Upon completetion of reading Ethics Awareness by UC San Diego, I feel as if I have a better understanding of why ethics is so important to me, both in my personal life and in professional settings. The article begins discussing why ethics are so important to them, and why they should be important to readers. They state that certain characteristics come from prioritizing ethics, like trustworthiness, respect, responsiblity, fairness, caring, and good citizenship. These specefic characteristics help set an individual up for success within a partnership and business environemnt. While reading this article, I am reminded of a discussion I shared with my aunt, who is a successful lawyer and leader within her laew firm. She stated how “all the money in the world is great, but if you got it by mistreating people or cheating people, it will come bacl to get you.” She emphasized how much better it is to operate a business with ethics at the forefront of her mind, always.
I think the article does a great job at emphasizing why busines ethics are so important to them at UC San Diego, as a positive reputation is extremely important to them because of the impacts it has on them. I also really liked how they added what are some consequences of unethical behvior, because I think that helps emphasize just how important business ethics are and why they should be prioritized.

UC San Diego. (2022, February 3) Ethics Awareness. Blink.ucsd.edu. https://blink.ucsd.edu/finance/accountability/ethics-awareness.html