Importance of Ethics in an Organization

Academic and
Professional Skills

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Discussion of whether ethics should be the main priority of an organisation.............................1
Recommendations to promote ethics within the organisation.....................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Academic and professional skills are the set of qualities that are required by all the
students to make sure that they are able to meet all their study related goals. It is very important
for all the students to acquire all the required skills so that they can work on all the projects that
are assigned to them while studying in university. It is essential for them to develop their abilities
as it can also help them to meet career objectives (Beavington, 2019). Present report is based
upon the analysis of case study so that it could be analysed that ethics should be main priority of
organisation. Case study which is selected for this report is related to Amazon and ethics. It is
one of the largest retailers around the world and it was founded by Jeff Bezos. This report covers
topics such as discussion of whether ethics should be the main priory of the entity or not. Apart
from this, recommendation to promote ethics within the enterprise.
MAIN BODY
Discussion of whether ethics should be the main priority of an organisation
Ethics are the moral principles that govern behaviour of an individuals while performing
an activity. It is very important for all the persons as well as the companies to follow ethical
practices so that a great working environment for the staff members could be created. With the
help of it, all the individuals can differentiate between the right and wrong things and decisions.
Amazon is one of the largest entities which are carrying out operational activities around the
world. CEO of it is Jeff Bezos is considered as one of the wealthiest men in the world. From the
case study it has been analysed that the organisation is not performing its operations in ethical
manner (Amazon case study, 2020). It is supporting tax avoidance and humiliating all its staff
members by increasing their working hours and providing a very low compensation for their
jobs. Due to all its unethical practices it market image is going down continuously. Apart from
this, the number of enemies of it are also increasing as it is not paying the right amount of tax for
the revenues that are generated by it in different countries. Tax avoidance is a not illegal but it is
considered unethical. Because of its unethical behaviour its business in various nation getting
affected and creating political criticism for it.
The working conditions in the country are dangerous because the number of ambulances
call out in last three years was 18 which is very high. The employees in the warehouses are
forced to work in long shifts so that the entity can reach to its targets. Due to this, they have to
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