MGMT 202 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. Can Ethics Be Taught? Part 1A. SocratesB. Lawrence KohlbergC. Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages of Moral DevelopmentOutline of Current Lecture I. Discussion of WSJ article: “Does an ‘A’ in Ethics Have Any Value?”II. Kohlberg’s Model in Relation to Manny VelasquezCurrent LectureDiscussion of WSJ article:Ironic that an article discussing ethics being taught at universities states that ethics courses will only be taught if they show payoff…isn’t it ethical for the universities to teach ethics courses regardless?One approach is to incorporate ethics into all business courses (MIS, accounting, marketing, etc)Another option is to have a course specifically focused on ethicsIdeally should have both; need leadershipWhat does it imply if you get an A in ethics or a B? How responsible is the university for an unethical graduate? Individuals get themselves into trouble; how much impact do family and education have on a person’s ethical standards? Not tomention circumstances and situations. At the same time, a business college has a responsibility to teach ethics. Kohlberg’s model in relation to Manny VelasquezFindings:Most corporate managers are at stages 3 or 4 (average)Managers of large firms had lower ratings than managers of small firms. (Generally more anonymity in larger firms, more accountability in smaller firms; larger firms have huge procedural handbooks that don’t require the managers or employees to think throughsituations logically and evaluate the ethics involved in a situation; managers at small firms have to do more critical
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