BUSN 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Ethical Dilemma, Organizational Ethics, Positive Tone
14 Apr 2016
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Chapter 4 demanding ethical and socially responsible behavior. Ethics society"s accepted standards of moral behavior: behaviors accepted as right rather than wrong. Thinking that leads to scandals in gov"t and businesses: very few moral absolutes, whatever works for them is right . Many sources of basic moral values: integrity, respect for human life, self-control, honesty, courage, self-sacrifice. Easy to criticize business and political leaders for moral shortcomings. Adults are generally not as honest as they should be. Plagiarism is the most common form of cheating. People learn standards and values from observing what others do, not by learning. Organizational ethics begins at the top: leadership and strong management can instill corporate values. Trust between workers and management built on fairness, honesty, openness, and moral integrity. Compliance-based ethics codes preventing unlawful behavior by increasing control and penalizing wrongdoers. Integrity-based ethics codes define the organization"s guiding values, create an environment that supports ethically sound behavior, and stress shared accountability.
