ETHICS IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Abstract

This paper is an overview of ethics in corporate governance. It examines the relevance of ethics in corporate governance. The objective of this paper is to examine ethics and how it relates to corporate governance because an organization ought to carry out its operations and profit-making based on the parameters of ethical practices and not otherwise. The paper examined the different interpretations given to the concept of ethics, and its the relevance to corporate governance. The doctrinal methodology which involves primary and secondary sources of law was examined and these include legislations, articles, dictionaries, and textbooks. The finding of this paper is the nexus of ethics and corporate governance in broad and narrow views. Organizations that uphold good ethical standards are less likely to be victims of poor corporate governance. This paper made recommendations for achieving effective corporate governance based on good ethical standards.