2 Ethics and Organizational Culture

Question 1

6 organizational influences

Answer 1

1. pygmalion effect
2. roles
3. rewards and punishment
4. diffusion of responsibility
5. goals
6. who shapes our ethical decisions

Question 2

who shapes your ethical decisions?

Answer 2

the way he perceives most other individuals inside the organization would respond

Question 3

The Pygmalion Effect

Answer 3

the quality of an individual’s ethical response to a dilemma generally reflects the expectations whether high or low that the supervisor expects of the individual.the live up to the expectations that are set for them, whether they’re high or low.

Question 4

Reinforcement Theory

Answer 4

people are more likely to behave in ways that are rewarded, and they’re less likely to do what’s punished. if the information is explicit , the more people will search for clues.

Question 5

360 degree evaluation

Answer 5

an evaluation by individuals above, below, and at the same level as the person being evaluated - integrity.

Question 6

Social Learning Theory

Answer 6

people learn from observing the rewards and punishment of others.

Question 7

Discipline should always be

Answer 7

fair, fit the crime, in private

Question 8

De-individuation

Answer 8

focus on the role reduces the individual’s awareness of the self as an independent individual who is personally responsible for an outcome.

Question 9

experiment on roles

Answer 9

Zimbardo Prison Experiment

Question 10

what is a prerequisite for moral action

Answer 10

personal responsibility

Question 11

4 reasons individuals don’t feel personally responsible for organizational actions

Answer 11

1. responsibility is diffused because it is taken away
2. shared with others in decision making groups
3. obscured by the org. hierarchy
4. diluted by psychological distance to potential victims

Question 12

Groupthink

Answer 12

cohesive groups whose members are committed to the group and have a strong desire to remain group members - conform to the decision they think most of the members prefer

Question 13

solutions for group think

Answer 13

devils advocate, open the group to outside stakeholders, anonymous criticism

Question 14

The fragmentation of science

Answer 14

PECK- any group remain inevitably potentially conscienceless and evil until such time as each and every individual holds himself directly responsible for the behavior of the whole group, the organism of which he is apart of.