responsibility and why is it important in the work place. MGMT (2013-2014) workplace deviance, ethics: Ethics is the set of moral principles or values that defines right and wrong for a person or group. A Society of human resources management survey found that only 27 percent of employees felt that their organization’s leadership was ethical. In a study of 1,324 random selected workers, managers, and executives across multiple industries, 48 percent of the respondents admitted to actually committing an unethical of illegal act in the past year. (pg 65)
Before I read this I thought why do we have to be taught ethics in school. I read that 48 percent of 1,324 people committed an unethical or illegal act. Made me think I always thought that’s your folk’s job to do that because someone has to teach you right and wrong. After thinking about it this is the same thing teaching you more rights and wrong. I would never take money from a company because someone taught me that. Sometimes I forget I have tools on me like box knife of a tape measure and take them home but I bring them back because I use them every day at work. So I can see how people might not think it’s such a big deal when they do stuff like take tip of money or tools home.
MGMT (2013-2014) workplace deviance, ethical behavior: Depending on which study you have looked at, one third to three quarters of all employees admit that they have stolen from their employers, committed computer fraud, embezzled funds, vandalized company property, sabotaged company projects, fake injuries to receive workers compensation benefits or insurance, or been sick from work when they weren’t really sick. (pg 65) I believe employees do this because they think there boss is cheating them. Also they hate there job and or their boss, or believe it’s their right to have more money. It could be more days off of work, or
Mitchell Askew
Business Management
Paper 1
2/4/2014
What is ethics and social responsibility and why is it important in the work place. MGMT (2013-2014) workplace deviance, ethics: Ethics is the set of moral principles or values that defines right and wrong for a person or group. A Society of human resources management survey found that only 27 percent of employees felt that their organization’s leadership was ethical. In a study of 1,324 random selected workers, managers, and executives across multiple industries, 48 percent of the respondents admitted to actually committing an unethical of illegal act in the past year. (pg 65)
Before I read this I thought why do we have to be taught ethics in school. I read that 48 percent of 1,324 people committed an unethical or illegal act. Made me think I always thought that’s your folk’s job to do that because someone has to teach you right and wrong. After thinking about it this is the same thing teaching you more rights and wrong. I would never take money from a company because someone taught me that. Sometimes I forget I have tools on me like box knife of a tape measure and take them home but I bring them back because I use them every day at work. So I can see how people might not think it’s such a big deal when they do stuff like take tip of money or tools home.
MGMT (2013-2014) workplace deviance, ethical behavior: Depending on which study you have looked at, one third to three quarters of all employees admit that they have stolen from their employers, committed computer fraud, embezzled funds, vandalized company property, sabotaged company projects, fake injuries to receive workers compensation benefits or insurance, or been sick from work when they weren’t really sick. (pg 65) I believe employees do this because they think there boss is cheating them. Also they hate there job and or their boss, or believe it’s their right to have more money. It could be more days off of work, or