Reflective Journal on Ethics

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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ON ETHICS
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In the previous weeks I have learned about ethics which is a set of acceptable codes of
behavior within a particular group, morals which are beliefs about what is right and wrong, law
which is a system of rules recognized by a particular community and it is enforced by particular
institutions, the various ethics in the world of business and their importance (Collins 2012),
corporate social responsibility and its importance which includes creating community goodwill,
code of ethics which are written guidelines designed to help workers/ professionals to act with
honesty and integrity.
From the lessons I also learned the ethical business decision making process which
involves four major steps, the various strategies that managers can use to establish an ethical
working environment, the various checklist questions that managers can use to assess if the
organization is operating ethically, ethics in information technology, the various ways in which
people unethically use IT, and how Ethics can be adopted in IT (Carsten Stahl 2011).
RELEVANT CONCEPTS AND THEORIES
The major issues discussed in the lessons are;
Ethics: this involves both individual and organizational ethics. At the individual level
ethics are highly dependent on morality and the law, while at the organizational level ethics are
highly influenced by the established code of ethics. Organizational ethics are highly challenged
by factors such as the need to achieve higher profit margins thus making the organization to use
unethical ways of achieving the targets (Hartman, DesJardins, and MacDonald 2011). It is the
role of organization managers to establish a working environment which is grounded on an
ethical culture.