Assignment on "Can ideological politics eradicate unethical practices from business?"



Can ideological politics eradicate unethical practices from business?

Business and politics are two most closely interrelated fields of human practice. In actuality politics means the art of mobilizing public opinion in favor of any policy to serve the economy, sometimes the interest of socio-economic classes.
A political ideology is a certain ethical set off ideal principles, doctrines, Myths or 
Symbols of a social movement, institution, class, and or large group that explains how society should work, and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order. The world’s different political systems fall on a continuum defined by three political ideologies. At one extreme is anarchism the belief that individuals and private groups should control political activities. At the other is totalitarianism—the belief that people’s lives must be controlled for a political system to be effective. In between lies pluralism—the belief that private and public groups play important roles in political activities.
Unethical practices in business runs the gamut, from simple victimless crimes to huge travesties that can hurt large numbers of people. Whether it is stealing a pen, padding an expense report, lying to avoid a penalty or emitting toxic fumes into the air and add formalin into food , Greed to a mass excessive profit. Creation of false documents to show increased profits. Avoiding penalty or compensation for unlawful act. Lack of transparency and resistance to investigation. Unethical behavior cannot be condoned by a company. A strict ethics policy is the cornerstone for any business that wants to maintain a good reputation. Unethical Business Practices The financial sector is abuzz with acts of violation of norms to amass wealth in an unethical manner.



Relationship between business and politics:
Politics and business are interrelated. Industrial and business communities rare sustain and finance the political parties. Political parties spend that money on election or other purpose. And the political parties serve to establish business industrial communities and to attract the mass people to their policies and measures. Sometimes some industrial and business magnet having knack for politics. They became politicians like George Bush, Dick Chenncy, Barlos Cunny, Tanaka etc.

Though politics and business are interrelated each other, according to business journal, it is concluded that ideological policies can be eradicate unethical practices in business, but some step need to take to eradicate it. That’s are
  1. First and foremost thing to do is to follow honesty which is the best policy. Make sure business men are honest in dealing with colleagues, consumers or vendors. Ideological politicians must follow honesty when reporting business earnings, expenses, payment to employees and vendors and while giving information to customers.
  2. Many companies following unethical business practices try to cover the problem rather then correcting it. They will try to bribe people concerned and spread  rumors to hide the problem. This type of practice is unethical and must be avoided. Whenever there is a problem it needs to be addressed immediately and mistakes must be solved if required you must apologize to the concerned people. Customers always remember the company that has admitted their mistakes rather then companies that hide their mistakes that are found later.
  3. Most of the time the product of the company is faced with problems when certain things used in the making of the product are banned recently or are harmful to its users. In this case politicians will withdraw the product from the market and make consumers aware of its harmful effects without thinking about the sales of the product. During such times the honesty of the company is tested. You have to find out the problem of the product and replace it the market after rectifying it.
  4. Tampering or manipulating the accounts of the company to increase profits or evading tax is an unethical business practices which is very common among companies. There are many business houses that have their audit department which gives wrong financial information about the company and avoid paying tax. They also bribe government officials to gain contracts or hide company problems. Sometimes the company also pays the media to advertise the company’s false achievements and hide its problems. Such practices not only show the company in bad light but also loose the confidence of its customers and employees.
  5. Political parties should not take money from business. They should follow ethical activities in business.






REFERENCES:
1.     The world’s work, Volume22, (1911)
2.     S.A. Nelson.
3.     http://wiki.answers.com
4.     http://www.google.com/
5.     www.wikipedia.org
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