Ethics and Social Responsibility

ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Albert C. Weyant Jr
Phoenix
ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
MGT/216
DAVID BOWLER
July 30, 2010
Abstract

      Every day relationships with personnel we work with and those who we encounter can have lasting effects in ethics and social responsibilities. We must be careful what we do and how we encourage others to do tasks by the impact it can make in their lives. People learn from our habits and mistakes as well as our good fortunes. If we continue to practice what is right and prevent wrongdoings we can make our impression a helpful and ethical one. Our responsibility is to do what is known to be right and encourage others to do the same so our children will have a culture of decency. Employers and Organizations expect their employees to be trained in ethics and the responsibilities surrounding them.

ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

      Business ethics is everyone’s responsibility. We learn, at school and at home, at an early age how important it the emphasis is on ethics. The failures to individuals and corporations depend deeply on our learning and the teachings we receive, at an early an young age. As we learn from G Parrett, and managing partner Deloitte Touche LLP (2003, May 2), who stated in the Chicago Tribune, “Business schools today are placing renewed emphasis on ethics, in response to the major corporate failures of the past 18 months. The Chicago Tribune has reported about the decision of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, among other leading business schools, to integrate business ethics into the curriculum.”   We also learn that our future leaders are already in our schools and preparing for futures in major coorporations. Ethics taught will have an important impact tomorrow. How would we help those children who will take those jobs and positions?   As G Parrett, President and managing partner Deloitte & Touche LLP (2003, May 2), also stated in the Chicago Tribune,...