(PDF) Writing an Effective Literature Review

Article Review

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Review of Journals Article...........................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Article review is a written document which helps the audience to gather knowledge
regarding the subject which is being discussed in the document. Main ideas, findings and
arguments are discussed in an article which helps individuals to enhance their information
related to topic covered in article (Bell, Bryman and Harley, 2018). For this essay, the article
which is selected is “A model for ethical decision making in business: Reasoning, intuition and
rational moral principles.”
MAIN BODY
Review of Journals Article
According to Woiceshyn, (2011), for all the businesses, it is very important to comply
with ethical principles as it guides leaders and managers to formulate strategic and ethical
decisions for betterment of company. If they take unethical decisions, then it can harm their
organisation and other individuals who are working in it. Ethics are set of beliefs, values and
behaviour of people which is used by them while conducting different activities. Moral
principles are part of it and human behaviour is controlled by them. With the help of it, human
beings differentiate between right and wrong reaction of their action. In other words, it can be
defined as the discipline which guide individuals to conduct all the activities with moral duty and
obligation (Egan, Hughes and Palmer, 2015). There are various types of ethical principles which
should be followed by managers and leaders while fulfilling requirements of their job at work
place. These are truthfulness and confidentiality, autonomy, beneficence, non maleficence,
honesty, fairness, commitment and justice. With the help of all of them, success of business
procedures could be measured and assured. If leaders are not able to comply with all of them,
then it can affect them and whole entity negatively. It is not possible to run a business without
ethics. Currently, it is basic requirement and key to success for an enterprise.
Truthfulness and confidentiality principle states that top level executives should share
appropriate and actual information with the subordinates and staff members. They should be
trustworthy so that employee can interact them without any hesitation. In professional life, it is
an essential element which helps to make sure that success will be attained in future or not.
According to confidentiality principle, an employee should keep the information confidential
from other parties who do not have right to know about it. Sometimes employee share secrete
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