Unethical Behavior in the Workplace

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This paper analyzes the ramifications of unethical behavior in the workplace, as well as how ethics function at a practical level within work environments. The paper concludes that unethical behavior is extremely unproductive for the greater good, since it distorts economic productivity and decreases the morale of the organization. It suggests that there is a great need for ethics to be instituted within policy initiatives.

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"The premise of unethical behavior in the workplace is a foundation for disaster, as the greed of a few persons in high positions can devastate the rest of the company or business by deviant actions. When there are no guidelines for behavior and conduct then chaos becomes the mainstay for all personnel to act selfishly. If the greater good is not kept in tact, then people like Martha Stewart would certainly dissolve the moral fiber of the American economy. Also, the positive growth of feminist ethics in the workplace is helping to reduce sexual harassment and the glass ceiling policies of patriarchal business. This is one example of how business ethics are a practical and extremely useful set of rules for policies that will increase economic productivity and help morale boost unity in the workplace."

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• "Martha Stewart found guilty on all counts." (2004). Cnn.com. Retrieved September 24, 2007 from http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/05/stewart.main/index.html

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