Business Ethics, Individual or Organization
This article part of Business Ethics in the World Corporate Governance
Dis-connection between an employee and the reality on the ground when she moves to extend the ladder. Today, business companies are very goal driven. At each level, set goals and interrelated. The superior performance is determined by one’s own performance and this process continues until much higher levels. Until one meets or exceeds the objectives were not raised questions about how to achieve the above and disconnect plays an important role. It is only when a deficit occurs, explanations are required and then also the words and the ethics are given very little attention. In short, only the end and not the media is what matters. In such an environment, where the goals are to success means not only survival but more importantly, the ethics boil down to a personal call. These calls have to be taken every day by millions of people in real time with the objectives and survival in the top of the mind.
The line between good and evil are blurred. You can put a number on the price, unless a gift is considered a cultural symbol and on which is considered a bribe? Doubt whether any corporate documents conceptualized at the top of the Ethics may address this issue in the field.