ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT ETHICS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

This paper focuses on selected aspects of management ethics, which can be a very important factor influencing the behaviour and performance of employees. The aim of the paper is to analyze selected aspects of management ethics in the Czech business environment and to evaluate the seriousness of management ethics issues. The paper follows two main approaches: management ethics and ethical leadership. Based on the literature review, a questionnaire is used to collect data from 50 respondents who are all active in management positions. A statistical evaluation of gained results is processed and the results confronted with the theoretical background. The findings show that management ethics and ethical leadership are of big importance to managers. Managers should concentrate on such issues as bribery and communication regardless of the economic sector and number of employees in the company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]