How do you know you have made the right ethical decision?

Morality is a complex area. And respect the kind of people we are. This could be called the " ethics of being ." It is also concerned with the things that we do or did not do . This could be called the " work ethic ." This brief statement of the latter because they focus - what we do and how we decide what we should or it should not be done. Morality does not offer simple answers , but the most obvious and clear cases. This does not mean that ethics are of no value . We are really warm our Marks along the highway of life. They provide guidance in business lines .

I believe that a persons value system, gained through an upbringing rooted in high moral standards, will always be the place from which a person makes decisions. Regardless of the standards though, the value system or code by which a person chooses to live will be the mechanism that shapes thought processes. 

The belief in a persons value system is prevalent when it comes to decision making, because a person will always rely on that which was proven and tested. 

Making a "right" decision will always be evaluated against the value system, and once the decision taken is in alignment with those values, then one can consider it to be the right decision.

However, if the decision brings benefit to oneself, others and the environment, then I would say it's the right decision. 

Making ethical decisions is not always as easy as it sounds. Specially when you are trying to make an ethical decision about an unethical matter.

By selecting the most logical choice from the available options and having a clear conscience about it, this is the moment when you know that you have, most probably, made the right ethical decision.

By reviewing The Organization's  "Code of Conduct". 

Consider the most ethical, most scary person you have heard of.  Imagine telling them what you have done: they will listen carefully to the whole story.

The entire conversation will be recorded, and everybody you know or is involved - family, suppliers, your boss, customers, industry regulator, etc. - will see it. 

How do you feel about that?  How do you think these people will react?

• By analyzing the expected results,
• By analyzing the implications of the decision,
• By checking whether the action rules and values operate as standard in company,
• By analyzing the character of the decision: logic, rationale, optimal,
• By analyzing the solution: if the choice of the solution, is a timely choice,
• By ensuring that the problem is solved.

Great submissions here. Everyone agrees that ethics is a very complex & crucial issue in business & society as a whole.

You can be able to know whether you have made an ethical decision basing on the results or responses of the stakeholders or parties involve in the situation for instance; if it yields positive results or responses, it is a right & ethical decision but it yields negative results or responses, it is wrong & unethical decision holding other factors constant. On the itger hand however, one may make a truly & sincerely ethical decision but the other parties or stakeholders involved may see it as being unethical either because of jealousy, rivalry or envy.

Thanx for the invitation

there is no way to know whether your decision is perfect or not until you face its results,but you make decisions after making sure it will give positive results and more output,so if sure about it you had made a right decision