Code of Ethics and Moral Conduct
By
Tim Bowles
OMM660 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Instructor
Prof. Andree Swanson
June 27, 2015
Introduction
Since morals and morality require conscious choices, man is the only animal who can be moral or immoral. Thus, man is the only animal who can consciously, or purposely make moral choices: to think or not to think, to produce or usurp, to benefit or hurt oneself or others. The meaning of moral is simple and direct (e.g., the productive actions of honest people). Whatever is consciously done to harm or prevent filing human biological needs is bad and immoral conduct. Honestly using one’s reasoning is always beneficial and moral; dishonestly using one’s reasoning nature is always harmful and immoral. The dictionary defines altruism is: “uncalculated consideration of, regard for, or devotion to other’s interests in accordance with ethical principles (www.dictionary.com)”. This research will discuss standards for ethical and moral conduct in the form of a code of ethics. With references to moral philosophical and social issues.
Any number of interrelated issues can arise in a business & customer relationship, especially with high volume sales or dealing with sensitive people issues. All activities are to be managed appropriately if only for one reason, to avoid adverse effects. Common issues in this ethical/unethical challenge include: o Entry and contracting o Trust and past
ASHA code of Ethics, Principle of Ethics II deals primarily with individual maintenance in relation to one’s profession. Rules of Ethics B specifically states that an individual who does not hold his or her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) cannot practice clinical services; yet one who is in the process of acquiring this certificate can if in abidance with local and state laws.
The ACS codes of ethics is a part of the ACS constitution. As an ACS member you must uphold and advance the honor, dignity and effectiveness of being a professional. This involves, in addition of being a good citizen and acting within the law. While Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do well or cause harm, to enable others to do well or cause harm, or to influence others to do well or cause harm. To ensure, as much as possible, that their efforts will be used for good, software engineers must commit themselves to making software engineering a beneficial
The purpose of this paper is to discuss and call the attention to the fact that there are genera differences and similarities in the Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Code of Ethics of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). In addition, discuss due diligence the counselor has to the client, the focus will be on sexual intimacy, fees and records. There will also be a contrast of the three aspects as well. Counselors have an ethical responsibility to the clients when it come sexual intimacy, fees, and records. The goal is to shed some light on the differences. The outcome is to make sure that all
As a Director of Human Resources for a public organization, in writing a comprehensive Code of Ethics, I would define the following key areas regarding expected standard of employee behavior as especially important; 1. A code of conduct regarding sexual harassment, discrimination and equal opportunity, 2. Confidentiality and privacy, 3. Workplace health and safety, and 4. Drug free work environment.
He has gained a lot of experience throughout his career thus far, and is looking forward to expanding his knowledge in the future. Dr. Lind believes that there are many ethical issues that involved in anthropology and the entire Code of Ethics is of importance. However, he believes it is key for practicing Anthropologist’s to understand not only their own Code of Ethics but any Code of Ethics that may be relevant in their currently work place. In addition, he placed a lot of emphasis of informed consent and not harming your subjects during research studies.
The Ethics Code is intended to support us in differentiating between suitable and deplorable behavior in regards to all individuals. When working with adolescents and children, the guidelines become a little more ambiguous. Adolescents require consent from a legal guardian in most cases to seek treatment, but confidentiality permits some information discussed from being released to the parent that requested the treatment. When working with youth the primary focus can include not only the ethical decision, but the legal and moral decisions, as well.
I will show more compassion for all others. In my professional and personal life, I will take the time to listen to people and be genuine with help I offer.
Autonomy - this principle means that it is a form of personal liberty; the individual is free to make choices and to implement those decisions, free from deceit, duress, constraint or coercion. The nurse has the right to make choices that will benefit the patient and the decision to implement them without fear of being reprimanded. The nurse has gone to school to learn the trade of caring for people and has the competence to use what has been learned. Nurses are also learning everyday while on the job and their knowledge is continuing to grow from this.
* Things we want out of life and things we expect others want out of life too
The code of ethics and conduct is a written set of rules and regulations that provides guidance to employees of an organization on how to conduct themselves and carry out their duties in line with the organization’s principles. The code of ethics and conduct is also be backed up by suitable disciplinary actions. A code of ethics and conducts helps employees deal with ethical issues and other gray areas that they face as they execute their daily activities. An effective code of ethics and conduct is required for an organization to run smoothly and maintain a positive image. Having an ineffective code of ethics and conduct is almost like having none.
"Our results indicate that the informal methods ("manager sets an example" or "social norms of the organization") are likely to yield greater commitment with respect to both employee attitudes than formal methods ("training courses on the subject of ethics") (Adam, et al, 2004).
It has been brought to my attention that during the merger between UWEAR and PALEDEMIN that neither company has been working with a code of conduct. As we all know the Code of Conduct reflects upon the ethical culture of an organization, which is taken from the company mission statement. This meeting is in part to address this concern and to deliver the importance of having a Code of Conduct in place, which will be beneficial for both UWEAR and PALEDEMIN.
The formal definition of ethics is as follows, moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity or alternatively the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. (Ethics definition: dictionary.com, 2014)
ethical behavior is the guidelines of behavior perceived in respect to a specific class of human activities or a specific group, society, and culture. If you are ethical, it means you are morally right. If you are unethical, then you are morally wrong. However, how do we determine what is exactly right or wrong? Do we know if we are ethical or unethical? I believe that how people define “ethical behavior” or what people think constitutes ethical can be vary depending on culture we grow up with and the environment we grow up in. I don 't believe that we are able to know whether our actions are moral. There have been incredible changes in the previous decade, however a significant number of these have prompted contrasting moral assessments. Numerous individuals have swung to the law for the answers and other to their religion. Since there are such a large number of sentiments it gets to be harder to discover one that you can by and by concur with, and once you do, you discover an assessment you concur with you are not ready to know whether it is still the right conclusion. It has turned out to be hard in our age to discover a feeling that can be demonstrated totally wrong, on account of this we can 't know whether our conduct is moral.
Every person acts a different way and has a different personality. One person can act kind and caring towards others, while another person can act upset and angry towards the world. It all depends on everyone’s perception of life and how they react to different events throughout their life. However, every faculty and place has their own code of conduct to respond to everyone’s actions in a fair and equal manner. According to the Cambridge Dictionaries Online, a code of conduct is “a set of rules about how to behave and do business with other people.” Every code of conduct varies from place to place, and even if one is not aware that there is a code of conduct enforced at the location where one is at, most likely there is one. For instance, a code of conduct can be present at a store, school, building, and organization. Unknowingly, when one walks into a store, one is consenting to the store’s code of conduct and must follow it. Imagine walking into Walmart or Target and having to follow all their rules without knowing them precisely, but having to follow them in order to be able to shop at the store. However, most of the time a code of conduct is made for their employees and they must follow it; in order to, to work for the company. For instance, as stated by the Walmart’s Global Statement of Ethics, a Walmart employee must follow guidelines such as “respect for individual, service to their customers, striving for excellence, and acting with integrity.”