IntroductionOrganizational ethics is an area that is described as being in its infancy, so it is always developing, as seen throughout the world; Codes of ethics exist within large companies and are on the rise. This relatively new area of interest is often described as wicked and complicated to start with, but once completed it is very beneficial. Progressively over the last two decades, public and corporate organizations have wanted to decrease deviations from ethical standards by introducing ethics programs. Ethics are the moral values that dictate a person's behavior; they help determine what is good or bad, right or wrong, but there are varying degrees between the two extremes. They are not determined by law, but many organizations believe that they are necessary for the organization to be successful because the level of efficiency and overall potency of the work environment is greatly influenced by the socioeconomic environment in the workplace. Over the past twenty years, many organizations have attempted to reduce divergences in ethical standards by initiating ethics programs. Ethics are important to the effectiveness of an organization because they can help prevent an organization from making bad or unethical decisions that could potentially ruin it. It can also help mitigate any disciplinary and legal issues that may arise due to unethical decisions by employees. Ethics in the Organization An organization must rely on its leaders to make the right ethical decision when faced with a problem. When organizational leaders make ethical decisions, the organization receives many benefits. If codes of ethics are not available or have yet to be developed, an organization must agree which values and... amid documents ......on which an ethics policy is missing they should adopt one and inform all employees about what consists of the new ethics policy and how any violations of the policy are handled. Organizations that do not incorporate ethics into the workplace experience a greater number of unethical decisions from their employees. These unethical decisions result in material and immaterial costs to the organization. Business is a partnership with society that becomes more intricate every day, ethical decisions are necessary for both the success of the organization and the well-being of society.
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