Ethics: The Role Of Ethical Issues In Business

Most people think that ethics are related to religion, or morals which are the rules we ought to follow, where the most common of them “don’t lie” and “don’t steal”. But the ethics are more about the edge between right and wrong, good and bad, yet the lines are too vague with a lot of gray zones.
We all think that we are moral and ethical only because our mothers raised us very well, what allows us to judge others when hearing their names in the news or read their stories in the newspapers to jump into conclusions and say “I wouldn’t do this!” And “he must do that”.
The reality is that nothing is general, cases should be studied apart, sometimes people dive in unethical behaviors to be saved from the worst, when there is no other solution

In Lebanon, there are no clear standards on how to behave in a good environmental aspect, and companies lack the self-control or governmental control over their practices.
1.2 Need for the project
Ethics and morals are an important criteria that should be considered in strategic business activities in order to gain the clients trust which makes the continuity of any company or business. Companies who are more prepared to deal with ethical issues are more successful since any action is free from economic or legal cases creating an ethical working environment. It is vital for the construction companies in Lebanon to strive to take ethical issues into consideration if it plans to build good reputation, trust, collaboration, and succeed.
The purpose of the study is to shed the light on the problems and issues regarding the ethics in the construction industry in Lebanon and the needed courses of actions to improve and overcome the ethical challenges.
1.3 Problem

For example, Beirut Municipality has an annual budget of more than USD 1.1 billion to spend on infrastructure, developments and services. Moreover, Companies have been invited to bid for Lebanon water contracts, with projects aiming to expand the country’s water and wastewater infrastructure. The projects include the Greater Beirut water supply project estimated at USD 200 million and the Jbeil Caza water and wastewater project estimated at USD 100 million.
All the mentioned above projects will directly lead to the prosperity of the construction field, but to expand in a healthy way many measurements should be taken in order to organize and improve this sector in regards to the unethical comportments occurring and abusing it which makes it unreliable sector.
As it is clear that the construction industry is a growing field in Lebanon, many interested parties are attentive to ethical problems and seek ways to resolve the issues. It is also clear the ethics in construction industry is subjected to many types of problems. It is interesting to examine the most important problems and highlight real cases in the Lebanese construction industry.
1.4 Project Goals and