While there may appear to be a difference in ethics between individuals and the organization, often
individuals’ ethics are shown through the ethics of an organization, since individuals are the ones who set
the ethics to begin with. [2]In other words, while we can discuss organizational ethics, remember that
individuals are the ones who determine organizational ethics, which ties the conversation of
organizational ethics into personal ethics as well. If an organization can create an ethically oriented
culture, [3] it is more likely to hire people who behave ethically. This behavior is part of human relations, in
that having and maintaining good ethics is part of emotional intelligence. Of our four levels of ethics
discussed next, the first two may not apply to us directly as individuals in the company. As possible
leaders of an organization, however, presenting all four in this section is necessary for context.