Ethics
Dr. Craig Nathanson
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Ethics defined
A ethical dilemma is one where a person must decide on a direction or decision which may conflict with one’s personal and or organizational values
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Ethical Behavior
Ethical behavior is in the eye of the beholder
It also refers to behavior which conforms to accepted society norms
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Corporate Responsibility
Good ethics
Bad ethics
Social responsibility
Economic (Make profit)
Public (Act in a way which is consistent with Society view)
Social responsibility ( Positive contribution and internal role modeling)
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Individual Ethics
Are these behaviors unethical?
Taking home a office pencil
Taking home a office pencil and selling it
Taking home lots of office pencils
Surfing the net on business time
Selling stock via the net on business time
Job hunting via the net on business time
Selling a product you know is defective
Selling company stock before the public knows info which will decrease value
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Proactive or reactive ethics
Examples?
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How about you?- Breakout session
Have you ever faced an ethical dilemma at work or school or in your personal life?
What happened and how did you resolve it?
What did you learn from this experience?
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Why do people behave unethically?
Character reasons
Self gain
Resentment of authority
Information-related reasons
Insufficient , confusing information
Expectation-related reasons
Pressure from superiors
Judgment-related reasons
True ethical reasons
Conflicting values
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Leading Ethical behavior
Starts at the top
Education
Code of ethics
Individual behavior
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Enron
Arthur Anderson
The Corporation
911 Report (see section- The system was blinking red)
Goldman Sachs
Recent- Wells Fargo!
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