Course Description:

A company”s ethics will determine its reputation. Good business ethics are essential for the long-term success of an organization. Implementing an ethical program will foster a successful company culture and increase profitability. Developing a Business Ethics program takes time and effort, but doing so will do more than improve business, it will change lives.

 A company”s ethics will have an influence on all levels of business. It will influence all who interact with the company including customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, etc. All of these groups will have an effect on the way a company”s ethics are developed. It is a two-way street; the influence goes both ways, which makes understanding ethics a very important part of doing business today. Ethics is very important, as news can now spread faster and farther than ever before.

Course Topics:

Module One: What is Ethics?

• What is Business Ethics
• 10 Benefits of Managing Ethics
• Case Study

Module Two: Implementing Ethics in the Workplace

• Benefits
• Guidelines for Managing Ethics in the Workplace
• Roles and Responsibilities

Module Three: Employer / Employee Rights

• Privacy Policies
• Harassment Issues
• Technology

Module Four: Business and Social Responsibilities

• Identifying Types of Responsibilities
• Case Study
• Handling Conflicting Social and Business Responsibilities
• Case Study

Module Five: Ethical Decisions

• The Basics
• Balancing Personal and Organizational Ethics
• Common Dilemmas
• Making Ethical Decisions
• Overcoming Obstacles

Module Six: Whistle Blowing

• Criteria and Risk
• The Process
• When You Should “Blow the Whistle”

Module Seven: Managerial Ethics

• Ethical Management
• Identifying the Characteristics
• Ensuring Ethical Behavior

Module Eight: Unethical Behavior

• Recognize and Identify
• Preventing
• Addressing
• Interventions

Module Nine: Ethics in Business (I)

• Organization Basics
• Addressing the Needs
• Ethical Principles

Module Ten: Ethics in Business (II)

• Ethical Safeguards
• Developing a Code of Ethics
• Performing an Internal Ethics Audit
• Upholding the Ethics Program

Module Eleven: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Review of Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

Learning Objectives:

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• Define ethics in business and why it is important.
• Describe what ethics means in the workplace.
• Define corporate responsibility.
• Define corporate compliance.
• Describe social responsibility.
• Describe the impact of ethics in the business.
• Compare differences in ethics in the international communities.
• Describe consumer rights 

Certification:

Once after the training you receive course completion certificate from Mangates

Who can attend?

Anybody who is interested in learning Business Ethics.