Ethical behavior in the agrarian economy

Abstract

Business ethics is not just a philosophical topic, not practical, but an effective way to support the company's long-term financial interests. In order to appreciate that there is a direct and reciprocal relationship between a company's profitability and moral values, a company that promotes moral values and guides by ethical behavior will be wellperceived by the public and will make considerable profits. The research presented in this paper aims to determine ethical behavior in the economic activity of agronomic managers in Iasi County. The purpose of the research has been derived from two objectives: determining the ethical level of agronomic managers within agricultural holdings in Iasi County; emphasizing the importance of ethical values in understanding ethical attitudes and behaviors of people in the economy. The results show that, although some fundamental values of sustainable development do not indicate a significant correlation with the economic indicators. It is noticed that the values related to the field of activity of the agronomic managers are important to them, which is reflected also by the economic performances.