LeNeka Goldsmith
Bus 490
Dr. Karnes
Ethics and Strategy Paper #1

When a business determines their mission and vision statement they must use them as a plan of action. Everything that is stated in the vision and mission should be aspects of the business that are regularly overseen in order to ensure they are being properly executed. A vision and mission statement should not be empty words that make a business look good on paper, but goals that businesses strives to achieve on a daily basis.
Businesses should treat their employees with the upmost respect. This should be a non-negotiable, not only because it is the ethical thing to do, but because their employees are a direct reflection of the company. When management mistreats their employees these employees often discuss this with family or friends and this in return gives them a bad image of the company. Also mistreating employees may result in a high turnover rate that may show a bad reflection of the company.
Employees should have a voice and a means of reporting when they are mistreated. Some companies have toll-free numbers to report company wrongdoing but they also need to know that it can be used for employee mistreatment. Matthew 7:12 says “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets (NIV).” This says it completely. God wants us to be kind to others just as we want others to be kind to us and just as God is kind to us.
Management has a responsibility to their employees to ensure they are treated fairly. Often management ignores this and treats their subordinates wrongly because they feel that they have the authority to or simply because they are paid more money than them. Proverbs 28:6 says “Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse (NIV).” This scripture allows us to know that God