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INTRODUCTION
Work Ethics:
A group of moral principles,
standards of behavior, or
set of values regarding
proper conduct in the workplace
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A Gap
³There is often a gap between ethics in the
workplace and the sense of what is rightand wrong in the family or with friends.´
Work vs Home
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Why t he Gap? What is Work Li ke?
5Factors: Peer Pressure
Conflict Avoidance
Market FactorsSpeedEnvironments
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1. P eer P ressu re
Peer pressures at work tend to create
conforming behaviors, less freedom / libertythan at home. No data on how working fromhome may change this (or not).
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2 .C om petiti on
Paradoxically, competition generates conflictavoidance.Competitive pressures both within and
outside work environments tend to createbehaviors that avoid open conflict (littledialogue around values).Lack of fully collaborative electroniccommunications serves to further limit suchdialogue.
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3. Market F orces
Market pressures at work tend to create
cultures of action (not reflection, a keyingredient in ethical discernment).
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4.Speed
Increase in speed of transactions and
decrease in personal interactions movesaccountability from persons to systems(making accountability more ambiguous).
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5 .E nv i ronments
Organizational environments create internalorganizational dynamics. These organizing
mechanisms respond to the relativevariability and instability of the corporation¶senvironment.
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Management/owner
toward
client/customer
Management/owner
toward employees
Employee towardEmployer, Co-
workers, Customers
R el ati onships at Work
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Any :
illegal unethical
irresponsible Act
done against anEmployer
Busi ness Abuse
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H igher prices
Business Failure Fewer Jobs
Unpleasant Working
Conditions
R
esu l ts of B
usi ness Abuse
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S tealing
Merchandise
Money
* Shoplift
* Kickback
* Conflict of Interest
* Unauthorized Discounts
Time
Exam ples of Busi ness Abuse
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Exam ples of Busi ness Abuse
(C onti nu ed) P oor Client S ervice
Irresponsible Behavior
Addictions
* drugs
* alcohol
* tobacco
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Everybody does it
The co. won¶t miss it
The co. overcharges
I¶m not paid enough
The co. doesn¶t deserve
my loyalty
H ow Do We R ati onal iz e
Busi ness Abuse?
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Increase S ecurity
* loss preventionmgmt.
* S urveillance
* Networks/ H elplines
* Threats of
prosecution
H ow E m ployer s R espond t o Busi ness Abuse
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Increase Employee Loyalty
* fair wages & benefit
* fair/consistent treatment
* recognition for good wk * foster family climate
H ow E m ployer s R espond t o
Busi ness Abuse (C onti nu ed)
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Ignore Business
Abuse
Rationalize it away
S peak Up
Discuss to Clarify
Issues
Blow the Whistle!
As E m ployees,What Are Ou r
C hoi ces?
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Is this legal?
Is it against co. policy?
Could the action
cause loss or harm to
anyone?
If everyone I knew
saw me, would I feel
uncomfortable?
I f Y ou¶ re U nsu re - Before Y ou
Ac t -- ASK:
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