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Hello Class,
From my own business experience, individually unethical persons have influenced the biggest changes in business ethics over the last ten years (Dobrin, 2009). Most unethical individual behaviors often affect businesses and all the stakeholders of the corporation (Brusseau, 2012). There are numerous practical examples that can be used to illustrate how individuals have engaged in unethical business practices.
Recently, the directors of a famous bank in the country decided to award themselves hefty loans from the funds of the bank. Although these individuals are the major stakeholders of the bank since they hold a greater proportion of share capital in the company than anybody else, the amounts of loans that they applied for were by far more than their shares in the bank. Furthermore, the loan awards were higher than the highest set loan limits for any person or corporation. The result was that the bank ended up being placed under receivership by the regulator.
As one would expect, different stakeholders of the bank (employees, customers, shareholders and others) were put to a lot of suffering. The customers who had deposits in the bank could not access their money, shareholders did not know the fate of their investments and the employees of the bank were sent parking due to an unethical act by a few individuals.
Another good example of individual unethical behavior in business is that of doctors. Some medics decide to do procedures that are unnecessary with the aim of increasing costs. In occasional cases, specialists have charged their patients for costly chemotherapy treatment that was never done. There is a recent case of a medic who diagnosed healthy patients with cancer in order to collect payments for treatment from a medical insurance.
References Brusseau, J. (2012). Business Ethics. Business Ethics, 1-27. Dobrin, A. (2009). Business Ethics: The Right Way to riches . Business Ethics, 1-147.
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Hi Class,
The ethical challenges concerning the use of social networking sites affect businesses across the world. Adverse comments about bosses or fellow workers posted on social networking sites are leading to many people their jobs. Employers are putting in place policies to regulate the use of social communication sites. Measures are being taken to ensure employee monitoring while on social sites. The question whether it is moral to monitor what employees post on their sites and is a major hindrance to these efforts. It is important that this issue be addressed since it affects businesses globally. Many businesses defy the federal directive to pay all employees equally irrespective of gender, age, disability, and race as longer as they are doing the same job. Findings by the National Committee on Pay Equity indicate that there is a lot of salary inequality between men and women (Brusseau, 2012). The ethical crossroad comes when some businesses choose to give higher wages to men than women when they are actually preaching fairness.
For the ethics in the social networks issue, using negotiation methods to resolve stakeholder disputes is a suitable approach to deal with ethics in social networking. Under the approach, it is worth ton note that disputes are part of stakeholder relationships (Moura & Teixeira, 2010). Differences are handled in the perspective of shared understanding of the stakeholders or decisions by a legal system. According to this dispute resolution method, disputes can happen between various stakeholder levels. For instance, a misunderstanding can happen between professionals within an organization, between consumers and the business or between business and business. The issue of parity in salaries can be resolved by use of the ethical principles and reasoning. The approach stresses on what is fair and equitable to the given stakeholder. It also explores ways in which weaker stakeholders can make their voices heard.
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Brusseau, J. (2012). Business Ethics. Business Ethics, 1-27.
Moura, H., & Teixeira, J. C. (2010). Managing Stakeholders. Managing Stakeholders, 1-31.
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Hi Class,
Different people view the issue of ethics in business and workplaces from different perspectives. Whichever the way an individual chooses, it normally settles down to the basic concept of either wrong or right (Danley, 2005). Within the context of corporate world, ethics incorporates making decisions that are in line with the sense of good or bad as well as the alignment with the law. In the current business environment, different ethical issues exist. The following is my experience of a business ethical crisis, the response thereof and if the stakeholders were served fairly.
The issue of discrimination is an example of an ethical crisis that I have experienced in a number of occasions at the places where I have worked. In a company that I previously worked, the presence of a female worker usually stirred up encounters in a working environment that was dominated by the male gender. The reason for this could have been the fact that the company had never at any time spared time to conduct trainings on sensitivity. Quite often, some of the male workers made unfortunate remarks about the new female worker.
