This study begins with the question: "Is there a place for a Christian ethical code of
conduct in the diverse and complex business world of today?"
In chapter 2 I explain the context wherein one should understand this question. If you
look at the history of South Africa you will see that there was discrimination that took
place over a long period of time on the basis of race, religion and gender and that
makes this issue a very sensitive one.
The reason why it is so sensitive is if there were to be a Christian ethical code of
conduct in the workplace could it lead to discrimination again? That is not allowed to
happen under the current Constitution of South Africa. But the other side is also true,
if you don?t have a Christian ethical code won?t you loose the beautiful things
Scripture gives us on how to treat all people equally and fairly within the workplace?
This study will show that according to the Constitution of South Africa it is possible to
have a Christian ethical code of conduct as long it does not exclude any employee.
In chapter 3 we have a look at Scripture that gives us guidelines on how to treat all
people and also people in the workplace. Here are some examples:
* the way employees should be handled;
* the number of working hours the employees should be working;
* the remuneration of the employees – is it fair;
* how the Shareholders? / Stakeholders? interests are looked after;
* the manner in which the business is being managed;
* the Constitutional business environment;
* the international law that transcends borders where macrobusinesses do
business.
In chapter 4 we look at the Christian ethical perspective in the business. We look at
the role of the economy and the core values to manage a business.
In chapter 5 we end with an example of a workable Christian ethical code of conduct
and we compare two large business codes of conduct. / Thesis (Th.M. (Ethics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/5551 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Coetsee, Christiaan De Wet |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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