Ethics Related to the Development of the HR Function in a Global context

 

 

Introductions

As explained by (McEvoyb, 1999) Multinational corporations continue to seek competitive advantage sources. In addition to strategic, technological, financial, and organizational capabilities as sources of competitive advantage, the international context discusses the resource-based vision of competitive advantage and describes how a multinational company can develop and sustain itself. According to (IvyPanda, 2020)  Ethics are very important in the result assembly process of individuals because they dictate both legal and illegal behavior. A clear set of ethics enables people to determine what behavior is judged by society to be "right" or "wrong," and therefore to engage in more socially appropriate behavior.

Today's HR professionals manage ethical, ethical, and legal responsibilities more than ever. Beyond compensation and benefits, HR groups now face challenges such as nurturing workforce diversity, addressing inequality issues, and setting workplace behavior standards. Often, these issues can be directly influenced by how a human resources ethics policy firm attracts and retains (Cornstone, 2022). Here are six human resource ethics guidelines that organizations can follow to master the art of ethical judgment creation and to be a valuable resource for their employees.

Figure -01 (ASAM, 2018)

1.      Know the laws - As a representative of an organization, it is not an easy task for HR professionals to make tough decisions and hold employees accountable for wrongdoing.

 

2.      Prioritize Professional development - HR is a constantly changing field, especially as new conversations arise and technology changes the way we work. Relying on these changes requires new skills and knowledge.

 

3.      Be an Ethical HR Leader - Conflicts between co-workers in the workplace are unavoidable. For example, suppose an employee is treated unfairly by his manager, a high-ranking executive.

 

4.      Understand conflict of interest - Conflicts of interest are detrimental to the way a business operates because they create an internal politics that diverts attention from the bottom line of a company and degrades the quality of the work.

 

5.      Implement diversity and Inclusion practices - Today's discussions on diversity often focus on recruiting efforts through race, class, and gender. These are important considerations and are only one part of the diversity and inclusion puzzle.

 

6.      Keep Information confidential - From social security numbers to medical records, HR professionals have access to a lot of confidential information about employees. By ensuring that paperwork and electronic systems are secure, you can easily rest assured that your company information is secure (Cornstone, 2022).

 

 

 

Figure – 02 (Juneja, 2022)

Global Business Ethics

Ethical issues in the field of international business also arise only in international business transactions. Examples of transactions that fall within the scope of international business ethics are fair trade, transfer pricing, bio-expectation, and bio-plunder. Similarly, issues such as child labor and cultural imperialism are controversial enough to draw attention to international business ethics (Juneja, 2022)

Rendering to the (Donaldson, 1999) Code of ethics of many Western companies did not dream of cross-culture Challenges like this, how do managers successfully handle obstacles? Gray zones located at the intersections of different cultures? Questions like these many modern multinational corporations tend to harass. Companies Finding and stumbling over ethical issues abroad more than ever. Corporate ethics and value programs are in style.

According to (Michaelson, 2010) economic powers that will dominate the future may not be the North American and Western European markets that have prevailed in the recent past. As corporate political governance becomes increasingly re-examined, it is also necessary to re-examine the moral authority of global ethics so as not to reflect the leading ideologies of the most economically powerful market activists.

 

Clarified by (Thite, 2013) the concept of a company as a company’s Interest in its key operating stakeholders, its managers, and its employees in India has a long history. However, there is very little literature on human resource ethics Except for some reports in popular newspapers about rhetorical statements by Indian Business Leaders on the Importance and How Personnel Management Employees are key assets for their companies.

 

U.S.-based companies are also expected to refrain from engaging in unethical or illegal activities such as discriminating against the local population, violating local laws and standards, and disrespecting property and the environment. MNEs can also assist and add value to local countries. For example, the following practices are encouraged (Weiss, 2014)

•   Employment limited employment
•  Forming novel contracts
•  Co-venturing with resident industrialists and establishments
•  Drawing resident principals to missions
• Openhanded for an attractive expertise transmission
• Emerging specific manufacturing regions
• Open-handed occupational knowledge and talents
• Cumulative business productivity and efficiency
• Assisting reduction of the state’s liability and developing its stability of expenses and ordinary of alive.

 

 

 

 

 

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