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Business Ethics
Learn to incorporate your company's values into a strong ethics policy.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 38 lessons.
Advanced Provider : Charene Henderson 6 chapters · 38 Lessons · 1h 1m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
In this course on “Business Ethics,” you will gain an understanding of how organizations can gauge the fairness of their production, trade practices, and social responsibility. Making ethical business decisions is morally right and increasingly demanded by customers. This course covers all things business ethics, from the definition to its principles and elements. By watching this course, you will learn what is reasonable to expect from your managers and employees when making business decisions and transactions. You will also learn how to apply ethics in the workplace, the role of moral leadership in business, and how to deal with unethical behavior in the workplace.
Unethical behavior in business can become a serious problem for an organization. To help prevent this, you will learn about the defining components of business ethics and the importance of moral leadership. Additionally, this course offers real-life examples of unethical behavior cases so you can learn from other organizations’ mistakes. Specific topics in this course include ethics in the workplace, effective corporate codes, global business and ethics, and corporate regulation and compliance. Upon completing this course, you will have the knowledge and tools to ensure your business is operating at a high ethical standard that allows your employees to sleep well at night and your customers to use your services without hesitation.
What You'll Learn
- Define business ethics and its principles, components, and elements
- Identify potential unethical elements within your business and common unethical practices
- Understand legal obligations and compliance for global business
- Apply ethics in the workplace and recognize the role of moral leadership in business
- Identify the key stakeholders who should oversee ethical decision making
- Recognize fair trade practices, employee rights, human rights, and environmental responsibilities in business
Key Takeaways
- Making ethical business decisions is morally right and is increasingly demanded by customers.
- Unethical behavior in business can become a serious problem for an organization, which moral leadership and clear codes of conduct help prevent.
- The course examines ethics across levels of business, organizational values, and corporate stakeholders in ethical decision making.
- Real-life case studies, including whistleblowing and corporate unethical behavior, let learners learn from other organizations' mistakes.
- Operating at a high ethical standard lets employees feel at ease and customers use a business's services without hesitation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this Business Ethics course cover?
It covers business ethics from its definition to its principles and elements, including ethics in the workplace, effective corporate codes, global business and ethics, and corporate regulation and compliance. It also addresses moral leadership, manager and employee conduct, working conditions and employee rights, and dealing with unethical behavior.
Who oversees business ethics according to this course?
The course teaches you to identify the key stakeholders who should oversee business ethics and covers the role of corporate stakeholders in ethical decision making.
Does the course include real-world examples?
Yes. It offers real-life examples of unethical behavior cases so you can learn from other organizations' mistakes, including case studies such as Gray Matters, Corporate Unethical Behavior, Whistleblowing, and Moral Values.
What will I be able to do after completing this course?
Upon completing the course, you will have the knowledge and tools to ensure your business operates at a high ethical standard, and you will know what is reasonable to expect from managers and employees when making business decisions and transactions.
Does the course address global and compliance aspects of ethics?
Yes. It helps you understand legal obligations for global business and covers topics such as global business and ethics and corporate regulation and compliance.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®)
Recertification Credits: 1.25
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 1.25
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
