Ethics

Overview/Description
 The corporate scandals of the 1980s increased the need for the development of corporate and legal standards for ethical conduct in business. The perceived lack of integrity in the business world and the lack of concern for the consumer at that time heightened demands for businesses to develop a stronger focus on their social responsibilities. Consequently, businesses in today's corporate environment face the constant challenge of conforming to business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR). This course considers the concept of ethics and its role in today's corporate culture. It looks at the impact of business ethics on both the individual and the organization and covers the process of ethical decision making, the creation of a code of ethics, and the development of a corporate ethical framework for implementation in the business environment. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and maintained with subject matter support provided by the Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Law Group of the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA.

Target Audience
 All employees

Expected Duration
1.0

Lesson Objectives:

Ethics in Business Today

  • identify why ethics have become a key issue in today's business climate.
  • identify questions that can be used as ethical filters to guide socially responsible decision making in a business setting.
  • identify the advice from the EOA's Standards of Conduct for Business Ethics and Compliance Professionals for employees regarding ethics.
  • recognize the elements of a strong ethical framework and its benefits to employees.
  • identify the methods employees can use to help them make ethically "right" decisions.

    • Creating and Maintaining an Ethical Environment

  • recognize the elements of a strong ethical framework and its benefits to employees.
  • identify the areas of business that should be covered by a code of ethics.
  • recognize the benefits that a code of ethics will bring to a business.
  • identify ways of distributing a code of ethics across a company.
  • recognize the ways of maintaining an ethical environment.


    • Course Number: LCO0107