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If the employer "Business Ethics" to speak of the subject usually means one of three things: (1) work related to their activity to avoid breaking the criminal law, (2) civil action against the company could To avoid lead, and (3) actions that are harmful to the image of the company to avoid. Companies are mainly concerned with these three things, because they contribute to the loss of money and reputation. In theory, a company's maintenance staff in their daily work, allocation of corporate lawyers and PR experts to address these three issues. Every time an employee acceptable behavior may deviate from the straight and narrow path, there will be experts to guide you. Of course, this solution in a practical carrying out a financial disaster, it will cost legal fees and public relations is a business, save the appropriate employee behavior. Perhaps reluctantly, businesses, employees turn to the philosophers, as they are "morally" to teach. For 2000 years, philosophers have treated the question of true and false attacks. Presumably, the philosophers to teach people a basic understanding of ethics can keep out of trouble.
However, it is unlikely that moral philosophers can teach anyone.Philosophers enter the picture again, it's too late to change an adult's moral system. Moreover, while moral philosophers can teach, their recommendations are not always the best. Despite ethical legal relations nightmares of a company, and business could save public morality is very expensive. A morally responsible company, product safety, environment, fair advertising, marketing and politics should focus on human working conditions. It is a close business can be expected in the budget. Be no moral employer money and mind-body philosophical ideal can resolve this tension between the concerns raised. In most ethical issues in business, economics model will be reviewed by ethical principles. Understand what is at stake, we have three different ways to get to see the rules of ethics in business.
Business Ethics come from profits. Some employers say that there is a commercial activity for profit in the context of the emerging symbiotic relationship between ethics and business ethics. There are two versions of this approach has weaknesses. Weak version is often used to express in words, good business ethics, ethical practices of companies that simply means that the results are beneficial. For example, it is profitable to make products safe as product liability claims. Likewise, it respects the privacy of the employees of the company's best financial interest, it's morale and improve work efficiency. Robert F Hartley, book, business ethics, this approach. Served with 20 case studies as examples, Hartley says that the best interests of the company's long-term relationship of trust with the public (Hartley, 1993) is to see through. The weak version, however, is the problem. First, ethical business practices of many in the long run would be an economic benefit. The companies that have particularly short-term benefit is designed to offer a little encouragement. As more companies compete for the same market, as a matter of survival in short-term profits dictate the decisions of many companies. Second, a few ethical business practices are not economically viable in the long run. For example, the continued employment of older workers are not skilled and skilled young workers to replace them, instead. The third and most important ethical business practices that are at an advantage at that time is good for business. In other markets, the same process may not be economically feasible. Therefore, limited and temporary overlap between ethics and profit.
Stronger version of this approach has the advantage of a reverse strategy, arguing that a free competitive market, profit motive, in fact, create a morally sound environment. That is, if customers safe products, or the privacy of workers in demand in demand, they buy or only those companies that will work to meet their needs. Companies do not pay attention to these requirements will not survive. Moral from this point of view of the profit motive, saying that good business ethics, which are expressed is in contrast to the previous sentence makes the stronger version. Proponents of this view argue that the Milton Friedman in the United States if the government actually allows a competitive market and is free. But the problem is the strong point of view because it assumes that consumers and workers, ask who is morally right. In fact, consumer products are safe, if they know they will save money. For example, the consumer an affordable cars without air bags are preferred, despite the greater risk that their own lives and the lives of their passengers to the places, which may be morally irresponsible. Similarly, employees in the workplace to the requirements of privacy if they can be adequately compensated with higher salaries. In short, not all ethical business practices, just leave the principle of benefit as suggested in view of either strong or weak.