...Running head: HOW PERSONAL CAN ETHICS BE 1 BUS520 Organizational Leadership October 20, 2011 HOW PERSONAL CAN ETHICS BE 2 Abstract Business ethics in an organization have become extremely relevant in today’s business society. Graduate schools teach business ethics to prepare leaders and managers to be more responsible. Although ethical issues often arise out of business relationships many companies strive to implement a code of ethics that eliminates room for doubt and place emphasis on the expectations for the company’s culture. HOW PERSONAL CAN ETHICS BE 3 Discuss how personal differences and preferences can impact organizational ethics. A profound quote that is used by so many is “to thine own self be true,” though this is easily spoken it is not easily able to be done. Being true as defined by moral principles involve character, integrity and self-awareness, this is one reason why many organizations develop core values and policies as their foundation. Hellriegel and Slocum (p. 10, 2011) define ethics as the values and principles that distinguish right from wrong. Personal differences and preferences are based from one’s experience and frame of reference that is developed from birth and linger long into our lives as adults. It is who we are and it’s symbolic of a woven masterpiece handed down from many generations. This impact on organizational ethics can be positive and allow the company’s culture to embrace diversity...
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...School: Strayer University Professor: Dr. Denean Robinson, PhD Assignment # 1 – “How personal can ethics get?” Submitted by Abdul Kamara April 21, 2011 1. Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Human resources is the core component of any organization, therefore their behavior and attitude, or preference can seriously impact the ethics of an organization. This section of this paper is going to cover the impact of personal differences, and preferences on the ethics of any organization. According to Griffin (2009), “when you go into any job, no matter where you are in the world you will come across a multitude of individual differences and preferences, so an individual difference does not affect the individual alone, but everyone around them in an organization.” In an organization, there is no way an individual can be treated the same way as the other employees because everyone’s personality is difference. “Perhaps one employee has a dynamic personality and prefers being the center of attention in every discussion, whereas others avoid crowd and enjoy being alone.” (Griffin, 2009) However, that would be the personality that represents the overall profile of stable psychological attributes which captures the unique nature of that individual. Personality combines a set of physical and mental characteristics that reflect how a person looks, thinks, acts and feels. Therefore, trying to understand another person’s...
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...Running head: PERSONAL ETHICAL DELIMMAS How Personal Can Ethics Get Nasser Mardini Virginia International University Organizational Behavior and HR management – MBA 513 Fall 2011 Dr. Shawn Richmond 09/22/2011 ABSTRACT In this paper I will discuss the concept of ethics and the dilemmas facing Valerie; who is a marketing manager for Wisson which is an international cosmetics and fragrance company. I will also discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics, how organizational policies and procedures can impact ethics, the ethical dilemmas that Valerie is facing and recommend what Valerie should do. Introduction This is a case of a marketing manager named Valerie Young. She is working in the US on a work permit. She discovers some documents about her boss which shows that he is taking kickbacks from two fragrance companies. And she is now in a situation where she don’t know what to do should she report the issue to the company CEOs and stick to the work ethics and face the chance or losing her job and going back to her home country or should she just keep it to herself and not go by her ethics or just keep it to herself at least until she at least gets her M.S. basically the question is if she should let him get away what this or not ? Q1: Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. In most of the times, some people have more power than other people for example let’s say professor have...
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...Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Organizational ethics are the written and unwritten rules, principles, and values held by the organization which help determine the standard of conduct and obligations of the employees within the company. These organizational ethics help govern the decisions made by employees every day in regards to what is right and wrong. Organizational culture binds the employees of the organization together through shared values, behaviors, and shared ideals. The organization’s culture also sets the standard for determining acceptable and unacceptable behavior and decision making within the organization. Furthermore, the organizational culture should reflect the shared and learned values, beliefs, and attitudes of its members. Everyone has their own personal difference and beliefs about what is considered right and wrong ethical behaviors which is due to the fact that everyone has a different background which impacted their ethical views and beliefs. There are plenty of factors that contribute to the development of personal ethics. These factors include family influences, religious beliefs, culture, personal experiences, and internal emotions or feelings. Family normally is the first to instill the sense of what is right and wrong into a child. Also the way parents and family members behave has a strong impact on as well because children easily absorbs the actions of the ones closest to them which...
