Ethics in business workplace is about setting priorities to moral values for workplace andensuring the alignment of behaviors with

corresponding values. Several myths have thrivedabout practicing business ethics. Some come up from general confusion and others arise fromnarrow views of ethical dilemmas. Picking five out of ten myths and giving my notions in terms of rejection, acceptance or just observation Myth 1: Business ethics is more a matter of religion than management. I reject this statement for several reasons. First, all religious ethics is not the same or I canrefer that ethics is not specific considering different religion. For example, Jews are alwaysconcerned about individual welfare in exchange of any activity. Moreover, fundamentalistsmotivations are misdirected form the original code of ethics of their religions though theyclaim that they chosen the right way. Secondly, management can strictly authorize ethical practice in business. So, directions from religious ethics are no longer required for business ethics. Thirdly, business ethics are not meant to change peoples belief of their own religions because two of them are different. Myth 2: Our employees are ethical so we dont need attention to business ethics. I reject this statement for some reasons. First, all my employees are ethical this statementdoes not guarantee that the employees are not doing wrong or will not be doing wrong. Itmight be emerged when all the em ployees have moral values in the same direction. Thisr e s u l t s a s i t u a t i o n w h e r e n o b o d y i s b l a m i n g a n yb o d y. B u t t h i s i s n o t b u s i n e s s e t h i c s . Secondly, ethics is not only the responsibility of employees, but also a burden of employers,stakeholders and other business users. Unlike the employees, if the others are not ethical, then business ethics might not work. Thirdly, any organization cannot depend on benchmarked h o n e s t e m p l o ye e s . O r g a n i z a t i o n s s h o u l d m o n i t o r e v e r y e m p l o ye e s a c t i o n s . B e c a u s e , honestly is not a permanent human nature. Myth 3: Business ethics is a matter of good guys preaching to the bad guys. I reject this statement for some reasons. First, this is not a universal solution to resolve anyconflict of interest or confusion in workplace environme nt unless the leaders have goodmorals and their subordinates are following them without hesitations. So, this theory is onlyapplicable on single situation only. But ethics in business are responsibilities of all sorts of business users. Secondly, being a good person does not restrict individuals become bad person especially in a hostile or confused situation. So, there is always a possibility that agood person takes wrong steps. Thirdly, ethics is a thing which is not to be taught but to be practiced or be retained practicing. Myth 4: Ethics cannot be managed. I reject this statement though rarely ethics become unmanageable but m o s t t i m e i t i s manageable. If it is enforced or supported by laws, regulation and rules even democraticcultures which can bind ind ividuals to behave ethically. A good leadership can enhance themanagement of ethics.

Myth 5: Our organization is not in trouble with law, so we are ethical. I reject this statement. Not necessarily a firm which is not facing lawsuit o r p r o v i d i n g litigations to its claimants is not doing anything unethical. Because everyone is not supposedto claims its unethical behaviors. There are lot actions which may not be forbidden by law. If a manufacturing company is damaging environment but nobody is hurt for that, it is stilld o i n g u n e t h i c a l a c t i o n s . M o r e o v e r , w i d o w d r e s s i n g f i n a n c i a l s t a t e m e n t s , d e p r i v i n g stockholders values, compensation policies which is poorly aligned with employee tenure, confining critical information to users is unethical behavior. A company might not break lawfor these actions unless specified