Code Of Ethics Analysis

In businesses today, it is important to create and implement a code of ethics. Just as the Bible has set before us values, rules, and laws to live and abide by every day, a place of business should also have some form of ethical codes which sets out the company’s values, ethics, objectives, and responsibilities as an employee. While it is important to have a well-written code of ethics to give guidance to employees on how to deal with certain situations, every business will have a different code of ethics that should reflect the company’s business style. Through this paper, I will attempt to create my own code conduct and explain the belief system that it is based on, I will also analyze my organization code of conduct, and express

I created my code of conduct by answering these two following questions from Ruddell’s (2014) appendix: “What are your standards”? “Where did they come?” I took into consideration when developing this code conduct the ethical issues that we currently face in my company. The most common challenge that my company faces today is understanding ethics and business. Standards are violated every day in my company but just as Ruddell says in his book, “If you are ignorant of the business, then you won’t know that you are violating a standard” (Ruddell, 2014, p.11). Most importantly, you must possess your own ethics and standards before you try to handle the ethical situations in business. When there is no self-respect or self-value, how can any standards of value be reflected in a

• Harassment, bullying, victimization, and other unruly actions and behaviors that undermine the well-being of this company and your colleagues will not be tolerated.
• Perform duties with objectivity, due diligence and professional care in accordance to our professional standards.
• Practice with integrity, honesty, and fairness.
After writing my own code of conduct, I referred to my own company’s code of conduct where I am employed just to see what it entails. The employee handbook has a chapter that contains our standards for employee conduct. The standards of employee conduct speak on the maintenance of high standards, honesty, integrity, impartiality and conduct by employees of the State of Mississippi is essential to earning and retaining the confidence of the citizens of Mississippi. The avoidance of misconduct and conflicts of interests on the part of employees through informed judgment is indispensable to quality of performance as well as to the maintenance of these high standards (Mississippi State Employee Handbook, p. 34). Our code of conduct also goes on to outline other standards such as attendance, diligence during the work period, work performance, workplace harassment and violence, and fair treatment of employees and applicants. When a company has standards and values, it is the responsibility of everyone to adhere to them so that a company can operate successfully. My company