VARIOUS ETHICAL AND UNETHICAL ISSUES IN DISCIPLINES OF MANAGEMENT

ETHICS:-

The word ethics is derived from Greek word ethike meaning character or custom. Ethics refers to standard of behaviour of conduct which is based on moral values that guide people about what is right and what is wrong.

ETHICAL ISSUE:-

A conflict of right or wrong or situation forcing alternatives on an entity seeking ethical behaviour.

UNETHICAL ISSUE:-

It is an action that falls outside of what is considered morally right for proper person, a professional or an industry. Individually can behave unethical, as can businesses, professionals or politicians.

ETHICAL AND UNETHICAL PRACTICES IN DISCIPLINES OF MANAGEMENT IN

• HR.

• FINANCE.

• MARKETING.

HRM

Human resource management is a practice of recruiting, selecting, managing the human resources.

Ethical issues in HR-

The HR function is related with human resource and its operations are depend upon human resource like product, market etc. Employees has to follow ethics to set up good image. So, In HR these are the standards to be followed by every human resources.

• Employment Issues.
• Cash and Incentives plan.
• Harassment ans discrimination of employees
• Privacy.
• Safety and Health.
• Workplace diversity.
• Building culture for organization success.
• Performance appraisals.

HR ETHICS

Unethical issues in HR-

In every organization there is both ethical and unethical issues. In some organization employees do not act ethical or behave unethical which leads to loss to organization. Such employees are punished so that other employees couldn't act like that. Some unethical issues are mentioned below which are under Human resource management.

• biased with employees.
• Employees Poaching.
• Employees theft.
• misusing company time.
• Abusive behaviour with employees.
• Violating company.

FINANCE

It is related with planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities.

Ethical issues in finance-

financial managers prepare reports, oversee, accounting functions, plan investments strategies. That also involved in branch management function at bank some ethical issues which are under financial organization are-

• Accuracy.
• Transparency
• Timeliness.
• Integrity.

Unethical issues in finance-

Unethical issues in finance are more proprietary, partnership firms and private limited corporation. It is at lower level in Public limited companies and Multi National Companies. Some of the unethical issues under finance department are as follow-

• Holding up bills of vendors on silly reasons and ultimately buying from other to avoid payment to earlier vendors.
• False promises to the customers and stakeholders.
• Delays in paying wages, incentives and bonus to employees.
• Window dressing.
• Taking private finance only from those who are ready to do personal support to the finance department head.

MARKETING

It is related with buying and selling of goods or services , including market research and advertising from one place to another.

Ethical issues in marketing-

In marketing also, each marketing concepts has their own ethical issues like-

• Grouping the market audience.
• Ethics in advertising and promotion.
• Delivering channels.
• Pricing of customer.
• Promotion.
• Using ethics as a marketing tactics.

FALSE PROMISES

Unethical issues in marketing -

Unethical marketing activities results in loosing faith and goodwill in the society. The Unethical issues which are under marketing department are-

• False promises.
• Making claims or unverified claims.
• Using women as sex symbols for adults.
• Puffery.
• False brand comparison.
• Spamming.
• Misleading information.
• Exploitation.