Business Ethics in the Workplace

An Assessment of
Business Ethics in My Workplace
Ethics in business is fast becoming a major focus and need for most major corporations today. There is everything to gain in having ethics, and for companies that do not have ethics there is everything to lose. Ethics involves knowing right from wrong and then making the decision to do the right thing. “Virtually every professional organization and every corporation has a code of ethics that specifies the behaviors that are required or forbidden” (Ruggiero, 2001, p.47). In April 2002 Chase took a hard look at ethics and out of that came what is now called the “Chase Worldwide Rules of Conduct”.
As a Chase employee we are all expected to understand and follow the Worldwide Rules of Conduct. The company is counting on us to conduct ourselves responsibly and ethically. It is up to us to demonstrate good judgment, and to have high ethical standards as it pertains to our work. Having integrity is vitally important to the co...