Business Ethics Training in Human Resource Development: A Literature Review

In view of corporate wrongdoings like Enron’s accounting fraud and Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, the need to prevent unethical decision-making in the business sector has become widely accepted. Human resource development is of high relevance in this regard: a multiplicity of companies utilizes ethics training programs to teach their managers and employees business ethics and to develop their ethical competences. However, knowledge about the efficacy of these training programs is still rather fragile. In the present study, we (a) develop a framework of relevant design categories to consider in creating ethics training programs; (b) consolidate empirical insights by reviewing 92 studies about the effectiveness of standalone business ethics training programs regarding their impact, dependent variable and measurement methods, design, and conceptual foundation; and (c) identify remaining research gaps and provide theoretical-conceptual considerations for further investigation.

Business Administration Training For SME Women in Menur Pumpungan Village

Community service activities are carried out to provide administrative training to women who are MSMEs and menur pumpungan villages. Administration training provided in the form of training and assistance in the preparation of simple bookkeeping and business ethics in running a business. Training activities and assistance in preparing simple books is important so that mothers can know with certainty how much business revenues and business expenses are run. In addition to the existence of simple bookkeeping can be known the number of items that sell. Business ethics training is conducted to provide provisions for SMEs to be confident in marketing goods that are sold according to existing conditions so that consumer confidence can be achieved. The results of this activity can be concluded that UMKM mothers have understood the importance of bookkeeping and can begin to compile simple bookkeeping in their business by continuing to be accompanied by a team. In business ethics training, mothers have understood the importance of giving consumers rights. This is shown by mothers who want to redesign packaging labels that include more information for consumers such as expiration date, composition of materials used and the date of production of the product.

Business Ethics Competencies

This chapter aims to discuss the divergent views of 102 practitioners and academics about business ethics competencies and potential implications for business ethics training. It presents, first, an introduction to the nature of the misalignment between academia and industry and, second, business ethics training issues and controversies. Next, the two phases of the research, including document analysis and a survey in Canada and the US, are noted. When considering practitioner needs, potentially over- or under-emphasized competencies are identified by means of a survey to shed light on the extent of this misalignment, so that future instructional efforts can focus on increasing content considered by practitioners to be under-emphasized, while reducing the content considered to be over-emphasized. Finally, a proposed business ethics competency model is provided, as well as a comprehensive content selection model for business ethics development, designed and recommended for business ethics practitioners and academics.

Business Ethics Competencies

This chapter aims to discuss the divergent views of 102 practitioners and academics about business ethics competencies and potential implications for business ethics training. It presents, first, an introduction to the nature of the misalignment between academia and industry and, second, business ethics training issues and controversies. Next, the two phases of the research, including document analysis and a survey in Canada and the US, are noted. When considering practitioner needs, potentially over- or under-emphasized competencies are identified by means of a survey to shed light on the extent of this misalignment, so that future instructional efforts can focus on increasing content considered by practitioners to be under-emphasized, while reducing the content considered to be over-emphasized. Finally, a proposed business ethics competency model is provided, as well as a comprehensive content selection model for business ethics development, designed and recommended for business ethics practitioners and academics.