Define your underlying ethical system

Write a 1,300- to 1,550-word paper on personal ethics development that examines your personal ethical system and ground rules, including its origins and development. 
o Incorporate Key Terms located on the student Web site. 
ETHICAL TERMS
Character: Moral actions based on duty-driven ethical principles. These include trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship 
Ethical Business Behavior: “Behavior that is consistent with the principles, norms, and standards of business practice that have been agreed upon by society” 
Ethical Dilemma: “Situations concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict” either for the individual or for the organization 
Ethical System: Underlying ethical principles, which a person uses to make decisions
Ethics: “The principles, norms, and standards of conduct governing an individual or organization” 
ethics form the basis for determining the correct action, or moral behavior, in a particular situation.
Morals: Actions based on one’s underlying ethical principles
Values: Those things or actions upon which the individual or organization spends time and money
o Focus on the developmental aspect of your ethics rather than on a particular position on any issue. 
o Define your underlying ethical system, its primary principles, the sources that helped shape your ethics—such as people, institutions, events, and so forth—and the criteria and decision-making factors you used to revise them. 
o Discuss the potential effect of your ethics on your performance or use of them in your workplace using a specific personal example. 
o Explain why ethics are needed in an organization and how ethics are integrated into the organization to achieve its direction and goals. What effect does the application of these ethics have on individuals, organizations, and society?