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...“How Personal Can Ethics Get?” Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Personal difference and preference can impact organizational ethics is such a way where people can end up getting hurt. Personal difference and preference is one’s own way of how they think or how they feel about someone or something. Organizational ethics is the understanding of values of how an organization can integrate morals and main beliefs that differentiate right from wrong in the organization. (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011, p.34) When integrating personal differences and preference with organizational ethics it maybe dissimilarity within the organization because not everyone believe in doing and saying things in ways others would prefer them. Everyone’s knowledge, skills, and abilities all differ and if there isn’t any ethical behavior being performed the company will not be able to run as smooth as they could be running. Using Valerie Young as an example, she had found out information about her boss having work on the side, which was unethical. He wasn’t being honest with the staff and Valerie Young got to wondering about what she was going to do. The way that she acted in this situation seems as if she was in the obedience and punishment stage. In the obedience and punishment stage people do the right thing mainly to avoid punishment or to achieve approval. (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011, p.35) Valerie Young acted in favor to avoid punishment....
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...Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics in either a negative or positive way. There are so many factors to take into consideration when examining the role of ethics. There is for example religion and culture where individuals have different beliefs and values. What might be acceptable to one group of people may not to the other. An individual’s personal difference is the combination of their physical and mental characteristics of how people behave, thinks and act. There is also gender preferences which I think could be a huge impact on organizational ethics. In the business world males are predominantly favored over females. On an average they have a better chance of being promoted and receiving higher salaries than females. The central assumptions are that employers force or pressure women to take less-skilled, lower-paying jobs and that society encourages young girls, not to mention young boys, to view these arrangements as natural.( Herrnstein 1985). Based on this excerpt one can determine how preferences can have a negative impact on the organization. People hold different views and ideas that may or may not cause conflicts in an organization. This can stem from ones belief or views as to how people ought to behave, especially in terms of qualities such as honesty, integrity and openness. Individuals, because of culture tend to think differently due to their...
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...Organizational Behavior How Personal Can Ethics get? John-Miguel Onkony Course: Bus 520 Fall Quarter 2011 1. Discuss how personal differences and preferences can impact organizational ethics? First of all, we have to know that every person that works in any company or organization has his or her differences and preferences ethics. Each individual has a family background which comes with different aspect of culture and values. Each individual has their own perception, and their own process to select, organize, interpret and respond to the information that is called perception process according to Hellriegel (2011). Now the perception process is influenced by many factors which are internal and external factors according to Helliriegel. Internal factors mostly are influenced by personality, learning and motivation and the external factors are influenced by cultural issues and communication. Before answering this question, we have to know that each and every organization has its own ethics. Any individual that work in any organization has to follow the ethics of that organizational. Organizational ethics can be defined as the ethics outlined by the organization and how the organization is expected to respond to internal or external...
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...How Personal Can Ethics Get? Abstract This paper will discuss the ethical dilemma that Valarie Young faces as she discovers that her boss, Mr. Waters, has been involved in unethical behavior. It will provide an overview of how personal differences and preferences impact organizational ethics, how organizational policies and procedures can impact ethics and provide a recommendation for the actions that Valarie should take. How Personal Can Ethics Get? Valerie Young is a non-U.S. citizen working under a special work visa for a fragrance company Wisson in Chicago. She has discovered that her boss, Mr. Lionel Waters, is involved in kickback activities with the two fragrance companies that Wisson works with. Valerie is in the difficult situation of having to decide if she should report this or keep this information secret because of the possible personal costs to herself. Kohlberg’s model of moral development held that people develop morally, much as they do physically, from early childhood to adulthood. Individuals evolve, ranging from the lowest stage (obedience and punishment orientation) to the highest stage (universal ethical principles). Kohlberg also states that what defines a person’s stage of moral development is not the specific ethical choice, but the person’s ethical reasoning used to justify that choice (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011, p.34). Ethics are the values and principles that distinguish right from wrong (Hellrigel & Slocum, 2011, p.10). Every...
