A Study that relates analysis of business ethical values (An application on managers in industry firms of Bursa)

ABSTRACT It is generally accepted that managers have responsibilities to some groups both inside and outside of the organizations. Also, this view accepted in the past and it has been differing both in content and dimension. Especially, the reasons such as intense competition, a rapid change in information technology and acceptance of new management from the perspective of a manager causes to change "the concept of social responsibility" and it's ethical responsibilty as it's dimension. The profit maximization as an other important development is no more a goal from the view of managers. Now, managers feel the obligation of employing ethical responsibilities towards workers. The application of ethical responsibilities closely relate with the values of the managers. In this study, ethical values of managers towards workers and personnel and organizational factors effecting these values are examined. The concept of business ethics, the theories of business ethics, ethical problems in firms, the ethical decision making process and the like have been explored throughout the study. And then, business ethical values of managers towards workers with factors which affect these values have been explained. Thus, it has been found that managers values towards business ethics are different from each other and there are numbers of factors which affect these values. Consequently, it is possible to say that the concept of ethical responsibilities affect have increasingly became important.