Title :
Business/Engineering Ethics
Author_Institution :
Bechtel Nat. Inc., Frederick
Abstract :
Ethics, what are ethics and how should one use them in their work and lives? In this context how will ethics be used in relation to engineering and business? In the fields of engineering and business, individuals are guided in their decisions and actions by ethics. Ethics take many forms but amount to being honest and reasonable in your dealings with others and themselves. The case studies provided show how individuals and businesses make decisions when they use ethics and when they choose to let greed or other self-interest guide their decisions. If a business acts in an ethical manner then their employees will want to act in an ethical manner but if a business acts in a manner that makes the employees doubt management´s ethics, the employee will not feel compelled to act in an ethical manner. Ethics, when used properly by ethical people, are an asset to the people and businesses that take the effort to follow their guidance.
Keywords :
decision making; ethical aspects; business ethics; decision making; employees; engineering ethics; management; Decision making; Engineering profession; Ethics; Humans; Knowledge engineering; Meteorological radar; Personnel; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2007. ISTAS 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0587-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0587-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2007.4362201