Fed up, the lady decided to report the male abusers to the boss. In response, the boss sanctioned the offenders and considered that it would be wise to transfer the female worker to a post where she will not draw attention. From this case, the stakeholders (the male employees and the female lady) were not served in a fair manner. The best thing that the manager would have done is to punish those who were harassing the female employee (Green, 2010). It was unethical and discriminatory for him to move the female to another position.
References
Danley, J. V. (2005). Ethical Behavior for Today’s Workplace. Ethical Behavior for Today’s Workplace, 1-10.
Green, T. K. (2010). Discrimination in Workplace Dynamics: Toward a Structural Account of Disparate Treatment Theory . 1-68.
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CAPELLA UNIVERSITY Bus 4801 Ethics & Enterprise Ethical Motives Unit 3 Ethical Reasoning: Theory And Practice Professor Ned Preble Saundra Pamilton 5/4/2016
Ethical Motives
The word motive is used to describe the inner push that stimulates an individual to act in given manner or to reach to a certain desired goal or objective. It is also called the reason for a given action and which results in the determination and course of behavior (Monahan, 2012). Ethical motives are motivations that are based on the concepts of right and wrong. When faced with an ethical dilemma, as an individual I can determine my ethical motive concerning a particular situation using the steps discussed below.
The ethical dilemma that I recently experienced is about harassment of a female employee by her male counterparts in the office. In a company that I previously worked in, the presence of a female worker usually stirred up encounters in a working environment that was dominated by the male gender. The reason for this could have been the fact that the company had never at any time spared time to conduct trainings on sensitivity. Quite often, some of the male workers made unfortunate remarks about the new female worker. When she reported them to the manager, he sanctioned the male employees by considering moving her to a position where it would be hard for the male employees to reach her.
The actions by both the manager and the male workers were unethical and discriminatory. I usually talked to my male colleagues and tried to tell them that what they were doing was wrong but they turned a deaf ear to me. They even started making unfavorable remarks about me. I wanted to face the manager and tell him that what he was doing was wrong but I held myself since such an action could lead to my dismissal. It would have been easy for me to take a legal action but I was not ready for a lengthy legal process.
The principle of universalism best explains the reasoning behind my actions in the dilemma above (Anttonen & Sipilä, 2016). The standard is based on the concept of the end not necessarily justifying the means. Immanuel Kant, who is the founding philosopher of the theory, believed that the right thing must be done always, and wrongdoing must be avoided even if it means that the majority will benefit. Irrespective of the outcomes, this principle is based on ideologies such as fairness, justice, rights, respect and honesty.
Before this ethical dilemma, I had been hearing and reading about cases of women discrimination at places of work. Therefore, I was conscious that such cases are actually happening and that they are against business ethics. When I encountered the behavior at my place of work, at first I did not see that it would become an ethical dilemma for me. Maybe, this was because I thought that the manager would handle it in the most sober and fair way. However, I was wrong as the boss did the most unexpected of a person of his caliber.
Having read the chapter on ethical dilemma, I realize that I would have acted just in the same way that I did. The reason why I decided not to confront the manager is that I needed the job, given that I had just graduated and wanted to gain experience to be able to secure a better job. While this chapter contains a lot of guide on how to deal with ethical dilemmas, I find nothing that would have changed my decision then. In fact, the female employee was better off in another work post and I was not ready to sacrifice for her.
References
Anttonen, A., & Sipilä, J. (2016). Universalism: an idea and principle in social policy . 1-24.
Monahan, K. (2012). A Review of the Literature Concerning Ethical Leadership in Organizations. Emerging Leadership Journeys, 1-11.
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Hi Class,
Comparing the different ethical belief systems as principles of making decisions, one deduces that no single belief system can be used in all situations. A quick example comes out after doing a comparison of the two belief systems: utilitarian and the universalism (Harrison, Freeman, & Abreu, 2015). On one hand, the utilitarian theory draws its moral authority by determining the consequences of the act. According to this system, an act is moral if the resulting benefits are more than the costs for the majority. This means that under this system, an act, whether right or wrong, is acceptable if it has the greatest good for the greatest majority. Under stakeholder analysis, the utilitarian theory considers collective as well as individual interests. Alternatives are formulated based on the greatest good for all the groups included as well as estimation of gains and costs for all the individuals or groups affected.
