LWC1 Ethics Chap 5-8.txt

The relevance or importance of an ethical issue in the eyes of the individual, work group and/or organization

affect ethical awareness (Education, work experience, nationality, age)

Research has established that in the workplace the organizations values often have greater influence on decisions than a persons own values

conditions in an organization that limit or permit ethical or unethical behavior.

when contentions and behaviors are inconsistent the ethical judgement the person may feel guilty

demands instantaneous obedience and focuses on achievement, initiative, and self control. Creates a negative climate

Inspires employees to follow a vision, facilitate change and create a strongly positive performance

Values people, their emotions, and their needs and relies on friendship and trust to promote flexibility innovation and risk taking

relies on participation and teamwork to reach collaborative decisions. this style focuses on communication and creates a positive climate for achieving results

can create a negative climate because of the high standards that he or she sets. works best for attaining quick results from highly motivated individuals who value achievement and take the initiative

builds a positive climate by developing skills to foster long-term success, delegates responsibility and is skillful in issuing challenging assignments

• they guide business people as they formulate business strategies and resolve specific ethical issues
• act as ideal perspectives that provide individuals with abstract principles for guiding their social existence

Refers to the specific principles or rules that people use to decide what is right or wrong

Stipulates that acts are morally right or acceptable if they produce some desired result, such as realization of self-interest or utility

Defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize a particular person's self-interest as defined by the individual

Defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility or the greatest good for the greatest number of people

Focuses preservation of individual rights and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its consequences

Evaluates ethicalness subjectively on the basis of individual and group experiences

Assumes that what is moral in a given situation is not only what conventional morality requires but also what the mature person with a good moral character would deem appropriate

Evaluates ethicalness on the basis of fairness: distributive, Procedural, and interactional