"Ethical work climate as a factor in the development of person-organization fit" by Sims and Keon (1997). This article presents findings relative to the business research issue of how to best fit a person to their employment organization. Business research includes market research and more, such as research that examines all aspects of the business environment. The purpose of business research is to examine a specific business phenomenon. For this article, the purpose of the business research was to understand the relationship between ethical climate in the organization and the development of a good person-organization fit. Survey research was used to conduct this research.
             Specifically, the business problem investigated, was the need to understand perceived ethical work environment and how this matched with employee positions. To facilitate this understanding, Sims and Keon studied the relationship between stage of moral development in 86 working students and their perceived ethical work environment. The authors explained that a business owner must understand that ethical organizations and ethical individuals within the organization is a concern since employees, customers, media, government, and the public all view the actions of an organization and employees in the organization are also observed and assessed. Thus, unethical behaviors of employees is a problem for businesses. Employee dishonesty is a costly problem that must be resolved by matching the employee to his/her environment with regard to ethical perspectives. Sims and Keon stated that employee perceptions of organizational ethics are important since employee dishonesty is related to perceptions of unethical behavior in their leaders. In addition, employees unhappy in their environment are more likely to seek alternative employment.
             This person-organization fit regards the values of the person and the organization. Studies have shown that organiz...