On the other hand, the universalism determines moral authority depending on the degree to which an action treats all the concerned parties. All persons should be treated with the respect that they deserve. It is required that all would act in the same manner under similar circumstances (Fontaine, Haarman, & Schmid, 2006). The stakeholder analysis under this belief identifies the parties affected by a given decision, the manipulation or coercion that may be detrimental to people, the duties to the affected and determines the desired policy if the decision was implemented. Therefore, from these differences, it is clear that no single system can be used for all situations.
If I were to choose one system to live by for all situations, that would be the universalism. This system may not be popular in cases where an action is unethical but may benefit the majority. As expected, the majority will gang against me (and my universalism) and will end up in a riot against me.
References
Fontaine, C., Haarman, A., & Schmid, S. (2006). The Stakeholder Theory. 1-33.
Harrison, J. S., Freeman, R. E., & Abreu, M. C. (2015). Stakeholder Theory As an Ethical Approach to Effective Management: applying the theory to multiple contexts. Review of Business Management, 1-12.
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Aaron Feuerstein is the owner and chief executive officer of a textile company called Malden Mills. After the company burned down in December 1995, he decided to pay each of his workers their salaries in full until the factory was fully reconstructed (Nixon, 2014). His actions were motivated by the fact that he did not want to send away men and women who had dedicated their time and skills to work for him loyally. He saw this as an unethical action.
I agree with Feuerstein’s decisions and actions. Clearly, before the burning of the factory, he had a very cordial relationship with his workers. He would make endeavors to visit each individual worker at their work posts and hold conversations. Due to this, he developed a very good working relationship with all his workers virtually every worker knew him. Even if the company was declared bankrupt in 2001 and 2007 and Feuerstein was replaced as the CEO, the business still operates, although under a different name and most of the employees who worked for it in 1990s are still there. Therefore, the ethical belief of Feuerstein helped different stakeholders including the employees, suppliers who continue supplying raw materials to the company as well as customers who continue enjoying the company’s products.
In today’s business world, I don’t see any CEO who can emulate Feuerstein in terms of his ethical beliefs and actions. This may be because of what happened to his company after he applied his ethical idealism. Most CEOs of today would argue that the ethical ideals of Feuerstein cannot work in the hard real-world realism of the current business competition (Gini & Marcoux, 2006). In addition, many would not sacrifice a business that probably took a lot of time to build by paying salaries for no work, and even worse, when a factory has been destroyed, as Feuerstein did.
References Gini, A., & Marcoux, A. M. (2006). Malden Mills: When Being A Good Company Isn’t Good Enough. Loyola University Chicago, 1-9. Nixon, M. M. (2014). Aaron Feuerstein: A Case Study In Moral Intelligence. Proceedings Of Asbbs , 1-15.
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[Abstract The study deals with the different approaches of ethics in the business environment. There is the definition of ethics and as per business. The essay highlights the different ways values affect the business climate and the interaction in business. It also shows the impact of individual ethnic behavior based on how internal and external factors affect an individual’s decision-making, and how myths influence decision-making and ethical decision making in general. Therefore, the essay will deal with the different ethical issues that affect companies.] |
Personal Ethical Views Essay
Introduction
Business Ethics
Ethics are the principles or measures that administer our choices regularly. Numerous people compare "morals" with inner voice or a shortsighted feeling of "right" and "off-base." Others would say that morals are an inside code that oversees an individual's behavior, imbued into every person by family, confidence, convention, group, laws, and personal morals. Companies and expert associations, especially authorizing sheets, mostly will have a composed "Code of Morals" that administers measures of expert behavior expected of all in the field. Business ought to, likewise, take after appropriate codes of practice that cover its division. Numerous organizations have made voluntary codes of practice that manage phones in their current area. These are regularly attracted up discussion with governments, representatives, neighborhood groups, and different partners.
