Ethics in the WorkplaceWhat is ethics? Is ethics a skill that grows in us from childhood or do our parents teach it to us? According to Dictionary.com, the word ethics is stated to mean “the code of good conduct of an individual or group.” Ethics also means, simply put, that ethics refers to standards of behavior that tell us how human beings should act in the many situations in which they find themselves: as friends, parents, children, citizens, businessmen, teachers , professionals and so on. ON. There are many characteristics of ethics. There are good and bad ethics. But when sociologist Raymond Baumhart asks business people, "What does ethics mean to you?" According to him, the answers he received were: "ethics has to do with feelings that tell them what is right or wrong, ethics has to do with their religious beliefs, being ethical means doing what the law requires, ethics consists of the standards of behavior that our society accepts, and I don't know what that word means." (Wallace, 1985) All this may be true, but the word "ethics" is difficult to define and many opinions are rather shaky. If you catch your daughter stealing from the corner store as a young girl, tell her it's unethical. Are you teaching her that stealing is wrong? But is it ethical? So the question still remains: "What is ethics?". According to Norman E. Bowie, "Ethics is two things. First, ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what human beings should do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits for society, fairness, or specific virtues. Ethics, for example, refers to those standards that impose reasonable obligations to refrain from rape, theft, murder, assault, slander, and fraud... middle of paper... in private sector. Companies will be able to avoid embarrassing scandals that are featured all over the national news. Small businesses will be able to retain and attract more customers and customers. other company, which would only help both of you. Above all, a high level of ethics in your business should be in place at least for the customers. If anything, it is the customer who should be considered the most when it comes to ethical business practices. In the long run, a company will profit greatly from a customer base that feels they are being treated fairly and sincerely. Strong ethics are a key leadership quality. Verschoor, Curtis C., Strategic Finance, January 2006, vol. 87, Issue 7, P. 19-20. Ethics, Marrkula, AC, Copyright 20005, Center for Applied Ethics.