Environmental factors that affect the ethical standards of an organization and its employees include social norms and values, competition within an industry, and governmental laws and regulations.

Environmental Factors

External elements like political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal conditions that affect an organization's operations.

Ethical Standards

The principles and values that determine appropriate behavior and actions within an organization or profession.

Social Norms

The unwritten rules that govern the behavior of individuals within a society or group.