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...Assignment 1- “How Personal Can Ethics Get?" BUS 520- Leadership and Organizational Behavior 1. Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Assignment-1-How-Personal-Can-Ethics/705932 To understand personal differences and preferences we must first discuss personality. An individual’s personality is defined by five major indicators which can be defined as emotional stability, agreeableness, extraversion, conscientiousness and openness. (Don Hellriegel & John W. Slocum, 2010) The one I find most impending on organizational ethics would be conscientiousness. Conscientiousness is defined by Hellriegel and Slocum as being the individuals concern of their self discipline, the ability to act responsibly and the ability to direct their behavior. A person who is more conscientious is more inclined to be responsible, careful, respectful, driven and thorough. The opposite can be said about a person that is less conscientious. Organizational ethics can be defined as the ethics outlined by the organization and how the organization is expected to respond to internal or external stimuli. (Organizational Ethics, 2011) If an individual is not conscientious in their own personal life, how can they be conscientious when it comes to upholding the organizations ethical structure? http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Assignment-1/36619 Ones upbringing and life's experiences form ones world view and how one thinks...
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...How Personal Can Ethics Get? Personal differences and preferences can greatly impact an organizations’ ethics. With millions of individuals in the workforce today it is expected that the workforce be varied with different sexual orientations, religions, cultures, norms, attitudes, and expectations. In fact according to the United States Department of Labor more than half of the U.S. workforce consists of women, minorities, and recent immigrants (Toossi, pg. 10). With these types of statistics it is more important than ever for a company to create strong ethical environments. Ethical issues in organizations are widespread and multifaceted. “Some ethical issues involve factors that blur individual perceptions between right and wrong. As a result, some employees may differ in their opinions about what is ethical or unethical in various situations” (Hellriegel & Slocum, pg. 34). According to Lawrence Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development individuals all mature uniquely and at varying rates. Consequently when faced with the same ethical dilemmas a group of individuals may all exhibit a different response. As an example, employees in the first stage of moral development, Obedience and Punishment, would use simple reasoning in a situation and do the “right” thing to avoid being punished or to obtain approval. In comparison an employee in the sixth and final stage, Universal, would determine appropriate conduct based on their developed conscience. Not surprisingly leaders in an...
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...Assignment #1 – How Personal Can Ethics Get? Leadership and Organizational Behavior - BUS 5200030016 Margo R Coley Strayer University Dr. Maggie Sizer July 18, 2010 Introduction The term “ethics”, as it is applied to business and organizations, is difficult to precisely define. The International Business Ethics Institute defines business ethics as “a form of applied ethics” that “aims at inculcating a sense within a company’s employee population of how to conduct business responsibly” (Business ethics primer, 2008). How Do Personal Differences and Preference Impact Organizational Ethics? Personal ethics act as the foundation for your moral compass; the internal guide that tells you what’s right and wrong. They drive your actions and, to a certain extent, your emotions, on a daily basis. (Scivicque, 2007). Personal ethics are also developed by our feelings. When we do something that is against our moral code, we feel bad, guilty or ashamed. Likewise, when we do something that fits into our ethical idea of “right” we feel good, proud or happy. This causes a sort of immediate feedback for creating our moral standards and making ethical decisions. (Rhoden, 2008) It is commonly understood that there are ethics and then there are workplace or organizational ethics. Often we don’t stop to realize that there is no difference between personal ethics and ethics in the workplace; ethics are the same whether at work or in personal life. After all, ethics are about making...
