2. A specific set of principles,
values and guidelines for a particular group or organization (Guy, 2001)
3. Ethics is the study of
goodness, right action and moral responsibility, it asks what choices and ends we ought to pursue and what moral
principles should govern our pursuits and choices (Madden, 2000)
C. Morals
1. Those principles and values
that actually guide, for better or worse, an individual’s personal conduct (Guy, 2001)
2. Morality is the informal
system of rational beings by which they govern their behavior in order to lesson harm or evil and do good, this
system, although informal, enjoys amazing agreement across time and cultures concerning moral rules, moral ideas
and moral virtues (Madden, 2000)
D. Values
1. Where emphasis is placed and
what is rewarded in an organization and society
2. Guiding principles of behavior
and conduct.
3. The core motivator for
behaviors
IV. Ethical
theories
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