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Ethical Decision Making Process
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Ethical Issue Intensity
Individual Factors Organizational Factors |
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4 Inputs for making ethical decisions
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1. Ethical Issue Intensity
2. Individual Factors 3. Organizational Factors 4. Opportunity |
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Ethical Issue Intensity
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The perceived relevance or importance of an ethical issue to an individual, work group and/or organization
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Individuals 6 spheres of influence
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1. Workplace
2. Family 3. Religion 4. Legal System 5. Community 6. Profession |
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Moral Intensity
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Perception of social pressures and the harm his decision will have on others
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Individual Factors that effect ethical behavior
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1. Gender - women are more ethical
2. Education, work experience, nationality, age |
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Locus of Control
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Individual Differences to belief how one is affected by internal or external events. (unclear relationship between with thical decision making
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External Locus of Control
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Go with the flow
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Internal Locus of Control
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believe they can control their events, are masters of their destinies, and trust in their capacity to influence their environment
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Organizational Factors
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Corporate Culture
Significant Others Obedience to authority |
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Corporate Culture
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A set of values, norms and artifacts that members of an organization share
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Ethical culture
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Reflects if a firm has an ethical conscience
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Opportunity
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Conditions in an organization that limit/permit ethical/unethical behavior
This can be reduced by establishing formal codes, policies and rules |
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Immediate Job Context
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Where employees work, with whom, and nature of work
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Leadership
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The ability or authority to guide and direct others toward an achievement of a goal
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Transactional Leaders
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Create satisfaction through bartering for desired behaviors or performance
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Transformational Leaders
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Raise employee commitment and foster trust and motivation
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Habits of Strong Ethical Leaders
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Ethical Leadership is based on holistic thinking and embraces complex issues a company may face
Developed by Archie Carroll; based on Steven Covey's, The 7 habits of highly effective people |
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Habit 1
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Leaders have strong personal character
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Habit 2
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Have a passion to do right
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Habit 3
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Are proactive
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Habit 4
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Consider stakeholder's interests
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Habit 5
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Role model's for organizations
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Habit 6
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transparent and actively involved in organizational decision making
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Habit 7
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Competent Managers who take a holistic view of the firm's ethical culture
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Name 3 factors that result in business ethics evaluations and decions
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1. Ethical Issue Intensity
2. individual factors 3. Opportunity |
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4 challenges an new employee may have regarding ethical decision making
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1. Ethical Issue Intensity
2. Corporate culture 3. Obedience to Authority 4. Opportunity |