Professional Morales, Values, and Ethics
Professional Morales and Public Opinion
Team B
GEN200
September 20, 2010
Abstract
This paper we will discuss the role of public perception in society and the relationship between values and ethics. Successful business people understand the importance of public support and the damage that negative public perception can cause regardless of actually being found guilty of improprieties. A negative accusation, or even a person bearing false witness, can all be catastrophic to a public figures future. Everywhere that we look, we can find examples of people that forgot the importance of public perception and have fallen from glory.
Professional Morales and Public Opinion
The definition of values: A principle, standard, or quality regarded as worthwhile or desirable. Definition of Morality: The quality of being in accord with standards of good or right conduct. Definition of: Ethics: The rules or standard of conduct governing the members of a profession. Definition of perception: The act, process, or faculty of perceiving. Houghton Mifflin Company (2001/1999/1995) Webster’s II College Dictionary.
I feel the meaning of values, morality, ethics and perception is; values is what a person’s own opinion on how he or she feels about standards or quality of life. Morality is one’s personal feeling of what that think is either bad or good. Ethics is what you think is rights or wrong.. Perception is what one person thinks of another either it be true or false.
The Importance of Balance
Being moral and ethical is often hard, because it forces us to do things for others when it’s inconvenient and for little to no reward. That is why everyone wants to cheat the system; everyone wants the success without hard work. It’s like a person selling drugs because they want to get rich. They could have a regular job for less money, but since they judge success as being rich and they are willing to sacrifice their morals because it’s an easier path to success.
Team B
GEN200
September 20, 2010
Abstract
This paper we will discuss the role of public perception in society and the relationship between values and ethics. Successful business people understand the importance of public support and the damage that negative public perception can cause regardless of actually being found guilty of improprieties. A negative accusation, or even a person bearing false witness, can all be catastrophic to a public figures future. Everywhere that we look, we can find examples of people that forgot the importance of public perception and have fallen from glory.
Professional Morales and Public Opinion
The definition of values: A principle, standard, or quality regarded as worthwhile or desirable. Definition of Morality: The quality of being in accord with standards of good or right conduct. Definition of: Ethics: The rules or standard of conduct governing the members of a profession. Definition of perception: The act, process, or faculty of perceiving. Houghton Mifflin Company (2001/1999/1995) Webster’s II College Dictionary.
I feel the meaning of values, morality, ethics and perception is; values is what a person’s own opinion on how he or she feels about standards or quality of life. Morality is one’s personal feeling of what that think is either bad or good. Ethics is what you think is rights or wrong.. Perception is what one person thinks of another either it be true or false.
The Importance of Balance
Being moral and ethical is often hard, because it forces us to do things for others when it’s inconvenient and for little to no reward. That is why everyone wants to cheat the system; everyone wants the success without hard work. It’s like a person selling drugs because they want to get rich. They could have a regular job for less money, but since they judge success as being rich and they are willing to sacrifice their morals because it’s an easier path to success.
References: Houghton Mifflin Company, (2001/1999/1995), Webster’s II College Dictionary. Starkey, C. (2006). On the Category of Moral Perception, Social Theory & Practice, 32(1), 75. Retrieved from MasterFILE Premier database