“Masters, grant to your slaves righteousness and equity, knowing that you also have a Lord in heaven” Colossians 4:1 (Bible with annotated references by Dake). Leaders should always treat their employees and fellow business leaders with respect and dignity and should never violate ethical codes of conduct. Christians have a Lord and Master in heaven and should never treat people unethically because our lord and master will judge us for it on the Day of Judgment. It is important for all people, even non-Christians, to follow universal values, morals and ethical behavior in all business activities. This article will talk about three different secular views of business ethics, why it is important to practice common standards in business. Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a way of considering ethical decisions without applying religious beliefs, its founder was Bantham and Mil (Ruddell, 2004). ). His method is to determine whether an act is the Christian way of treating people, how we want to be treated. Common standards are similar to this verse because everyone knows how they expect to be treated in business, so they should treat others the same. People have a clear understanding of what is right and wrong, what is acceptable and what is not in the business world. Utilitarianism is a form of moral universalism in which people understand the difference between right and wrong because they understand universal norms and local norms (Mele & Sanchez-Runde, 2013). People's understanding of universal norms and local norms enables them to make ethical business decisions. Another example of common standards is common values. People use their common values when making business decisions because they understand what is important to them within the group in which they are doing business
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