Role of Business Ethics in Human Resource Management

 

Role of Business Ethics in Human Resource Management

 

Ethics are basically defined as the principles on the basis of which the behavior of employees in an organization is governed (Calder, 2012). It is important that ethical practices are followed upon in organization in order to ensure that there is no scope of mistreatment within the workplace. Workplace ethics are related to the code of conduct as any wrong behavior in the workplace depicts absence of good ethics.

 

 


 Figure 1: Ethics in the workplace

In this video, the role of good ethics has been defined and how good work ethics can be instilled within the employees. Moreover, work ethic, personal character and ethical behavior at work are completely co-related with each other as the character of a person defines what is right and what is wrong for him.

The major unethical practices which are experienced in the organization within any Industry include:

  • Discrimination of employees in terms of their culture, gender, religion etc.
  • Variation in the pay in terms of non-compliance with respect to equal pay structure in salaries or wages.
  • Harassment of employees by making them work overtime without paying extra, giving no holidays or doing unnecessary pay cuts or sexual harassment etc .(Frega, 2020)

 

Thus, it is pivotal to instill a good ethical leadership in the Human Resource team who can ensure that ethical practices are followed in every department within the organization (Luetge, 2005).

 


 

Figure 2

 

As per (Aasland, 2004) the major traits of ethical leadership are as follows:

  • Ensuring that there is an atmosphere of respect and integrity within the organization.
  • Creating awareness of values, principles.
  • Conducting team building and team effectiveness activities.
  • Ensuring that there is no harassment within the workplace at any level.

Managerial ethical behavior aids in determining what is right and what is wrong. Ethical behavior and norms of conduct aid in punishing the wrongdoer and praising the righteous. The stated success cannot be accomplished without the implementation of ethics for the management of human resources in the firm.

For efficient personnel planning and growth, HR ethics revolves upon upholding moral codes and ethical ideals at all levels of a business. Integrating ethical standards into Human Resource Management allows a company to preserve and grow confidence.

Ethics are also the reflection of individual’s own personal identity and values, which thereby governs his behavior.

 

References

Aasland, D., 2004. On the Ethics Behind “Business Ethics”. Journal of Business Ethics, 53(1/2), pp.3-8.

Calder, G., 2012. Ethics between curriculum and workplace. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(5), pp.1036-1037.

Frega, R., 2020. Employee Involvement and Workplace Democracy. Business Ethics Quarterly, pp.1-26.

Luetge, C., 2005. Economic ethics, business ethics and the idea of mutual advantages. Business Ethics: A European Review, 14(2), pp.108-118.

 



Comments

  1. Dilini MBA6 April 2022 at 08:40

    This is a very important aspect of an organisation's culture. An organization where employees act ethically can gain positive benefits and improved business outcomes. It can also increase employee performance, job satisfaction and commitment. HR plays a vital role in maintaining an ethical culture within the organisation. Great article. All the Best!

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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 08:53

      Thank you very much for the valuable comment Dilini!

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  2. Chamila Thilakaratne (LMU, ESOFT MBA Batch #24)6 April 2022 at 08:42

    Business ethics are moral doctrines that govern how businesses conduct themselves. Every individual's actions in business are determined by business ethics, which distinguishes between what is right and what is wrong. Every business organization must develop codes of conduct and ethics that all members must adhere to.well written article.well done.



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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 08:55

      Thank you very much for the valuable comment Chamila!

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  3. Lakshitha MBA 2022 FEB6 April 2022 at 08:44

    I clearly understood Business Ethics in Human Resource Management why It is important, that ethical practices are followed upon in organization in order to ensure that there is no scope of mistreatment within the workplace. 👍all the best

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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 08:56

      Thank you very much for the valuable comment Lakshitha.

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  4. Uditha Arawpola6 April 2022 at 10:38

    As you mentioned, it is essential to build effective ethical leadership in the Human Resource team so that ethical standards are followed in all departments within the organization. Excellent work. I wish you the best of luck!

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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 08:57

      Thank you very much for the valuable comment Uditha!

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  5. ShashithaMBA246 April 2022 at 10:53

    Role of business ethics in HRM can clearly understand what is the role of business ethics in HRM from this article. you have explained well what are the important reasons of business ethics and how its impact to the organization.good luck

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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 22:22

      Thank you for the valuable comment Shashitha!

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  6. Vajira Rajapakse 8 April 2022 at 11:18

    Business ethics helps in ethical decision making by guiding about the right and wrong for a business in the situations of ethical issues.Good article..

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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 22:23

      Thank you for the valuable comment Vajira!

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  7. Jaliya Rajaguru11 April 2022 at 01:45

    Ethics are very important when it comes to an organisation. Based on the organisation culture and their respective domains, ethics also may vary. This is a good article to read and understand about ethics.

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    1. Sachini Gamage3 May 2022 at 22:25

      Thank you very much for the valuable comment Jaliya!

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  8. Prageeth MBA29 April 2022 at 22:00

    The ethical business contributes to the business goals as the employees will feel motivated and they will work with efficiency and effectiveness.Good one ☝️

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