OMM 640 see attached

QUESTION 1 – 300 WORDS

The Ethical Trap

Prior to beginning your discussion response, read  The ethical trap ( https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/let-their-words-do-the-talking/201104/the-ethical-trap . Discuss an ethical dilemma that you are aware of in an organization.  Describe how the ethical dilemma  was an ethical trap. Evaluate how the ethical dilemma and the ethical trap could have been avoided.

Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.

QUESTION 2 – 300 WORDS

The Role of Leadership Integrity in Organizational Ethics

Prior to beginning your discussion response, read Managing for organizational integrity (https://hbr.org/1994/03/managing-for-organizational-integrity.). In the article, Paine (1994) described scenarios of various organizations. Choose one of the ethics topics: integrity as a governing ethic, emphasizing core values, building shared aspirations, or defining right action.

· Summarize the information shared in the article for your chosen topic.

· Describe how the ethics topic could be incorporated into your organization or an organization that you are familiar with.

Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.

Paper – 3 PAGES

Ethical Decision Making

Choose a contemporary ethical dilemma at an organization that you are familiar with or find through research.  Using the article, The PLUS ethical decision making model (https://www.ethics.org/resources/free-toolkit/decision-making-model/.), as a guide create a model for ethical decision making based on your chosen ethical dilemma.

· Evaluate all seven steps of the ethical decision-making model.

· Analyze how each step can be applied to your chosen dilemma.

· Evaluate how the model could have mitigated the ethical dilemma at your chosen organization

Required Resources

Text

Gonzalez-Padron, T. (2015).  Business ethics and social responsibility for managers  [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

· Chapter 5: Ethical Decision Making

· Chapter 6: Ethical Traps

Articles

Paine, L. S. (1994, March-April).  Manging for organizational integrity (Links to an external site.). Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/1994/03/managing-for-organizational-integrity

· This article containts information regarding various types of leadership integrity styles that can be used in an organization to improve organizational integrity.

Schafer, J. (2011, April 16).  The ethical trap (Links to an external site.). Retrieved https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/let-their-words-do-the-talking/201104/the-ethical-trap

· This article discusses the dilemma people face when making an ethical decision. It will be useful in completing discussion one this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

The PLUS ethical decision making model (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Ethics and Compliance Initiative. Retrieved from https://www.ethics.org/resources/free-toolkit/decision-making-model

· This article should be used to aid in creating the week 3 assignment of creating an ethical decision-making model. The article has step-by-step directions.

Recommended Resources

Multimedia

Malley, A. [TheNakedCEO]. (2013, August 28).  How should we handle ethical dilemmas in the workplace? (Links to an external site.)  [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWnkdyGQYA

· This video discusses the importance of making ethical decisions in the workplace. It will be useful in completing the assignment this week.