Week 6

Week 6 - Assignment: The Organization's Influence on Unethical Behavior

Instructions

The assigned reading articles provide a great deal of information regarding the impact that organizational systems have on unethical behavior.  For example, in the article by Kilduff et al. (2016), the researchers note that rivalry can often increase unethical behaviors.  This week, you will explain how an organization’s culture (e.g., systems and practices) can unknowingly/unintentionally increase unethical behavior among employees.

· Explain the importance of organizational culture and codes of conduct in encouraging ethical behavior.

· Assess three organizational policies or practices, as found in the reading and outside research, which can increase unethical behavior among employees. 

· Propose informal and formal system solutions to reduce unethical behavior in organizations.  Explain the benefits of these system solutions, as well as possible implications for these solutions.

Support your paper with a minimum of five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
 

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages
 

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.