Chapter 1 Michael Marmot: highest mortality and poorest well being consistently associated with employees who had smallest degree of control over their work lives Work: activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result Ethics: moral principles that govern a person's behavior or conducting of an activity Greek, ethos: habit, custom, disposition or character A system of moral principles where it affect how people lead their lives, for life with continuous decision-making process and concerned with what is the right moral choice, for individuals and for society Ethical code: set of principles which guide an organization in its activities and decisions and the firm's philosophy may affect its productivity and reputation Work ethics: a group of moral principles, standards of behavior, or set of values regarding proper conduct in the workplace Encompasses traits: reliability, dependability, dedication, productivity, cooperation, character, inte...