Classwork Exercise and Series (Business Studies- JSS 1): Honesty In Business I

Topic: Honesty In Business I

Contents:

• Meaning of truthfulness
• Attributes of truthfulness
• Factors that make people to tell lies

A. Meaning of Truthfulness

The purpose for any business or organization is to make profit. Therefore, for a business to make profit, the employee and the employer need to be faithful and honest to one another.

Truthfulness simply means saying what is true. To be truthful is when the truth fact about something is presented. To be truthful is saying what the situation is without lying.

Truthfulness therefore means giving the true facts about something without any form of lies.

B. Attributes/ Characteristics of Truthfulness

Attributes of truthfulness are:

• Steadfastness: To be steadfast means not changing one’s attitude or aims. It helps the truthful person to keep developing and growing in regular way.
• Straightforwardness: A truthful person will tell people honest things. He will say things exactly the way they are. He will say what he has to say not minding who is listening.
• Consistent behavior: A person who is truthful will show reflection of a truthful person in his/ her behavior. The more we tell the truth the more it affects our behavior and people know and believe whatever we say is nothing but the truth.

C. Factors that make people to tell lies

People tell lies because of the following reasons

• Greed: When someone is always thinking of himself alone, he is said to be a greedy person. A greedy person will always tell lies because what should be shared among 10 people will be his own alone.
• Habit: Some people already made lying their habits. Some will never tell the truth. They see lying as part of life.
• Laziness: A lazy person will always lie to cover up for his/her laziness.
• Fear: A fearful person finds it very easy to tell lies because he does not want to be punished.
• Friendship: If you have liars as friends, then it is so sure that you will also be a liar

Test and Exercise

1. The aim of any business is (a) to make profit (b) to increase workers (c) to become recognized (d) to make loss
2. —————– is giving the true facts about something without any form of lies. (a) integrity (b) love (c) truthfulness (d) faith
3. All the following are attributes of truthfulness except (a) steadfastness (b) gossiping (c) consistent behavior (d) straightforwardness
4. When someone is always thinking of himself alone, he is said to be (a) greedy (b) loving (c) caring (d) nice.
5. All the following factors make a person lie except (a) laziness (b) fear (c) habit (d) education

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