EXAM 3 (DQ's for Tuesday) Flashcards
What 11 OC elements, are considered conductive to Ethical Behavior by members?
- Mission
- Stakeholder balance
- Leadership effectivness
- Process Integrity
- Long Term Perspective
- Clarity
- Feasibility
- Supportability
- Transparency
- Discussability
- Sanction-ability
Definition for “Mission” in Ethics?
focus on the clarity and institutionalization of mission and values
Definition for “Stakeholder Balance” in ethics?
considering everyone in decision making and striving for both customer value and profit
“Leadership effectiveness” in ethics?
people doing what they said they were going to do and conveying ethical standards at all levels of the organization
“Process integrity” in ethics?
promotes ongoing processes (i.e. transparency) in decision making and reinforcement of values
“Long term perspective” in ethics?
emphasizes the future of the org. and acting in the best interests of customers, stakeholders, and societal issues
“Clarity” in ethics?
the concrete, comprehensive and understandable expectations regarding the conduct of employees
“Feasibility” In Ethics?
the extent to which employees have the resources to fulfill their responsibilities
“Supportablity” In Ethics?
the extent to which employees identify with, are involved in, and commit to the normative expectation of the org.
“Transparency”? in Ethics?
the degree in which employees conduct openly and consequences are visible
“Discussability”? in ethics?
the opportunities provided to employees to raise and discuss ethical issues
“Sanctionability”? in ethics?
the likelihood of employees being punished for behaving unethically, as well as rewarded for behaving ethically
6 elements conducive to unethical behavior?
- Whenever an org. becomes fearful of external influences, leery of external inquiries, and promotes an overly cohesive environment, org. members may begin to act unethically
- When organizations have vague or contradictory vision statements
- Organizational segmentation and specialization
- Incentive programs
- When org. practices discriminate against certain groups of people in the org.
- When org. members adopt a code of silence, unethical behavior will go unchecked
Four guidelines for leaders seeking to overcome the potential for unethical practices in their cultures?
- The culture should allow for employee voice any time a leader is considering changing some aspect of culture, employees should be given the opportunity to reflect and report on the ways in which those changes will influence their jobs
- Organizational leaders should facilitate ongoing conversations with employees at all levels about organizational issues
- Organizational leaders should encourage deliberation—at all levels and in all groups of the org.
- Org. leaders should consider a situational system of ethics rather than a law-based or universal system
According to (Schwartz) article. What are we willing to do to achieve and maintain advantage over our colleagues?
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