Professional Values and Ethics Learning Team A GEN200 November 15‚ 2010 Lisa Wittenhagen Ethical standards and an individual ’s personal code of moral values are extremely subjective topics often based on belief systems. Furthermore‚ upbringing commonly influences an individual ’s code of ethics thus affecting important personal and professional decisions. Renowned Brazilian professor Valdemar W. Setzer once said of moral values‚ "Ethics
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Professional Ethics and Values Professional Ethics and Values Values and ethics are very similar in the aspect of where they are learned. The definition of values is “things that are important to or valued by someone” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011). Whereas the definition for ethics is “moral principles‚ as of an individual” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011). Each term brings different beliefs and values to every situation. Values and Ethics change when it concerning professional terms‚ and he or she can have a
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Professional Values and Ethics Professional ethics and values are important in the business environment to promote satisfaction to employees and clients‚ effectiveness with business strategies‚ and good for professional moral. Since business began‚ there have been unfair business practices promoted by "successful" professional business people. This conundrum brings into question what professional business values and ethics are‚ how one attains and maintain these practices or qualities‚ and what
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Professional Values and Ethics Values and ethics are foundational to any successful organization. Values are the standard against which society measures good and bad‚ the desirable and undesirable and the concept of business ethics is knowing what is right and wrong and then doing what is right. Important decisions are made every day in the work environment and every decision will have a financial impact on the company whether the choice is positive or negative. A company will assume the values
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Professional Values and Ethics Professional values and ethics go hand in hand. They are the corner stone of our career foundation as well as personal endeavors. Values and ethics help guide a person’s professional decisions in many ways. Which jobs to pursue‚ what form of career they want to have‚ and even what type of professional relationships they foster can all be guided by ones values and ethics. But what are values and ethics? Where do they come from? And how do they affect professional relationships
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Values and ethics are components of every person’s life‚ both personally and professionally. Values are one’s ideals and beliefs of right and wrong. Ethics are a “set of principles of right conduct” (The Free Dictionary‚ 2009). Most businesses will offer their employees a Code of Ethics. A company’s Code of Ethics is used to definitively state what is considered acceptable behavior and what is not. ‘‘The most common and important way in which ethics are institutionalized is through the design
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Professional Values & Ethics and Career Success Yvonne Burns Professional values can be defined as the motivating factors that appeal to a person most when it comes to career selection. There are a great deal of stirring factors that one could choose from when selecting a line of work or accepting a job invitation‚ including intellectual status‚ stability‚ and location; to name a few. (“Professional Values”‚ 2009). Relatively‚ professional ethics is a matter of morality‚ influencing
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-1 Professional Values and Ethics Paper Rhonda Beron‚ Andrea De Los Santos‚ Emilie Goodman‚ and LaToya Sims GEN/200 August 16‚ 2010 Andrea Lara Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship among professional values‚ ethics‚ and career success. A person’s personal values and ethics can influence their professional values and ethics in the workplace. Finding the right balance between personal and professional views in the workplace will help foster a successful career
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Professional Values and Ethics Where do values and ethics come from? Many people believe that values develop from the day we are born to the present-day. Our lives experiences of family‚ childhood friendships‚ adolescence‚ and adulthood are the areas said to be the main contributor to the formation of our personal values. Ethics are also instilled in us from various sources with the difference being “that personal ethics act as the foundation for your moral compass;
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Professional Values and Ethics Paper Learning Team B Gen/200 Frank Marino Define Values and Ethics “Values are reflected in decisions; the repetition of values in decisions shows the existence of a virtue (and strengthens it)‚ and the body of virtues shapes a character which gives consistency to subsequent decisions until a conduct is defined” (Argandona‚ 2003). Professional values are our principles and beliefs that influence our work behavior. They guide the
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