December 19, 2005
Ethics in the Workplace
What is ethically right? Ethics is defined as the study of the
general nature of morals and the specific moral choices to be made by a
person. We make ethical choices every day by how we interact with others.
We make these choices through
being honest or lying, being greedy or giving to
others, and by being friendly to someone or ignore them. Ethics is not only
how we interact with others but is also in the daily choices we make. Do
you think of ethics as being how one acts socially, their religious beliefs,
and legally? Some do. There are eight elements of ethical reasoning:
1. All thinking has a purpose, goal or objective
2. All thinking generates questions, issues, or problems
3. All thinking uses this information
4. All thinking comes to conclusions or solutions
5. All thinking has concepts
6. All thinking makes assumptions
7. All thinking has implications or consequences
8. All thinking comes to a point of view or perspective
Our human nature tends to be egotistical and self focused. How we think and
act toward other humans can affect the quality of ...