Discussion Forum- Chapter-4

The Ethical and Social Environment

The Ethical and Social Environment

by Mohammad Shah Alam Patwary -
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  1. The Ethical and Social Environment For in-class note taking, choose Handouts or Notes Pages from the print options, with three slides per page.
  2. Individual Ethics in Organizations. Ethics: an individual’s personal beliefs about whether a behavior, action, or decision is right or wrong. Ethical behavior: conforms to generally accepted social norms. Unethical behavior: does not conform to generally accepted social norms.
  3. Moral and Personal Development BEGINNING: Follows rules to avoid punishment. Acts in own interest. Obedience for ones own sake. Stag e 1 There are three stages: ESTABLISHING: Person lives up to Expectations of others. Fulfills duties and obligations of social system, and lives within the guidelines of the law.
  4.   POST ESTABLISHING: Individual follows self-chosen principles of what is justice and right. Is also aware the others have different values and seeks solutions to ethical Dilemmas. Stag e 3
  5. Three Basic Areas of Concern: Managers need to approach the following from an ethical and moral perspective: – Relationships of the firm to the employees. – The employees to the firm. – The firm to other economic agents.
  6. Important areas of managerial ethics include: Hiring, Firing, Wages, Working conditions.  Employee privacy, Employee respect.
  7. How Employees Treat the Organization.  Especially in regard to: – Conflicts of interest. – Security. – Confidentiality. – Honesty.  Most companies have policies that guard against violation of these ethical issues.