MGM102H5 Chapter Notes -Whistleblower, Organizational Ethics, Positive Tone
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It refers to laws we have writ- ten to protect ourselves from fraud, theft, and violence. Many immoral and unethical acts fall well within our laws. Ethics reflects people"s proper relations with one another. It is not just obeying the law; it is doing the right thing. We define ethics as the standards of moral behaviour; that is, behaviour that is accepted by society as right versus wrong. In a country like canada, with so many diverse cultures, you might think it would be impossible to identify common standards of ethical behaviour. All of the world"s major religions support a version of the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Such situations are called ethical dilemmas because you must choose between equally unsatisfactory alternatives. It can be very difficult to maintain a balance between ethics and other goals such as pleasing stakeholders or advancing in your career.
