Alcoa'S Core Values In Practice

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    Alcoa's Core Values in Practice

    Discussion Case: Organizational Ethics and the Law Classification of Ethical Work Climate Discussion case “Alcoa’s Core Values in Practice” exemplifies Aluminum Company of America’s implementation of a strong values-based ethical climate by insisting decisions of employees and what they do be aligned with company values. Analysis of Alcoa’s core values relative to Victor and Cullen’s typology, suggest Alcoa follows a principled-local method to ethical climate where personal morality; company

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    Alcoa's Core Values in Practice

    Final Assignment Shawn Hennon Ashford University CGD 128 Instructor Miers September 9, 2013 The visual communications that I have used in my presentation I believe show how cellsites are setup and how they look with equipment in it also the slides that tell what kind of work my company does and what work will still have to be contracted out due to the fact that we do not do that work. I tried to put visuals that would help the turf vendor or anybody that is looking at the presentation understand

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    Alcoa

    Alcoa’s Core Values in Practice The Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) was founded in 1888 as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company. In 1907, they changed their name to Alcoa and had strong values based culture. “In 1985, Fred Fetterolf, then president, decided the company needed to document the values that all employees must live by: Integrity; Environment, Health, and Safety; Customer; Accountability; Excellence; People; and Profitability” (Lawrence & Weber, 2011, pg 137). CEO, Paul O’Neil, built

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    Alcoa's Case

    Alcoa’s Case Study 2 1. How would you classify Alcoa’s ethical climate? Which ethical criterion, as shown in figure 5.1., was used by the company: egoism (self-centered), benevolence (concern for others) or principles (integrity approach)? Or, using Professor Paine’s two distinct ethics approaches, as discussed in this chapter, was Alcoa’s approach more compliance or integrity? Alcoa since its inception had a very strong values and the people itself enforce these values, all the employees knew

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    Chiquita

    ethical or not for Chiquita to pay the terrorist organization? A. People in business can analyze ethics dilemmas by using four major types of ethics reasoning virtues ethics, utilitarian reasoning, rights reasoning and justice reasoning. The values and character of the company were right in trying to protect its people. The company was definitely seeing utilitarian benefits by having net benefits than actual costs. However these benefits were attained at the expense of human and social costs

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    Bus 250 (Corporate and Social Responsibility) Complete Class

    demonstrated accountability to people, to its community, and to its environment. Be specific with your examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings Week 2 Assignment Case Study Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Case Study: Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Read the Alcoa's Core Values in Practice

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    Bus 250 (Corporate and Social Responsibility) Complete Class

    demonstrated accountability to people, to its community, and to its environment. Be specific with your examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings Week 2 Assignment Case Study Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Case Study: Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Read the Alcoa's Core Values in Practice

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    Bus 250 (Corporate and Social Responsibility) Entire Class

    demonstrated accountability to people, to its community, and to its environment. Be specific with your examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings Week 2 Assignment Case Study Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Case Study: Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Read the Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Discussion Case at

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    Bus 250 (Corporate and Social Responsibility) Complete Class

    demonstrated accountability to people, to its community, and to its environment. Be specific with your examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings Week 2 Assignment Case Study Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Case Study: Alcoa's Core Values in Practice Read the Alcoa's Core Values in Practice

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    Alcoa Began Under the Name of the Pittsburgh Reduction Company in 1888, Changing Its Name to the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) In1907

    inception, Alcoa has had a very strong values-based culture. Employees learned early in their careers that very decision they made and everything they did must be aligned with the company’s values. In 1985, Fred Fetterolf, then president, decided the company needed to document the values that all employees must live by; Integrity; Environment, Health, and Safety; Customer; Accountability; Excellence; People; and Profitability. (In 2012, Alcoa slightly revised its core values – Integrity; Environmental; Health

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