Ethics and Sustainability in Contemporary Organizations

Running head: ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Summary of ethical issues and ethical frameworks managed by the contemporary
organizations..............................................................................................................................2
Reflection on future workplace behaviour.................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The purpose of the assignment is to analyse ethical issues that must be managed by
the contemporary organization. Business ethics refers to the morale principles, which guide
the way every organization behaves (Collins, 2012). The study also focuses on the ethical
frameworks that help to inform about the best way in managing these ethical issues. The
assignment also reflects about how the ethical management of these issues inform about
future workplace behaviour.
Summary of ethical issues and ethical frameworks managed by the contemporary
organizations
In the contemporary organizations, the individuals face several ethical dilemmas in
several diverse areas. The ethical issues that must be managed by the contemporary
organizations are given below-
 White – collar crimes- According to Crane & Matten, (2016), criminal behaviours in
corporate have outcome in huge financial scandals. Utilizing work hours to conduct
the business and sending mail by utilizing enterprise resources are few of the ethical
issues in contemporary organizations.
 Employee’s rights- Administering the employees’ rights at job generally creates
several ethical dilemmas in the enterprise. Few of the ethical dilemmas include- drug
testing, privacy problems and so on (Davies, 2016). Safeguarding workers right to this
privacy and at that time keeping accessibility to data for those who require that the
company’s manager balance competing interests.
An ethical framework helps to assist the enterprise as well as employees within the
enterprise for identifying and working through ethical issues using standardized decision-
making approach. The two ethical framework that helps the managers of contemporary