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...How Personal Can Ethics Get? Renee J Dresch Professor Jo-Rene Queensberry Leadership and Organizational Behavior- BUS 520 July 16, 2010 How Personal Can Ethics Get? Business ethics defines how an organization integrates core values into its policies and business practices. Personal ethics are the moral foundation on which people build their lives. Together, business and personal ethics form a partnership to help make a company grow and generate revenues. Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Individual differences are the physical, personality, attitudinal, and emotional attributes that vary from one person to another (Hellriegel, Slocum, 2011). Everyone possesses their own individual differences. Some of those differences vary from being extremely shy to being extremely gregarious. Some people consistently exceed expectations while others do just enough to get by. Personal differences are shaped by heredity and environment. Everyone has their own DNA that is then developed into physical differences based on family genetics. From family genetics, personality and individualism are developed. Some of this is based on upbringing: religion, school environments, family, and society. The remaining differences are based on life events. What one goes through and how it affects that person is how people perceive and react. Since no two people go through the same exact life events at the same time,...
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...How Personal Can Ethics Get? Misty Stephens Bus520 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior Assignment #1 Most organizations have both written and unwritten ethical policies in place. Ideally, a company should be able to have a set of cut and dry ethical policies that all employees and employers abide by. Unfortunately, it cannot be that simple because ethics are an extremely personal component of one’s behavior. Personal interests, preferences and other characteristics can have a direct impact on how one interpret and/or implements ethical behavior. Objectives 1. Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics immensely. This is because people often act based on their personal preferences and everyone’s preferences are different. Therefore, having an effective universal code of ethics can often be extremely difficult. Some examples of the impact of preference on organizational ethics that were found in the case include: A. The boss hired close friends, paid them highly and gave them extended vacations. This could have a huge impact on organizational ethic because it shows preferential treatment. Also, if the employees were not qualified for their positions, they could harm the company’s performance and cause other more qualified employees to have to do more work. This could definitely affect the morale of the other employees...
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...How Personal Can Ethics Get? How Personal Can Ethics Get? Tieasha Abdur-Rasheed Ronald Deming, PhD Leadership and Organizational Behavior – BUS 520 (Section 28016) October 24, 2010 Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics. Personal differences and preference do not mix well with organizational ethics. Personal differences can give you a distorted opinion of what the organizations ethical behavior should be. If one employee has a personal difference with another, it could cause them to act unethically in an attempt to fulfill a personal grudge. We must learn to put personal feelings aside to maintain correct ethical conduct. I was in a situation at work where a co-worker and I fell out and she began acting very unethically. She went behind me on several of my assignments and intentionally miscalculated several of my problems as if I was messing up. Her feelings toward me made her totally forget about the company’s code of ethics. In this case our personal differences not only ruined our work relationship but it also harmed the company’s reputation because I was submitting my work to an outside firm. I was also in a situation where I had a supervisor that preferred to submit only her ideas to upper level management. She disregarded the feedback that was given to her by team members and gave negative feedback to her supervisor about anybody who questioned her. In both of these situations, not only was the morale in...
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...How Personal Can Ethics Get? Mahalia D. Wright Dr. B Grizzell, Strayer University Bus 520: Leadership & Organizational April 26, 2011 Abstract This assignment explores an integrating case in the end of our textbook and several articles researched to fully understand just about ethics can get in a organization. The articles and case study conduct detailed findings individual and preferences can impact the ethics of an organization. This paper also reviews an organization’s rules and regulations can impact ethics. This detailed discussion is presented on the reviewed case study about an employee at Wisson Fragrance Company located in Chicago, Illinois named Valerie Young. Valerie’s ethical dilemmas with her boss, Lionel Waters, will give this paper an opportunity to explain the recommendations given due to her circumstances. It has been long understood that employees truly make an organization. The population researched and discussed are MBAs consider vital when searching for a job and it has been proven that most job seekers will not work at a company they could not be proud to state their affiliation. This material suggests that organizations overestimate the level to which others share their views on ethical matters and factors an organization’s ethical practices, corporate social responsibility (CSR), treatment of employees, job training and growth as good impacts. The results from this assignment will reveal the importance of a organization reputation...
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