Title
Session 2 - White paper on business/engineering ethics
Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building
Start Date
1-6-2007 11:10 AM
End Date
1-6-2007 11:20 AM
Description
ETHICS, what are ethics and how should one use them in their work and lives? In this context how will ethics be used in relation to engineering and business? In the fields of engineering and business, individuals are guided in their decisions and actions by ethics. Ethics take many forms but amount to being honest and reasonable in your dealings with other and themselves. The case studies provided show how individuals and businesses make decisions when they use ethics and when they choose to let greed or other self-interest guide their decisions. If a business acts in an ethical manner then their employees will want to act in an ethical manner but if a business acts in a manner that makes the employees doubt management's ethics, the employee will not feel compelled to act in an ethical manner. Ethics, when used properly by ethical people, are an asset to the people and businesses that take the effort to follow their guidance.
Keywords
Applied ethics; Business; Business ethics; Corporate ethics; Decision making – Moral and ethical aspects; Employee ethics; Engineering; Engineering ethics; Ethical decision making; Professional ethics
Disciplines
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics | Engineering | Ethics in Religion
Language
English
Permissions
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Session 2 - White paper on business/engineering ethics
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building
ETHICS, what are ethics and how should one use them in their work and lives? In this context how will ethics be used in relation to engineering and business? In the fields of engineering and business, individuals are guided in their decisions and actions by ethics. Ethics take many forms but amount to being honest and reasonable in your dealings with other and themselves. The case studies provided show how individuals and businesses make decisions when they use ethics and when they choose to let greed or other self-interest guide their decisions. If a business acts in an ethical manner then their employees will want to act in an ethical manner but if a business acts in a manner that makes the employees doubt management's ethics, the employee will not feel compelled to act in an ethical manner. Ethics, when used properly by ethical people, are an asset to the people and businesses that take the effort to follow their guidance.