Ethics Application in a Workplace

Rene Gonzalez Jr.

Ashford University

Legal Environment BUS 670

Anthony Patete

March 12, 2012

Ethics Application in a Workplace

In this essay I plan to explain the importance of practicing ethical decision making in a workplace by detailing three common characteristics of poor decision making, identifying three methods of resisting unethical requests, and providing three ways to help lead ethically. In addition personal knowledge and experiences will be given where applicable. The first step would be to understand what ethics is and how to apply it in a workplace.

What is Ethics and can it be Taught?

Ethics is commonly thought of, as a moral guide for what is right in society--right opposed to what is wrong. Unfortunately, ethics can vary...