Ethics During Change
ETHICS DURING CHANGE 2 Defined by Cambridge Online Dictionary (2014) Ethics is as follows: “A system of accepted beliefs that control behavior, especially such a system based on morals; the study of what is morally right and what is not.” And as a general definition According to Merriam Webster Online Dictionary Ethics (2014) has been defined as “An area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior: a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong; a belief that …show more content…
The last thing that should be overlooked when a change is taking place is ethics, especially in a fast changing business world of today. Higher management or directors should pay more attention to ethics during the time of organizational change. Ethics comes along with all changes within an organization such as environmental, cultural, and business changes. According to Jones, T., & Gautschi, F. (1988) “During the 1960s and 70’s the business press explained business leaders were becoming increasingly concerned with business ethics and corporate social …show more content…
Morals of the past will not be morals of today and vice versa. A business environment requires that chance can be best accepted if there is an established strong ethics and morals for that certain change. One would think morals are universal but this will also follow along with constant change of the organizations environment in order to ensure the success of change. In the words of De Graaf & Levy (2011) “One may take someone as a threat in the group if he or she claims that he or she knows and understands everything have known what is acceptable or not without careful examination.” Requiring constant studying and researching is how one knows and understands the things that are morally and ethically acceptable. All the aspects of change must be looked at very carefully especially the ethics, business, moral, and environmental aspects of the business and its participation in the change.
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