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    This chapter introduces ethics and discusses its importance. It defines ethics as moral standards that govern individual and group actions. Characteristics of ethical behavior include integrity, honesty, trustworthiness, and fairness. Ethical behavior is necessary for an orderly society. However, people sometimes act unethically due to differing personal standards or selfishness. The chapter outlines categories of ethical principles for personal, professional, and business contexts. It emphasizes the need for professional ethics codes to protect the public and ensure confidence.

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    This chapter introduces ethics and discusses its importance. It defines ethics as moral standards that govern individual and group actions. Characteristics of ethical behavior include integrity, honesty, trustworthiness, and fairness. Ethical behavior is necessary for an orderly society. However, people sometimes act unethically due to differing personal standards or selfishness. The chapter outlines categories of ethical principles for personal, professional, and business contexts. It emphasizes the need for professional ethics codes to protect the public and ensure confidence.

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    Chapter 5: Introduction to Ethics

    After studying the chapter, you should be able to:


    1. Define Ethics.
    2. Enumerate and describe the basic characteristics and values associated with ethical behavior.
    3. Appreciate why ethical behavior in personal, professional and business dealings is necessary.
    4. Understand the reasons why people act unethically.
    5. Give and explain the categories of ethical principles.
    6. Give and describe the ethical principles related to:
    a. Personal ethics
    b. Professional ethics
    c. Business ethics
    7. Explain why professional ethics is important and why a code of conduct should be adopted.

    Ethics
    Ethics is the code of moral standards by which people judge the actions and behaviors of themselves and others
    It is a set of moral principles or values that govern the actions and decisions of an individual or group.
    Examples of prescribed sets of moral principles or values at the implementation level include laws and regulations,
    church doctrine, code of business ethics for professional groups and codes of conduct within individual organizations

    CHARACTERISTICS AND VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH ETHICAL BEHAVIOR


    1. Integrity -Be principled, honorable, upright, and courageous and act on convictions;
    2. Honesty-Be truthful, sincere, forthright, straightforward, frank, and candid;
    3. Trustworthiness and Promise Keeping- Be worthy of trust, keep promises, full commitments abide by the
    spirit as well as the letter of an agreement;
    4. Loyalty (Fidelity) and Confidentiality- Be faithful and loyal to family, friends, employers, client and country
    5. Fairness and Openness- Be fair and open-minded, be willing to admit error and, where appropriate, change
    positions and beliefs, demonstrate a commitment to justice, the equal treatment of individuals, and
    tolerance for acceptance of diversity
    6. Caring for Others- Be caring, kind, compassionate
    7. Respect for Others- Demonstrate respect for human dignity, privacy, and the right to self-determination of
    all people;
    8. Responsible Citizenship- Obey just laws
    9. Pursuit of Excellence- Pursue excellence in all matters
    10. Accountability-Be accountable; accept responsibility for decisions

    WHY IS ETHICAL BEHAVIOR NECESSARY?


    Ethical behavior is necessary for a society to function in an orderly manner. It can be argued that ethics is the
    gluethat holds a society together.
    The need for ethics in society is sufficiently important that many commonly held ethical values are
    incorporated into laws.

    WHY DO PEOPLE ACT UNETHICALLY


    Primary reasons :
     The person’s ethical standards are different from those of society as a whole, or;
     The person chooses to act selfishly.
    CATEGORIES OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
    Principles of Personal Ethics include among others;
     Basic justice,fairness

     Respect for the right of others

     Concern for the right of others

     Concern for the well-being on welfare of others

     Benevolence, trustworthiness, honesty

     Compliance with the law

    Professional Ethics include among others;


     Integrity, impartiality, objectivity
     Professional competence
     Confidentiality
     Professional behavior
     Avoidance of potential or apparent conflict of interest

    Business Ethics include among others;


     Fair competition
     Global as well as domestic justice
     Social responsibility
     Concern for environment

    The Need for Professional Ethics


     A responsibility to serve the public
     A complex body of knowledge
     Standards of admission to the profession
     A need for public confidence

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