It has always been a dilemma for a budding manager to decide whether he is ethically right in performing his duties. What one should do... look at ethics or P & L A/c.
There is no proof that non-ethical managers are more successful. Still at times, one has to decide if one's personal values & morals can be sacrificed for organizational goals.
First, what is ETHICS?
In straight words, it is learning what is right or wrong. And then doing the right thing.
But is it really so straight to know and do "The Right Thing"? I don't think so. It varies form person-to-person and situation-to-situation. One has to go through a lot before deciding ethical ways of life.
Next come Business Ethics…
Again in straight words, it is learning what is right or wrong at workplace AND then doing the right thing at workplace. We don't have any "Ethics Meter" to decide. What is ethical is completely dependent of one's personal morals and situations around him.
I am not deciding and closing the debate here. It cannot be...
A Pro-Business Ethics link is here for you to know more: http://www.managementhelp.org/ethics/ethxgde.htm
The next link contain comments by a senior industry leader onto the above write-up:
http://www.current.org/ethics/ethics0304dodgen.html
I believe It can't be taught what is ethical and weather to be ethical or not.
What you believe? Send comments.
I understand what is running thru your mind. Just mention business ethics and the world will run across one name: Satyam……
Give a thought and will discuss further.
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