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    Determinants of Ethical Behavior

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    This document discusses several determinants of unethical behavior in business: personal ethics, decision-making processes, organizational culture, unrealistic performance expectations, and leadership. It notes that a lack of consideration for ethics in decision-making, organizational cultures that deemphasize ethics, and pressure to meet unrealistic goals can lead individuals to violate their personal ethics and act unethically. Strong personal ethics, ethical decision-making, cultures that reinforce ethical values, and leadership that establishes an ethical example are important for preventing unethical behavior.

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    This document discusses several determinants of unethical behavior in business: personal ethics, decision-making processes, organizational culture, unrealistic performance expectations, and leadership. It notes that a lack of consideration for ethics in decision-making, organizational cultures that deemphasize ethics, and pressure to meet unrealistic goals can lead individuals to violate their personal ethics and act unethically. Strong personal ethics, ethical decision-making, cultures that reinforce ethical values, and leadership that establishes an ethical example are important for preventing unethical behavior.

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    Bus. Ethics– 4th Sem -

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    This document discusses several determinants of unethical behavior in business: personal ethics, decision-making processes, organizational culture, unrealistic performance expectations, and leadership. It notes that a lack of consideration for ethics in decision-making, organizational cultures that deemphasize ethics, and pressure to meet unrealistic goals can lead individuals to violate their personal ethics and act unethically. Strong personal ethics, ethical decision-making, cultures that reinforce ethical values, and leadership that establishes an ethical example are important for preventing unethical behavior.

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    Determinants of Ethical Behavior

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    This document discusses several determinants of unethical behavior in business: personal ethics, decision-making processes, organizational culture, unrealistic performance expectations, and leadership. It notes that a lack of consideration for ethics in decision-making, organizational cultures that deemphasize ethics, and pressure to meet unrealistic goals can lead individuals to violate their personal ethics and act unethically. Strong personal ethics, ethical decision-making, cultures that reinforce ethical values, and leadership that establishes an ethical example are important for preventing unethical behavior.

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    Determinants of Ethical Behavior / The Roots of Unethical Behavior

    Personal Ethics

    Generally accepted principles of right and wrong governing the conduct of individuals

     Our personal ethical code exerts a profound influence on the way we behave as
    businesspeople

     The first step to establishing a strong sense of business ethics is for a society to
    emphasize strong personal ethics

     Expatriate managers may experience more than the usual degree of pressure to
    violate their personal ethics

    Decision-Making Processes

     Several studies of unethical behavior in business have concluded that businesspeople


    sometimes do not realize they are behaving unethically primarily because they
    simple fail to ask….
    …. “Is this decision or action ethical?”

     Often the result of applying straight-forward business calculus to a decision without


    considering important ethical issues

    Organization Culture

     The climate in some businesses does not encourage people to think through the
    ethical consequences of business decisions
     Result of an organizational culture that deemphasizes business ethics, reducing all
    decisions to be purely economic

    Unrealistic Performance Expectations

     Pressure from the parent company to meet unrealistic goals that can only be
    attained by cutting corners or acting in an unethical manner

     This often results in managers will violating their own personal ethics and engage in
    unethical behavior

     An organizational culture with values that reinforce ethical behavior is an essential


    ethical component

    Leadership

    Leaders help to establish the culture and values of an organization, and they set the
    example that others follow

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