Professional Ethics: Approaches to Improve Ethical Behaviour in Organizations

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................2
Identification and explanation of approaches in improving ethical behaviour in organisation.......2
Suggest on the best approach for the selected organisation.............................................................4
Protect employee right of privacy and protect employer.................................................................6
Summary..........................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Professional ethics is defined as principles which govern the behaviour of a person or group in
business environment. This conclude with values, behaviour tutorial on fact that employee should
behave in organisation and such related factors. This project is based on the case study of Marks
and Spencer Company in respect to professional behaviour. Company was established in the year
1884 by the founders Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. Headquarter of the company is located
in London, United Kingdom. Organisation is currently catering its business practices into retail
sector across the globe. Henceforth, report will emphasis on explaining approaches over improving
the ethical behaviour in the organisation. Best approach of professional ethic suitable for the
organisation will also disclose in the project. Furthermore, discussion will be done on the protection
of employees right and privacy.
MAIN BODY
Identification and explanation of approaches in improving ethical behaviour in organisation.
Ethical behaviour refers to all the characteristics that are belongs to honesty, equity and
fairness in interpersonal, academic and professional relationship in the research and scholarly
activities. The ethical behaviour are help to respecting diversity and dignity with rights of the
individual and other group of people (Qiu and Rooney, 2019). Also, it is important to having the
string work ethics in order to make the business sense and company are proud on their colleagues so
that it helps to maintains the dignity. Along with this, when the potential customer and client are
choose the company it is important to showcase the ethical behaviour so that they can feel good and
improving the work accordingly. There are some of the approaches that are help to improving
ethical behaviour in the organisation.
Creating a code- There are some of the codes of practice that are necessary to followed by
the organisation so that they can set the values and engaging with the customer ins order to satisfy
their need. Mark and Spencer are believing for boosting the entrepreneurial spirit for maintaining
the good image of the firm. The strong value of the company are one of the important factor that are
related to enthusiasm and togetherness. For maintaining the good ethics this is important to manage
all the work on the basis of ethics. All the codes are unique for the organisations because its depend
on the values and visions of the company that is why all the related practices are unique. There are
different types of codes of practices are followed by chosen firms ins order to retaining the good
image of company such as company's values, employees behaviour, dress code, leave policy etc
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(Driscoll, McIsaac and Wiebe, 2019). So that employees get motivated and try to achievable the
target of the organisation.
Engage with employees and customer- M&S are focused for engaging the employee and
customer by investing more on ethics code for developing the business. The firm are help to
engaging the sessions wits the client so that it helps to updating and creating the policies in order to
making company's vision and mission. To provide new policies for the employees are help to
developing the good relation with customer (Spencer, 2019). Also, M&S are one of the biggest
chain in the retail industry that provide variety of products in the stores. For engaging with
customer are refers to build good relation with them so that it helps to attracting the customer. First
of all when the client come to store it is important to provide good facility to them regarding
sanitisation and other safety measures. Then customer are expecting for fast payment and services
which are help to build the good relation with the client.
Reinforce the benefits of code- This is important for having good code of practice that are
help to work with consisting environment. For reinforcing the benefit that is most important for
achieving desirable and achievable complement that are need for enhancing the business
opportunity. To provide target to employees regarding increase workforce or sales target it is
necessary to develop the ideas so that they can implement the strategies accordingly. To encourage
the employees by providing them extra benefit are help for increase the workforce and help to
achieve the toughs target (Ahmad, 2018). M&S are good at providing training to the employees so
that it helps to helps to improve their skill ans help them to build relation with the employees.
Be a good role model- To set the example of good role model is one of the part of
encouraging other also it has been analysed that in UK there are more 70% people are thinking that
their manager are not belongs for good role model. Also, in the organisations it can bes promote
good ethics ins the organisations so that they can improve the good relations its top as well as lower
management. Chosen company are focused on senior management so that they are helps for
improving the good relations with other employees because they are help for motivating them.
Positives nature of the manager are help tos develop the good images of them so that employees are
feeling motivated and inspire from their manager. The managers are responsible for creating
positive environments ins the organisation avoid any bias in the company for providing equal
opportunity the same level people.
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