Is Corporate Ethics The Same As Ethics?
Ethics, from the Greek word ethos, means knowing the difference between right and wrong, and doing the right thing; it is the moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour. Corporate ethics, sometimes also referenced as business ethics, is the code of conduct which guides an organisation in its business dealings;
Corporate Ethics: How Does It Impact Organisational Sustainability?
What makes an organisation sustainable? Businesses carry on as long as they have people to buy their products and services. But nowadays, how these businesses put together those products and services are becoming of interest to groups of stakeholders who are not necessarily financially invested in the business but are
Human resource management is about more than just getting the right talent
If there is one thing that the Covid-19 Pandemic has taught us, it is that we are operating in an uncertain environment. But change, disruption and uncertainty notwithstanding, life has to go on; businesses have to learn how to cope with the challenges of the New Normal. And one of
Linkage between Corporate Ethics and Tone at the Top
When the phrase “tone at the top” appears, scepticism about its effectiveness often follows. If all the news, fake or not, is to be believed, the tone at the top – hasn’t been setting the best of examples. Is a major overhaul needed, or will just a little tweaking do?
Corporate Ethics: What’s it All About?
Corporate governance is about how corporations behave; and ensuring how corporations behave is ultimately a reflection of the society they operate in. Are they careful about how they use resources? Are they respectful of their environment? Do they care about the safety, health and overall wellbeing of the people in their
There is more to corporate ethics than meets the eye
Every case of fraud, corruption, exploitation and oppression has at its root, a lack of ethics; perhaps not a complete absence of it but certainly enough to retard the perpetrators’ integrity. Ethics and integrity: you can’t have one without the other. These become even rarer commodities especially in the world