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"ETHICS is the name we give to our concern for good
behavior " Albert Schweitzer
ETHICS is everyone's business and everyone's responsi-
bility. It applies to everyone's job description.
ETHICS are the stance an individual takes when making
judgement calls (that are not necessarily predefined).
To some people ETHICS means simply 'staying out of
trouble'.
ETHICS is the "effort to understand the order and
priority of our values and how they fit together. It
includes the reasons for our doing what we do and our
knowledge of ...consequences and the sense that what
we are doing is right." [Robert C Solomon, Ethics,
a Brief Introduction,1984,R.R. Donnelly].
Tough ETHICAL DECISIONS may require leadership and
fortitude and may expose the decision maker to intense
criticism. Ethical dilemmas increase pressures on
the individuals. The decision maker may incur personal
sacrifice from an unresolved dilemma. An old Greek
proverb expresses this sentiment:
"First secure an independent income,
then practice virtue... "
Ethical decisions are sometimes made with conviction,
almost spontaneously from a habit of being ethical.
Ethical decision making involves the individual's stage
of moral development interacting with the culture of
the business.
A highly developed SENSE OF VALUES enables one to do
the right thing almost automatically.
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR is often absorbed from parents,church,
grandparents, peers, and the inspiration of examples.
Ethical influences can be a man's equals in the company;
the ethical climate of the particular industry, company
policy, and the behavior of superiors. Ethics are a
reflection of the community:
"Morality is the custom of one's country and the
current feeling of one's peers. Cannibalism is
moral in a cannibal society" ---
Sam Butler