{"id":326,"date":"2015-04-21T18:34:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/masterybusiness1xngcxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=326"},"modified":"2015-07-11T23:10:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T23:10:30","slug":"ethical-behaviors","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/clinton-introbusinesswmopen\/chapter\/ethical-behaviors\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Ethical Behavior in Business","rendered":"Outcome: Ethical Behavior in Business"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0explain how ethical behavior impacts business decisions<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2015\/06\/02031918\/compass-390054_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"  wp-image-2993 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2015\/06\/02031918\/compass-390054_1280-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"compass laying on a map\" width=\"214\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nMost\u00a0people\u00a0have\u00a0a moral compass that guides their decision-making and behavior. Since businesses\u00a0are composed\u00a0of people, it follows that within any one organization there can be a range\u00a0of \"compasses\" guiding people's relationships and work\u2014because what one employee considers to be right or wrong might not be the same as what her coworker or boss thinks. For that reason, it's important for businesses to establish a strong\u00a0set of moral and ethical standards that it\u00a0requires all of its employees to meet. Conducting business according to those standards can keep the company on the \"straight and narrow\" and out of the headlines. In this section you will learn more about the impact of\u00a0ethical and unethical behavior on\u00a0business.\r\n<h3>LEARNING ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Reading: Ethical and Unethical Business Decisions<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Self Check: Ethical Behavior in Business<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTake time to review and reflect on this activity\u00a0in order to improve your performance on the assessment for this section.","rendered":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0explain how ethical behavior impacts business decisions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2015\/06\/02031918\/compass-390054_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2993 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2015\/06\/02031918\/compass-390054_1280-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"compass laying on a map\" width=\"214\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most\u00a0people\u00a0have\u00a0a moral compass that guides their decision-making and behavior. Since businesses\u00a0are composed\u00a0of people, it follows that within any one organization there can be a range\u00a0of &#8220;compasses&#8221; guiding people&#8217;s relationships and work\u2014because what one employee considers to be right or wrong might not be the same as what her coworker or boss thinks. For that reason, it&#8217;s important for businesses to establish a strong\u00a0set of moral and ethical standards that it\u00a0requires all of its employees to meet. Conducting business according to those standards can keep the company on the &#8220;straight and narrow&#8221; and out of the headlines. 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