21-07-2012, 04:18 PM
WHAT IS ETHICS?
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DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD “ETHOS”
ALSO KNOWN AS MORAL PHILOSOPHY
WHAT ETHICS IS NOT!!!
KEY CAUSES OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR
meeting overly aggressive financial or business objectives
meeting schedule pressures
helping the organization survive
rationalizing that others do it
resisting competitive threats
Pressure to perform at expected levels
Competition within the industry
ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE…
PLENTY OF EXAMPLES ON UNETHICAL CORPORATE PRACTICES;
BUSINESS EXISTS IN THE SOCIAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;
TWO TRAJECTORIES AVAILABLE
BEING PAID TO DO THE WRONG JOB DOES NOT MAKE IT THE RIGHT THING;
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS WRONG;
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ETHICS AND LAWS & RULES;
ETHICAL COURSES CONTENT
WHY BUSINESS ETHICS
WHY SHOULD BUSINESS PEOPLE BE ETHICAL;
WHAT IS THE MOTIVATION;
ETHICS IS SOMETHING YOU FEEL, NOT SOMETHING YOU THINK
KEY INFLUENCES ON ETHICAL BEHAVIOR;
PERSONAL VALUES;
SUPERVISOR INFLUENCE;
SENIOR MANAGEMENT INFLUENCE;
INTERNAL DRIVE TO SUCCEED;
PERFORMANCE PRESSURES;
LACK OF PUNISHMENT;
FRIENDS/COWORKER INFLUENCE
CORPORATE POLICY ETHICS
COMPANIES ARE OFTEN FACED WITH ETHICAL DILEMMAS THAT AFFECT THEIR OPERATIONS ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS.
THE ETHICAL BURDEN OF DECIDING CORPORATE POLICY MATTERS NORMALLY RESTS UPON THE COMPANY’S TOP MANAGEMENT.
THE TOP MANAGEMENT AND THE DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE CORPORATE POLICIES AND THE ONUS OF IMPLEMENTING THEM.
YOUR R&D DEPT HAS MODERNIZED ONE OF THE PRODUCTS. BUT IT IS “NOT REALLY IMPROVED AND NEW.” WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
FUNCTIONAL AREA ETHICS
RELATES TO THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS OF A COMPANY.
ACCOUNTING IS A CRITICAL FUNCTION OF ANY BUSINESS.
ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS REVEAL TO THE MANAGERS AND THE OWNERS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS OF A COMPANY.