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PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY

Submitted to- Submitted by-

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Yadav ABHISHU
CHANDRA
PFE301 G43
 INTRODUCTION
Professional ethics are a set of values that individuals should
strive to follow. These values include kindness, compassion,
integrity, responsibility, tact and follow-through. Companies
can choose to include their interpretation of professional ethics
in the employee handbooks or it can be an implicit expectation.
Social responsibility encompasses the responsibilities of
individuals to the society at large.
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE
Professional ethics are a set of standards that are used for
making decisions in the workplace. Managers use these
standards to clarify decision-making when there are gray areas
relating to the topic on hand. The use of ethics prevents
professionals from taking advantage of other employees or the
company. Employees who are ethical build trust and respect
amongst others at the company which can lead to more
opportunities within the organization.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Employees can be socially responsible by making decisions that
enhance the welfare of the people around them. Socially
responsible behavior enhances teamwork and improves the
overall productivity of the organization. Effective managers
perform business and social audits to obtain an over-all picture
of how their team is performing. The scope for social
responsibility extends beyond the workplace as well. People
who are socially responsible work toward developing their
communities and neighborhoods. Individuals can choose to
volunteer in neighborhood watches, community cleanup
activities and any other activity that impacts the greater good
of their community in a positive way. Corporations can extend
their scope of social responsibility by partnering with
community organizations to develop local communities.
PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Companies can promote professional ethics and social
responsibility by specifying a clear code of ethics in the
company handbook. Companies can also choose to implement
a incentive system that encourages ethical behavior. As an
example, employees who consistently make ethical decisions
can be applauded and given positions of greater responsibility.
Product development teams can include the betterment of the
community as a whole as a goal when developing new
products.
 IMPORTANCE OF
WORKPLACE ETHICS
Workplace ethics promotes teamwork and cooperation. An
organization that introduces the workplace ethics program
aligns the behavior of employees. As a result, this fosters
openness, partnership, and trust. Moreover, when employees
know supervisors’ expectations they perform better in their
jobs.
Workplace ethics fosters a positive public image. Workplace
ethics help an organization establish a positive reputation in the
eyes of the public. This is especially important for non-profit
organizations and high-profile companies that rely more on
private donations and government grants. Such donors need to
be aware of how these firms plan to use their money.
Workplace ethics protect company assets. A company can
prevent property theft and falsification of documents by
implementation of workplace ethical standards. Work ethics
also help to protect an organization from loss of income due to
employees taking false sick leave.
Workplace ethics provides emotional security. Recognizing the
importance of ethics at the workplace helps employees to feel
secure, because there is no harassment from other workers and
the supervisors treat employees with respect. In case these
ethics are violated, disciplinary actions are taken to foster a
better working environment.
 METHODOLOGY
AIM
This survey aims to study the practice of business ethics in an
organization.

SAMPLES
The samples comprises of people who work in any organization. A
sample N=50 was taken consisting of both male and female through the
process of random sampling.

DESCRIPTION OF TOOLS
Questions were asked regarding whether their organization provides
ethics training, is ethical behavior rewarded, and do the leaders set an
example for ethical behavior.
A copy of the questionnaire is in the appendix

PROCEDURE
To understand the practice of business ethics in organization, the
research was initiated. Literature review was collected and various
researches were studied. The tools for data collection were acquired
and hypotheses were formulated. The objective of the study was
stated to the participants & data collection from farmers and was done
by creating a Google form and circulated. Participants were thanked
for their valuable responses and time. Furthermore raw scores were
compiled in excel sheet for each variable and each participant. Analysis
of raw scores was done.
 FINDINGS
Q1. Does your organization have a written ethics policy?

22%

YES
NO

78%

 78% of the respondents said that their organization has a written

ethics policy, whereas 22% said that their organization does not
have a written ethics policy.
Q2. Will/Do you follow orders regardless of them appearing to
be unethical?

22%

YES
45%
MAYBE
NO

33%
  45% of the surveyed population said that ‘No’ they won’t follow
an order that appears to be unethical, 33% of the population were
neutral on this topic, and 22% of the population said that ‘YES’
they do/will follow any order regardless of it appearing to be
unethical.

Q3. Does your organization maintain a balance between its

short term goals and long term goals for success?

11%

ALWAYS
48% SOMETIMES
NEVER
41%

 48% of the population said that their organization always

maintains a balance between its short and long term goals, 41%
said that sometime their organization does maintain and
sometimes it does not, and 11% said that their organization never
maintains a balance between short and long term goals.
Q4. Do you expect ethical behavior out of your leaders?

7%

23%
YES
SOMETIMES
NO

70%

 70% of the surveyed population expect ethical behavior from their

leaders, 23% believe that sometimes they expect leaders to
behave ethically whiles sometimes they do not, and 7% said that
they do not expect ethical behavior from their leaders.

Q5. Does favoritism ever hinder your decision making?

9%

39%
YES
SOMETIMES
NO

52%
  9% people believe that favoritism does hinder their decision
making, 52% said that sometimes favoritism does have an impact
on decision making while sometimes it does not, and 39% denied
favoritism hindering their decision making.

Q6. Does your organization provide training in business

ethics?

46% YES
54% NO

 54% people said that ‘YES’ their organization provides training for
business ethics. Whereas 46% said that there organization does
not provide training in business ethics.

Q7. Do the leaders in the organization set an example for

ethical behavior?
 19%
30%
ALWAYS
SOMETIMES
NEVER

51%

 30% of the surveyed population said that the organization leaders

always lead with an example in terms of ethical behavior. 51%
said that sometimes the leaders do set an example for ethical
behavior while sometimes they do not. And 19% of the population
said that the leaders never set an example for ethical behavior.

Q8. Is ethical behavior recognized and rewarded in your

organization?

18%

44% ALWAYS
SOMETIMES
NEVER

48%
  44% of the surveyed population said that their organization
always rewards ethical behavior, 48% said that sometimes their
organization does reward ethical behavior while sometimes it
does not, and 18% said that their organization never rewards
ethical behavior.

CONCLUSION
Professional ethics are a set of standards that are used
for making decisions in the workplace. Companies can
choose to include their interpretation of professional
ethics in the employee handbooks or it can be an implicit
expectation. The use of ethics prevents professionals
from taking advantage of other employees or the
company. Employees who are ethical build trust and
respect amongst others at the company which can lead
to more opportunities within the organization. Following
business ethics leads to various benefits like feeling of
cooperation and teamwork among the employees, it also
protects the company’s public image, it makes a healthy
work environment, etc. these all lead to achievement of
company’s goals.
 APPENDIX
Q1. Does your organization have a written ethics policy?
o Yes
o No
Q2. Will/Do you follow orders regardless of them appearing to be
unethical?
o Yes
o Maybe
o No
Q3. Does your organization maintain a balance between its short term
goals and long term goals for success?
o Always
o Sometimes
o Never
Q4. Do you expect ethical behavior out of your leaders?
o Yes
o Sometimes
o No
Q5. Does favoritism ever hinder your decision making?
o Yes
o Sometimes
o No
Q6. Does your organization provide training in business ethics?
o Yes
 o No
Q7. Do the leaders in the organization set an example for ethical
behavior?
o Always
o Sometimes
o Never
Q8. Is ethical behavior recognized and rewarded in your organization?
o Always
o Sometimes
o Never