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Ethical duties to employees.

D C Thomasma1

  • 1Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153.

Healthcare Executive
|April 8, 1992
PubMed
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Establishing strong ethical standards in practice requires deliberate effort. This involves clear communication, training, hands-on experience, and positive reinforcement to ensure consistent ethical conduct.

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Area of Science:

  • Professional ethics
  • Organizational behavior

Background:

  • Ethical standards are crucial for professional integrity and public trust.
  • Adherence to ethical guidelines is often assumed but requires active cultivation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize that ethical practice is not innate but must be intentionally developed.
  • To outline the key components necessary for fostering a culture of ethical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of ethical practice requirements.
  • Identification of essential elements for ethical standard implementation.

Main Results:

  • Ethical standards necessitate proactive and systematic approaches.
  • Key components include explicit attention, clear articulation, comprehensive education, consistent practice, reinforcement, and rewards.

Conclusions:

  • Ethical practice is a cultivated outcome, not an automatic byproduct.
  • Organizations must invest in structured processes to uphold and promote ethical standards.

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