Znaczenie etyki biznesu w kształtowaniu współczesnych norm i wartości

Abstract

The role of business ethics is the main subject of this article. A lot of emphasis has been placed on this issue recently both in non-profit and profit activities, because it enhances managerial and employees’ sense of responsibility for compliance of their actions and results of business activities of a company with current ethical norms in the society. The article aims to highlight the role of business ethics in education and then applying it in business. It is a sign of proper treatment of employees and customers and creating value added, which is often neglected in a program of managerial studies. It is said that law limits enterprise activity “from outside”, while ethics limits it “from inside”. Is ethical behaviour a barrier though? This article presents business ethics as a chance to reinforce an enterprise image and build a corporate advantage on the market. It shows a necessity of behaviours in line with ethical rules behaviour in promotion, advertisement, sales promotion etc. that requires credible information without unethical manipulation. And where we can learn about business ethics – in education, especially because the analysis of businessmen behaviour in Poland requires work from scratch.

Keywords

• etyka
• biznes