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This 5-page paper discusses, through events such as Enron, whether values are objective. The paper notes that values are subjective, and based on the ethical architecture and structure of the times and location. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Worldcom scandals, as well as in the wake of other areas (such as religious and economic), values and ethics are getting a great deal of publicity. But the question we
must try to answer is, are values actually objective? Does the architecture of ethics actually lend itself to objectivity? First its imperative
to define the concept of "ethics" -- according to Hellriegel and Slocum (1992), ethics, or moral principles, generally refer to rules of behavior that are of importance to a society
-- and in addition to values such rules represent, are fundamental to and important for ethics. The question we come back to, however, is what constitutes "rules and values."
According to authors such as Hatcher (2003), ethics architectures are needed in this day and age. He points out that, in the wake
of Enron, businesses are examining ethics architectures such as governmental guidelines (most notably the 1991 U.S. Federal Sentencing Guideline and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) (Hatcher, 2003).
He also points out that exposure of morally reprehensible acts, such as that occurring in the Catholic Church, doesnt necessarily have a direct impact on
business, but it has "confused some employees spiritually -- a side often overlooked by vitally important to an ethical workplace" (Hatcher, 2003, p. 42). Basically, notes Hatcher, what business
is missing in this day and age are long-term plans to promote changes in characters and value development (Hatcher, 2003). One problem,
as we examine this, could involve the definition of values and ethics. Going back to Enron, the management of this company technically did nothing legally wrong -- except hide its
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