Ethics in the WorkplaceWhat are ethics? Is ethics a capacity that grows in us from childhood or do our parents teach us ethics? According to Dictionary.com, the word ethics means "the code of good conduct for an individual or group." Ethics also means, in simple terms, 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, etc. on. There are many characteristics of ethics. There are good and bad ethics. But when sociologist Raymond Baumhart asks businessmen: “What does ethics mean to you?” According to him, the answers he received were as follows: "Ethics has to do with whether their feelings tell them what is right or wrong. Ethics has to do with their religious beliefs. Being ethical, it's doing what the law requires. Ethics are the standards of behavior that our society accepts, and I don't know what that word means” (Wallace, 1985) All of this could be true, but the word. “Ethical” is difficult to define and many views are quite shaky. If at a young age you discover that your daughter is stealing from the local store, tell her that it is not ethical. stealing is wrong? But is it ethical? So the question remains: “What is ethics?” According to Norman E. Bowie, “Ethics is two things. well-founded norms of right and wrong that prescribe what humans should do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, societal benefits, fairness, or specific virtues. Ethics, for example, refers to norms that impose reasonable obligations to refrain from rape, theft, murder, assault, slander and fr...... middle of paper ...... private sector . Companies will be able to avoid the embarrassing scandals that are featured all over the national news. Small businesses will be able to retain and attract more customers and customers. Negotiations between companies could be conducted with more consideration of the other company, which would only help both. Above all, a high level of ethics in your business should be in place at least for customers. On the contrary, it is the customer who should be considered the most when it comes to ethical business practices. In the long run, a business will reap huge benefits from customers who feel like they are being treated fairly and honestly. Strong ethics are an essential leadership quality. Verschoor, Curtis C., Strategic Finance, January 2006, vol. 87, number 7, P. 19-20.Ethics, Marrkula, AC, Copyright 20005, Center for Applied Ethics.