Adapting Ethics and Compliance Programs for Modern Management Tools
- 1 Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
Abstract
Six Sigma is one of the modern management tools in use today. Corporates utilize it in designing and improving their systems in a bid to reduce costs, improve quality, lower defects, and other advantages. The methodology is built on specific steps that knowledgeable teams in order to deliver quality outcomes. On the other hand, corporates cultivate ethics so that they can foster healthy relationships, improve brand image, maintain trust and others. Unethical behaviors usually result in the tarnishing of reputation and should be met with severe punishment. Business ethics can be integrated into Six Sigma to catapult the tool’s effectiveness. By incorporating ethics in every Six Sigma stage, companies are set to benefit from genuine results and quality goods.
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