What term describes conduct or attitudes toward work and rules of right or proper conduct?

• A. Ethics
• B. Etiquette
• C. Morality
• D. Compliance

Answer: (A)

Ethics describes the standards for right and proper conduct in a work setting, shaping how you approach your responsibilities, integrity, and honest, fair decisions. It covers attitudes toward work and what you consider appropriate when rules aren’t spelled out. Etiquette, on the other hand, is about manners and social niceties rather than moral choices. Morality is a broader sense of right and wrong that comes from personal or societal beliefs and can influence ethics, but it isn’t the term that specifically labels workplace conduct. Compliance focuses on obeying laws, policies, and rules, not the internal judgment about what’s right in everyday work decisions. In real scenarios, ethics guides you to act with integrity—like disclosing a potential conflict of interest or being truthful with customers—even when a policy doesn’t mandate a particular action.