Why would ethics be important to a company like j. m. smucker? how can its focus on values and ethics improve its business performance?

Ethics is important to a company like J.M. Smucker because defines the expected standard behavior of staff of the company.

Yes its focus on values and ethics can improve its business performance because it will ensure teamwork, proper co-ordination of staff and improve efficiency.

Explanation:

Ethics is an expected way of doing things. companies have specific ethics and values to ensure their staff are carrying out daily task in accordance to the designed expectation of the company.

Value is any form of rule or direction that assist the staff memebers to know what to do, when to do it and why its important to do it in the exact way the company wants it to be done.

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