BA560 - Business Ethics - #4 - Code of Conduct

1 . Any inappropriate behavior or violation of an organizations code of conduct is a serious allegation to bring against either the company or an individual inside the organization . In the case of this occurring , a reporting structure is essential in dealing with both the situation itself and the employees who are responsible for the issues happening . A mandatory reporting structure is required for many aspects of business from employee grievances to performance and salary related activities such as commission or bonus payments for outstanding work . Ethical and moral issues also need to

be covered by some kind of reporting scheme In this case , if a collegial and supportive atmosphere exists in the workplace then an ethical code of conduct is required in order to maintain , and not upset this working environment . A code of conduct is a general statement of intent by an organization to promote ethical and morally sound behavior amongst staff , and usually states the required actions of staff members in case of any ethical issue , or at least gives staff members a way of reporting any issues of a morally unsound nature or ethically dubious actions taken by staff , or in some cases customers

Designing a system of reporting that does not damage the collegial and supportive structure is a very difficult one , as it needs to be sufficiently secure so that complainants are not singled out for abuse and also that those being reported on are able to defend their actions without any prejudice . The reporting...