Business Ethics and the Sustainability of Businesses in Post Covid-19 in Nigeria (Published)
This paper examines the position of business ethics and the crisis impose on businesses by Covid-19 pandemic. It argues that to achieve a sustainable business today, the ethical behaviour of the organizations and their employees must be thoroughly addressed. The paper reviews the challenges of business ethics in business organizations, as well as interventional framework for adopting a responsible business conduct. It further proposes survival approach to business organizations and leaders of business on how to take their business through a sustainable recovery.
Keywords: Business Ethics, Ethical behaviour, Ethics, business sustainability
Business ethics and corporate social responsibility for business success and growth (Published)
The concepts of ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility have come to the fore in recent years in both developed and developing countries as a result of growing sense of corporate wrongdoing. These two concepts can bring significant benefits to a business. The idea that business enterprises have some responsibilities to society beyond that of making profits for shareholders has been around for centuries. The paper addresses the concepts of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. From the perspectives of MBA students and managers, it came out that business ethics and social responsibility are very important for organizational growth and success. Specifically, they consider business ethics to lead to positive employee, customer and community relations. Not only that but also, they perceive that better public image/reputation; greater customer loyalty; strong and healthier community relations can inure to the benefit of corporations that are socially responsible. Implications of the findings are finally drawn.
Keywords: Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Business Growth