Ethical responsibilities are very important in the management field. Managers are in positions of authority, which makes them accountable for any and all ethical conduct throughout the company. With managers being in such high positions, they are held to high standards of ethical behavior. Managers are in charge of making sure employees are made aware of the company’s ethical codes and that they have the opportunity to ask questions to clarify their understanding. As a manager, it is very important that you understand and adhere to the ethical and legal obligations of your position in order to meet the expectations of all stakeholders, and to set an example of such behavior for others. Managers must go by both their own ethics and the …show more content…
As a manager you have the right to set a framework that can help you responsibly to make a right decision when faced with ethical dilemmas. Managers face ethical dilemmas on a frequent basis. Most ethical dilemmas occur with competitors, customers, subordinates, supervisors, regulators, and suppliers. Among dilemmas faced by managers most are due to truthfulness in communication and agreements, pricing policy, perks and kickbacks, management of employees and employee termination. There are three method types that managers can use to help solve and ethical dilemma. A method some types of management prefer use is the human rights method to base decisions on the premise the humans are entitled to moral rights; denying these right to anyone is a violation of these rights and is considered unethical. Another method that some managers use is the utilitarian method, which involves the manager gauging the overall amount of good that could possibly result from a decision. The third method that can be used is the justice method, which focuses on the equitable and fair distribution of cost and benefits among a person or
... fighting. This would give them the upper hand, because they new Europeans would have no idea what the Mississippian peoples fighting style was like.
In the following case, Luke is involved in a very perplexing conflict, or Ethical dilemma. This situation is an Ethical dilemma, and not just a regular “everyday” problem, because to Luke there might not be an obvious answer. He can also be thinking that both choices, keeping his commitments of confidentiality and telling his brother, Owen, are both correct things to do. If Luke tells his brother about the project, then he might concur with a theory known as Breach of confidentiality. “Breach of confidentiality occurs when someone gives away information that was supposed to be kept private.” (GENB4350 Online Lecture, Ethical Reasoning 1). By Luke breaching information that is supposed to be kept secret, he will betray the trust of his company
The second argument against the supporting of Mississippi is the people’s right to rebel. Locke would not want a revolution for “every little mismanagement in public affairs” (Locke, Sec 225). It would need to be a continuing offence, if the government does not do what the people want, time and time again. Locke also wants there to always be a government, or else there would be chaos. And if a society is gone, then a government cannot remain (Locke, Sec
The Trans-Mississippi West was the least important but yet the most significant theater in the Civil War. The Trans-Mississippi to the west of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains, was the scene of almost 73 military engagements. It is often known as the “Unknown Civil War”because most attention was directed toward the Eastern Theater. Technically, the Civil War started in Missouri and what was known as Bloody Kansas before the firing on Fort Sumter. The Trans-Mississippi Theater was divided into two major areas. The states of Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Texas and Louisiana west of the Mississippi the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department, which was
Abortion has been a political, social, and personal topic for many years now. The woman’s right to choose has become a law that is still debated, argued and fought over, even though it has been passed. This paper will examine a specific example where abortion is encouraged, identify the Christian world views beliefs and resolution as well as the consequences of such, and compare them with another option.
On April 24th, 2014, one simple recording released by TMZ made Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, the most hated man in America. In this recording, Sterling ranted over the fact how he did not want V. Stiviano, his partner, to be affiliated with any African Americans. As a result of his racist statements, fans, athletes, and sports organizations/members, voiced their opinions on the matter, flourishing social media. Many star players such as LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and a majority the Clippers players acknowledged that something had to be done, and that the NBA is no place for racism. In the end, after team owners took a vote, NBA commissioner Adam Silver held a press conference enlightening the public
In John M. Barry’s book, “Rising Tide", Barry provides a comprehensive if not extensive overview of the Mississippi. He begins by describing the efforts that Americans went through to control the Mississippi River, explaining the Mississippi delta culture and the river itself, along with explaining the enormous influence banking families had over decisions affecting New Orleans. With each chapter, Barry shows the reader how the futile attempts to control nature ended a way of life and marked an end of the driving force of powerful banking establishments in New Orleans.
From the flatlands of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to the city of Chicago, Illinois – Miss Ida B.