Unit One Essay
Business and Ethics
These are forms of professional conduct or applied ethics. Business ethics determines the ethical problems, morals, and ethical principles, in the business environment. Business ethics applies to all aspects of activity and their relevance to individuals conduct as well as organizations. It also reflects business philosophy whose aim determining the fundamental tasks of the organization or company. On the off chance that a team's motivation and work is to boost shareholder returns, then to give up benefits to different concerns is an infringement of its trustee obligation. Corporate substance legitimately considered as persons in the USA and many countries. The 'corporate persons' are legally qualified for the rights and liabilities because of subjects as individuals (Jeurissen et al. 2007).
Business morals have standardizing and clear measurements. As a corporate practice and a profession specialization, the field is principally regulating. Scholastics endeavoring to comprehend business conduct utilize distinct strategies. The reach and amount of moral business issues mirror the connection of benefit expanding manner with non-financial concerns. Most important organizations today elevate their dedication to non-financial qualities under headings, for example, morals codes and social obligation contracts.
Governments put into use regulations and laws to point business conduct in what they see to be advantageous headings. Morals indeed direct territories and subtle elements of behavior that lie outside legislative ability to control. The rise of huge companies with restricted connections and affect ability to the groups in which they work quickened the advancement of formal morals administrations.
Ethical issues incorporate the rights and obligations of an organization and its representatives, suppliers, clients and neighbors, its guardian responsibility to its shareholders. Issues concerning relations between various agencies incorporate hostile takeovers and mechanical surveillance. Related issues include corporate governance; corporate social enterprise; political commitments; legitimate issues, for example, the moral level headed discussion over presenting a wrongdoing of corporate murder; and the advertising of companies' morals approaches.
Impact of individual Ethical Behavior
There is an importance in the fact that people who work for various companies must be abreast with the company value system that they are supposed to comply with for the greater good of the enterprise. But the problem sets in when the values of the company may conflict with the employee's personal moral beliefs. Lead to a series of problems in the enterprise. To avoid problems, companies must provide adequate training in applied ethics to the employees and employers (In De 2009).
The overall population cannot discover simple cases of organizations that consent to business morals. It is somewhat simple to identify cases of unethical business conduct as moral ruptures become rampant. Employee’s behaviors and attitudes influenced by hierarchical society and atmosphere. Commitment and motivation influenced among others by the degree to which they can adjust individual personality and picture with that of the association.
Multicultural corporations face challenges due to social norms, social values, and cultural assumptions come about with the development of international collaboration. Culture difference creates conflicts that raise ethical dilemmas and pose moral issues. It also shows cases of discrepancy between the company’s practices and the company’s ethic codes. Both employees and employers must know inappropriate conduct have consequences legally and socially. Thus, both must have adequate training.
Internal and external influences on individual’s ethical decision-making
Since individuals' conduct depends on their impression of what the truth is, not on reality itself. The world seen is the one that is critical behaviorally. At the point when people observe conduct, they endeavor to figure out if it is inside (under the individual control of the individual) or remotely (outside causes "constrain" you to carry on a specific way) brought on. The inclination to think little of the impact of outer elements and overestimate the impact of internal variables when making judgments about the conduct of others, affect the ethical decision. There exists a tendency for individuals to put the blame for failures on external factors while attributing their successes to internal factors.
Individuals must reason and think before acting. To improve \decision-making managers analyze situations, become aware of its existence, combine intuition with rational analysis tries to enhance workers creativity and does not assume your particular decision style is appropriate for the job (AiCoBM 2014).
How myths affect ethical decision-making
While illegal activities may emerge from unconscious, intelligent, and intentional decisions to do "wrong," numerous false choices rise rather from a nonappearance of consciousness of moral obligation. Mental obstacles such myths affect ethical obligations at the individual level but never rise to conscious awareness level. Myths prevent attendance to relevant data, different points of view, crucial and alternative solutions to forging an ethical response. They tend to render the vulnerable character and limited moral awareness (Loughlin 2002).
