Professionalism is important in its application towards the human resource frame and political frame. Professionalism requires maintaining pleasant and polite behavior toward your coworkers and bosses, some of whom you may not get along with. Not only is this important to value the human needs of your employees, I realized that maintaining good relations is important for the political frame. Good relations allow for better channels for bargaining and negotiating. For example, the case study on Anne Barreta shows how employee relations affect perceptions on promotions and career advancements. The maintenance of good relations is not restricted to coworkers and can also apply to your manager or boss. Professionalism with your manager requires
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A good relationship with your boss or manager could improve employee morale and workplace satisfaction with regards to the human resource frame and could also provide a powerful ally with regards to the political frame. Furthermore, professionalism extends externally in relationships with consumers and members outside of the company. Professionalism provides a code of conduct that contributes to a good image of the company. The needs of the consumers can be met, and other company are more willing to conduct business with a company who follows established norms of conduct. Thus, professionalism is important in its application toward the human resource frame and political frame.
From my internship and UGIS W157, I realized that professionalism is quite contextual. Standards of professionalism change depending on the country, the type of career sector, and the industry itself. As stated in the lecture, professionalism may mean a stricter dress code in the government sector or more relaxed behavior in the …show more content…
In this globalized world, one ethical challenge is balancing concern of domestic employees with overseas employees. One standard of professionalism to make good choices in this ethical conundrum is to have an ethical guideline. Bolman and Deal describe the importance of a “soul” which is character that leads to core beliefs and values. Often, employees attune themselves to cues and expectations from colleagues, which is how standards of professionalism can be discovered. However, if enough employees lose track of their moral purpose, situations such as Enron can arise. Therefore, I learned about the importance to having a “soul.” One case example was Levi Strauss, which became the first American company to develop a set of working conditions standards abroad in China. Furthermore, they ended up paying for the tuition of child laborers in Bangladesh. For the petrochemical industry, it is even more important to maintain consistent working conditions at the expense of affecting the safety of the community nearby. In this globalized world, I learned the importance of having “soul” when facing ethical dilemmas from international
A good relationship with your boss or manager could improve employee morale and workplace satisfaction with regards to the human resource frame and could also provide a powerful ally with regards to the political frame. Furthermore, professionalism extends externally in relationships with consumers and members outside of the company. Professionalism provides a code of conduct that contributes to a good image of the company. The needs of the consumers can be met, and other company are more willing to conduct business with a company who follows established norms of conduct. Thus, professionalism is important in its application toward the human resource frame and political frame.
From my internship and UGIS W157, I realized that professionalism is quite contextual. Standards of professionalism change depending on the country, the type of career sector, and the industry itself. As stated in the lecture, professionalism may mean a stricter dress code in the government sector or more relaxed behavior in the …show more content…
In this globalized world, one ethical challenge is balancing concern of domestic employees with overseas employees. One standard of professionalism to make good choices in this ethical conundrum is to have an ethical guideline. Bolman and Deal describe the importance of a “soul” which is character that leads to core beliefs and values. Often, employees attune themselves to cues and expectations from colleagues, which is how standards of professionalism can be discovered. However, if enough employees lose track of their moral purpose, situations such as Enron can arise. Therefore, I learned about the importance to having a “soul.” One case example was Levi Strauss, which became the first American company to develop a set of working conditions standards abroad in China. Furthermore, they ended up paying for the tuition of child laborers in Bangladesh. For the petrochemical industry, it is even more important to maintain consistent working conditions at the expense of affecting the safety of the community nearby. In this globalized world, I learned the importance of having “soul” when facing ethical dilemmas from international