Mississippi has come a long way it has got its name off a river that was discovered by Native American. Its located in the southern United States Jackson is the capital and the largest cities. It haves a lot of effects like any other state or cities. One of the biggest problem is smoking and floods. It’s so close to the great river storms may cause water to over flood maybe come up under the door things like that. Majority of people rely on water from Mississippi for supplies. It also have something call the red clay hills the entire red clay hill region forms a large triangle in north Mississippi that primarily runs down the middle of the state from Tennessee and then curves east to Alabama. Mississippi also have a unique bird and beautiful flower.
The following five-step model can help employees make appropriate decisions when faced with an ethical dilemma. The first step is to recognize the issue. Knowing what is the root cause and the main issue can help determine what ethical issue is at hand. The next step is to get the facts of the situation. Eliminating bias opinions and knowing the information source can increase the chances of making a good decision.
Nowadays, society is governed by the implications of rules and legal restrictions. All of these rules were created to uphold and maintain the idea of ethical and moral values. Even children growing up were taught by some very important codes of ethics at school. These lessons learned as a youth growing up carry over into adulthood, as an employee or manager. Managers and workers both follow a similar code of ethics within the work place. Today, as a management consultant, I am going to prepare a code of ethics for my clients as they have recently started a restaurant called Knox, it is important to have a code of ethics in every company for their employees and also a circular by explaining the purpose and benefits of a good ethics. And finally, a brief report on the steps of strategic formulation and implementation.
The ethical dilemma that Sarah finds herself engulfed in has many different ethical solutions depending on which ethical theory is being applied. I believe that a great ethical theory to apply in this certain situation would be Joseph Fletcher’s situational ethics. Fletcher states that “we must let go of the crutches of a system” and look at the specific situation being dealt with. He believes that the only unbreakable principle is love and that all other principles are merely guidelines. Therefore, I believe that Fletcher would advise Sarah to lie on her resume in order to keep her job. Fletcher believes that “it is better to sin bravely than to be too prideful or to hide behind systems.” No matter how her decision may affect her co-workers or
The business is thus at a better position due to such action from the manager. The ethics employed by the manager include the consideration of the employee’s issues before making decisions, making an attempt to solve the issue in other ways and the eventual agreement to the eventual actions, due to the aspects of the situation. The managerial skills employed would cover the employees need to make decisions in tandem with the manager, that have moral and real ethical or legal implications. And those decisions sway their company in terms of the manager and the proprietor. It is thus agreeable that conducting business in an ethical style is incumbent upon everybody in a business for legal and business causes. As a manager, it is very important to understand the ethical responsibilities so that one has to follow to meet your company 's anticipations as well as model suitable behavior for others, especially the
Ethical behaviour is what all career people should aim to have. Not just the ethical attribute but exceptional behaviour with this regard.this is because in order to build a career, one must be governed by the rules of ethics to safeguard oneself and others. Ethics are essential in the workplace because a tough ethical code provides a non-threatening environment with high employee morale. The corporate social responsibility is important to everyone,therefore it should not be neglected by the employees and the organization. Ethics purely center on personal conduct. It involves personal choices that can make or break a person in the workplace or business. The major importance of having good conduct is to maintain a high level of respect not just for people but for the proffession. Most people who begin their working career have aspirations of excelling at their jobs and reaching the pinnacle of their profession while maintaining a sense of values; however employees often become blind with ambition and put aside their sense of ethics in order to obtain financial security and recognition for their efforts. There are many things that one can gain from having good behavioural ethics in the workplace. It will develop a discipline which will propel the work practices to a higher level and will help set a high standard. It will promote teamwork among the workersand will also buil...
Ethics is the responsibility of each individual person, but starts with the CEO and the Board of Directors, setting the right tone at the top and moves down through the organization, including setting the tone in the middle. A company’s culture and ethic standards start at the top, not from the bottom. Employees will almost always behave in the manner that they think management expects them, and it is foolish for management to pretend otherwise (Scudder). One of the CEO’s most important jobs is to create, foster, and communicate the culture of the organization. Wrongdoings or improper behavior rarely occurs in a void, leaders typically know when someone is compromising the company