Parameters of Ethical Decision Making in The Workplace
As an employer, you have to talk ethics in your place of work. You make ethics part of workplace culture. Have the insight to publish guiding principles for your place of work. Establishment of a work frame of evaluation dimensions of actions involving ethics. Include the company in the selection of employees who behave ethically, train them and retain them. In addition, attempting to make ethical behavior part of business and, working on moral sensitivity and consequences to the desired behaviors (Vinson 2009).
Ethical decision-making
Decision presents ethics to be a procedure that is broken down and applied to real world situations participants face such as dilemmas. Thus, need to teach participants ways in applying the systematic framework of decision-making. There should be the provision of the necessary tools for resolution of challenging dilemmas that fill the world today. (Josephson et al. 1996).
Decision-making helps participants in identification of dilemmas, right choices between wrong and right. Hard choices need complex solutions for the accommodation of the diverse dilemma an individual can face.
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References
In De, C. D. (2009). Psychological perspectives on ethical behavior and decision making.
AiCoBM (Conference), In Pyeman, J., In Rashid, W. E. W., In Hanif, A., In Tan, P. L., & In Mohamad, S. J. A. N. S. (2015). Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014).
Loughlin, M. (2002). Ethics, management, and mythology: Rational decision making for health service professionals. Abingdon, Oxon, U.K: Radcliffe Medical Press.
Vinson, B. P. (2009). Workplace skills and professional issues in speech-language pathology.
Josephson, M. S., & Joseph & Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics. (1996). Making ethical decisions. Marina del Rey, CA: Josephson Institute of Ethics
Jeurissen, R., & Rijst, M. W. (2007). Ethics in business. Assen, The Netherlands: Van Gorcum.
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Capella UNIVERSITY Ethical issue identification Unit 2 Assignment 1 Pamilton, Saundra 4/25/2016
Unit 2 Essay
Ethical issue identification
Different issues affect companies and thus affect their operations. These have to be identified and remedies put in place for its performance not to be affected. The various ethical issues affecting companies are conflicts of loyalty, issues of honesty and integrity, whistle blowing bribes and conflicts of interest. These affect the business environment. (Harman et al 2006)
When one enters a business world, they find themselves involved in situations, which will call for behaviors appropriate. One would have to differentiate a bribe from a gift. One would encounter situations that deal with risk of conflict of interest. Sometimes you will need to choose between loyalty to your friend and family or your employer.
Question 1
Importance of resolving ethical issue
There are different advantages to resolving an ethical conflict. Taking into consideration the issues and solving them improves the performance of the company (Lo 2013). Ethical issues include.
I. Having a conducive working environment
II. Working like a family with love and sharing among employees and employers
III. Having a bribe-free company
IV. Having a conflict free company
V. Working in a personal interest free environment
VI. Having loyal employees
Question 2
Current ethical issue affecting companies is bribes. This is because employers and employees cannot differentiate gifts from bribes and cause of the high economic time people live in. bribes is a good example of ethical issues today since bribes is rampant. People are ready to offer bribes to retain position or climb ladders.
Question 3
Financial ethics should be given an organizational policy response. This is because this is a sensitive sector in the organization and can affect its operations hence needed given right measures. Arrangements with other companies must also stop if any illegal to avoid unhealthy competition.
Question 4
Environmental ethics is one specific ethical dilemma that corresponds with larger issues on a regional, national or global level. This certainly comes because ecological morals are the order in logic that studies the ethical relationship of individuals to, furthermore the worth and good status of, the earth and its non-human substance.
Conclusion
Ethics is an important aspect in the business environment as it is a determinant on various aspects of the business. Ethical differences such as cultural differences can lead to problems in business addressed. Thus, it is always advisable to have remedies and measures for ethical issues. Ethics affect decision making in the business. Ethical decision-making affected by different myths. These affect the businesses performance. Remedies put in place to curb this before it gets far enough to cripple the business.
References
Harman, L. B., & American Health Information Management Association. (2006). Ethical challenges in the management of health information. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Lo, B. (2013). Resolving ethical dilemmas: A guide for clinicians. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
