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Values :
Internal locus:
the belief that you control your destiny.
External locus:
Basic convictions about what is right or wrong.
the belief that what happens to you is due to luck or chance.
Personality :
Individual Characteristics
Ego strength
Locus of Contro
Code of Ethics
Stage of moral development interact with:
a formal statement of an organization’s primary values and the ethical rules it expects its employees to follow.
Individual characteristics
The organization’s structural design
The organization’s culture
The intensity of the ethical issue
The Value of Ethics Training
Can make a difference in ethical behaviors
•Increases employee awareness of ethical issues in business decisions
•Clarifies and reinforces the organization’s standards of conduct
•Helps employees become more confident that they will have the organization’s support when taking unpopular but ethically correct stances
1.Hire individuals with high ethical standards.
2.Establish codes of ethics and decision rules.
3.Lead by example.
4.Set realistic job goals and include ethics in performance appraisals.
5.Provide ethics training.
6.Conduct independent social audits.
7.Provide support for individuals facing ethical dilemmas.
Personality Variables
Levels of Individual Moral Development :
Ego Strength :
a personality measure of the strength of a person’s convictions.
Preconventional level
Locus of Control :
Conventional level
a personality attribute that measures the degree to which people believe they control their own fate.
Principled level
Moral
Development
A measure of independence from outside influences
Encouraging
Ethical
Ethics
Behavior
principles, values, and beliefs that define right and wrong behavior.
Values
basic convictions about what is right and wrong.
Managers
and Ethical
Behavior
Activist Approach
firms look for ways to respect and preserve the environment and be actively socially responsible.
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Promoting Positive Social Change
Stakeholder Approach
Whistle-Blower
individuals who raise ethical concerns or issues to others.
Social Entrepreneur
an individual or organization who seeks out opportunities to improve society by using practical, innovative, and sustainable approaches.
firms work to meet the environmental demands of multiple stakeholders employees, suppliers, and the community.
Ethical standards are not universal:
Social and cultural differences determine acceptable behaviors.
Market Approach
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act:
It is illegal to corrupt a foreign official, yet “token” payments to officials are permissible when doing so is an accepted practice in that country.
firms respond to the preferences of their customers for environmentally friendly products.
Ethics
in an International
Context
Organizational characteristics and mechanisms that guide and influence individual ethics
Examples include:
Performance appraisal systems
Reward allocation systems
Behaviors (ethical) of managers
Structural Variables
Legal
(or Light Green) Approach
firms simply do what is legally required by obeying laws, rules, and regulations willingly and without legal challenge
From Obligation to Responsiveness
& Responsibility:
How
Organizations
Go
Social Responsibility
GREEN
a business’s intention, beyond its legal and economic obligations, to do the right things and act in ways that are good for society.
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Green
Social Screening
applying social criteria (screens) to investment decisions.
Management
Green Management
managers consider the impact of their organization on the natural environment.
and Sustainability
Social Responsiveness
when a firm engages in social actions in response to some popular social need.
Social Obligation
the obligation of a business to meet its economic and legal responsibilities and nothing more.