ETHICS
ETHICAL TERMS AND MEANING
S. No Term Description
1 Ethics Set of standards that guide a person’s (or
organization’s) actions (decisions) given the
choices.
Value Beliefs that are important to a person
Values are ideas that we aspire to achieve like
equality
Values evaluate our actions. Eg some may
prefer honesty over success
Values are individual principles to guide
personal judgment and behaviour. They come
from within along with socialization, education
and other experiences.
Rights RIGHTS are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom
or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative
rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people,
according to some legal system, social convention, or
, ethical theory.
Virtue Virtue is moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that
is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a
foundation of principle and good moral being.
Value conflict It occurs when individual values come in
conflict with the institution’s values
Value based conflict is quite common in public
policy
Many policy decisions are choices between
competing values
humility It is quality of not thinking that one is better
than other people
cooperation Process of working together to same end
leadership The action of leading a group or an organisation
,Responsibility The state or fact of having a duty to deal with
something or of having control over someone.
sincerity Sincere means one who doesn’t cheat himself
and is sincere about his task/work and in his
life who has inner satisfaction and has clear
determination towards his goals.
Restraint Anything which limits free movement or free
expression can be considered to be a restraint
on physical objects, lifeforms, and human
behavior.
Forgiveness forgiveness means granting free pardon and to giving
up all claim on account of an offense or debt
, Magnanimity The word “magnanimous” implies the sense of
generosity, the great heartedness that one
feels and shows specially to his or her
competitors.
work ethics Set of moral principles an employee uses in
performing his duties
Work culture It is regarded as a set of practices and shared
values within an organization
Work culture decides the way employees
interact with each other and how
an organization functions
Work culture of an organization is a product of
its history, values and future vision
Corruption Corruption is the deliberate and intentional
exploitation of one’s position, status or
reserves, directly or indirectly, for personal
aggrandizement, beyond what is legitimate, to
the detriment, or, the interest of other persons,
or the community, as a whole.
Two types of corruption:
Coercive – citizen is compelled to pay
bribe
Collusive – agreement between the bribe
giver and corrupt public servant.As
economy become more market oriented,
collusive corruption increases
Facilitative
Social Justice Social Justice is that corpus of activity within a
society that tends to promote equality in all
fields and a broadly communitarian agenda.
ETHICAL TERMS AND MEANING
S. No Term Description
1 Ethics Set of standards that guide a person’s (or
organization’s) actions (decisions) given the
choices.
Value Beliefs that are important to a person
Values are ideas that we aspire to achieve like
equality
Values evaluate our actions. Eg some may
prefer honesty over success
Values are individual principles to guide
personal judgment and behaviour. They come
from within along with socialization, education
and other experiences.
Rights RIGHTS are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom
or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative
rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people,
according to some legal system, social convention, or
, ethical theory.
Virtue Virtue is moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that
is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a
foundation of principle and good moral being.
Value conflict It occurs when individual values come in
conflict with the institution’s values
Value based conflict is quite common in public
policy
Many policy decisions are choices between
competing values
humility It is quality of not thinking that one is better
than other people
cooperation Process of working together to same end
leadership The action of leading a group or an organisation
,Responsibility The state or fact of having a duty to deal with
something or of having control over someone.
sincerity Sincere means one who doesn’t cheat himself
and is sincere about his task/work and in his
life who has inner satisfaction and has clear
determination towards his goals.
Restraint Anything which limits free movement or free
expression can be considered to be a restraint
on physical objects, lifeforms, and human
behavior.
Forgiveness forgiveness means granting free pardon and to giving
up all claim on account of an offense or debt
, Magnanimity The word “magnanimous” implies the sense of
generosity, the great heartedness that one
feels and shows specially to his or her
competitors.
work ethics Set of moral principles an employee uses in
performing his duties
Work culture It is regarded as a set of practices and shared
values within an organization
Work culture decides the way employees
interact with each other and how
an organization functions
Work culture of an organization is a product of
its history, values and future vision
Corruption Corruption is the deliberate and intentional
exploitation of one’s position, status or
reserves, directly or indirectly, for personal
aggrandizement, beyond what is legitimate, to
the detriment, or, the interest of other persons,
or the community, as a whole.
Two types of corruption:
Coercive – citizen is compelled to pay
bribe
Collusive – agreement between the bribe
giver and corrupt public servant.As
economy become more market oriented,
collusive corruption increases
Facilitative
Social Justice Social Justice is that corpus of activity within a
society that tends to promote equality in all
fields and a broadly communitarian agenda.
