Professional ethics in context of national culture

Professional ethics is considered among the conditions of the nation’s competitiveness as an indicator of the moral climate of society. Recognition of the value of life, the health of every person, the value of comfort and living comfort, the consideration of individual needs, the dignity of the individual is a condition for improving the quality of production. The popularity of domestic goods and services in a particular culture testifies to the patriotism of the population. Recognition of manufactured products outside the country provides a level of sales and consumer feedback abroad. In the development of the quality of goods and services, the religious tradition that sacred the moral norm is important. The difference between moral attitudes among Christian faiths is shown. The importance of historical traditions, traditional crafts, geographical conditions of the people’s living for the formation of the system of values of the nation is noted. Traditions of non-covetousness and charity in domestic business are associated with Orthodoxy. Examples of philanthropy and patronage of entrepreneurs of the past and present show the role of entrepreneurship in the development of culture and improving the morals of the nation. The experience of economically developed countries, manufacturers of the most popular products shows the importance of the rule of law, global market trends, environmental requirements. The criterion of the morality of production becomes the formation and awareness of the mission of specific manufacturers, standards of professional ethics, following the same principles in relation to society and the consumer. Many of the principles have a thousand-year history, originated in medicine and spread to other professions.