Business and Business Environment: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

This report delves into the concept of academic plagiarism, defining it as the unethical practice of presenting someone else's work as one's own. It emphasizes the significance of academic integrity in a business context, highlighting its role in professionalism, ethical conduct, and building trust. The report outlines how academic integrity is crucial for business planning, leadership, and fostering a responsible work environment. It explores centralized and decentralized approaches to integrity, emphasizing the importance of avoiding plagiarism to maintain a positive reputation and ethical standards. The report concludes by reiterating the importance of ethical behavior and the negative consequences of plagiarism, such as damage to an individual's reputation and potential legal issues, while underlining the value of integrity in achieving success in business.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
“What is Academic Plagiarism and why is academic integrity is relevant to professionalism in
a business environment”.............................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................4
Book and Journals.......................................................................................................................4
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INTRODUCTION
Academic plagiarism is techniques which is continuously used for many times with the
help of quotation marks and with the help of references. In other words it is process in which
original piece of work is presented as own research and scholarship. This report is based on
Academic Plagiarism which have become more common over the period of time. Further, it is
know as act of taking credit for someone else work or idea. This has become a serious issue and
it is known as intellectual dishonesty. It also violates the business and university honour code
and can cause irreparable damage to a person reputation. This must be avoided because it result
in poor planning and bad decision.
“What is Academic Plagiarism and why is academic integrity is relevant to professionalism in a
business environment”
The term Academic Plagiarism is the process of stealing or passing of the work of
another without his or her consent. In other words it is related to literary theft and it is an act of
fraud which is considered as unethical practises. A plagiarized business or work may lead to
failing grade, suspension and expulsion (Crane, 2019). For instance it is an act of using or
closely imitating the language and thoughts of another person without any authorization and
representation of work by taking the credit by own.
Academic integrity is the commitment to the work to be done with honesty and moral
behaviour while performing business activities. This can be more relevant to business as it
provide credit to other for using their ideas and methods. In simple term, Academic integrity
require acknowledging the contribution of other people. Cheating and fraud are considers as
plagiarism. There are method in which academic integrity can be explained in a detailed manner
are down below:
Academic Integrity: It is most known as most genuine and appropriate scholarship as
well as it is important to submit the actual work and researches and do not give the credit to the
other people. Academic integrity help in avoiding cheating in exams and provide authentic work
the professors.
The Centralized approach of Integrity:
In business environment Integrity plays an vital role it offer employees guidelines on
which they have to perform their business activities. The centralized approach have fundamental
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goals, method and tone. In this technique the employees act in a dysfunctional way ans reflects
its honesty , moral, immoral and behaviour regarding the job. This help in developing individual
discipline which make more responsible towards work and it create sense in the mind of
employee to perform his duty with full dignity and respect. In this case if employees are cheating
or doing business in unethical way so manager or top management take action regarding the
employees. In centralized business environment decision taking power is one the hands of single
person or by superiors.
The Decentralized approach of Integrity:
In this method, the organisation leaves the matter towards individual department or to the
manager to handle the situation. It is responsibilities of managers to evolve the integrity in
employees so they can not misuse the ethical code of conduct. This kind of structure provide
power to different department and manager to take decision regarding unethical practises going
in business. Here prime duty of manager to empower and encourage employees to avoid
plagiarism and work with trust and honesty.
In modern society, it is common that competition has become cut- throat in workplace. In
addition to this economic downturn, workers have face cut to benefits, pension and salaries.
They often feel cogs in the wheel, which leads them towards conducting unethical practises.
Integrity help in belief in themselves and help in reaming true towards your work. This create a
sense of responsibilities in the mins of customers to perform their duty with full honesty even if
no one is watching. People with academic integrity are willing to stand up with their values and
speak out if there is unethical practises are going on. It is essential to develop code of integrity in
business as it help in generating goodwill in marketplace. It is crucial for employees to become
clear on values and belief system so that operational activities can be done effectively.
Human basically have sense of right and wrong this make them different form other
people. Individual with good sense and integrity will achieve success in business. If in case the
behaviour goes wrong or against the value system so business can experience physical reaction
such as feeling guilt or unease. In addition to this, if person or employees thinks the action or
behaviour makes uncomfortable, this could be the sign of not being true on your ethical code of
integrity (Cheah and Amran, 2019). Taking principal and integrity related to work and workplace
dynamics have the positive impact on the life and also help in growth of individual career and
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personal development. Higher the level of Integrity leads to toward a sense of self respect and
self esteem.
Academic Integrity in business environment:
Academic integrity plays an vital role in developing the professionalism in the business
environment. Along with this it help in managing the environment and help in generating new
ideas for growth and expansions.
Business planning: Academic integrity can be help in creating new ideas as it help in
improving the academic skills in the individual. It is consider that if the person have good
academics in result it will able to help them to build new business in a well define manner.
Create trust: The person with the academic help in developing better bonding in the
business environment. Hence it help in developing the main purpose of creating more and more
customers. Integrity help in developing the skills which is useful for providing better services to
the consumers.
Leadership: Motivating the employees is the main purpose of the leadership. They are
the individual who help to inspire people in order to achieve desire goal and objectives. For
leader it is important to be ethical and not bias in making decision.
Top of this employees can get advantage in career with help of integrity. Plagiarism take
person towards downfall and develop negative image in the minds of managers in organisation.
Integrity is an fundamental value which is immediately recognize when you see it in the
behaviour of a co-worker. To find person with Academic integrity is tuff task as it become the
prime preference for the company to hire employees who have Academic Integrity as well
company can trust on employees as well as on work.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussed report it has been figure out that employees do not indulge in
plagiarism because it develop a negative image in them minds of teacher and also in business.
Along with this, Academic Integrity can be describe into ways centralise and decentralized
which hep help in understanding the brief concept of Integrity in business environment. Further
plagiarism should be avoided as it is conducted as unethical practises and it is illegal in the eyes
of law.
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REFERENCES
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