BA 453/553Agenda May 16, 2006Ethics & Fair Treatment at WorkWhat do you see?Slide 5Slide 6Ethics are always characterized by:How Do My Ethics Rate?Ethical QuestionsWhat shapes ethical behaviors at work?What shapes ethical behaviors at work?ActivityMay 23, 2006BA 453/553Human Resource ManagementAgendaMay 16, 2006Group Presentations:Guest Speaker: Mike Hereford, Director of Human Resources, Cascade Steel Rolling MillsBreakEthics & Fair Treatment at WorkActivityEthics & Fair Treatment at WorkThe Meaning of Ethics“Making decisions that represent what you stand for, not just what the laws are.”What do you see?What do you see?What do you see?Ethics are always characterized by:Normative judgmentGood or bad, right or wrong, better or worsePrinciples of conductMorality, which is society’s accepted standards of behaviorHow Do My Ethics Rate?1) 3.092) 1.883) 2.544) 3.415) 3.886) 2.887) 3.628) 3.799) 3.4410) 1.3311) 1.5812) 2.3113) 3.3614) 3.7915) 3.38Ethical Questions1. Is it wrong to use office equipment to help your children or spouse do school work?2. During an interview, you discover the applicants child has leukemia. This will destroy the company health benefit plan. What do you do?3. What’s the value at which a gift from a supplier or client becomes troubling?$25 $50 $100What shapes ethical behaviors at work? Individual FactorsIndividual ideas of what’s morally right and wrongPersonal interestsOrganizational FactorsMeeting aggressive financial or business objectivesHelping the company to surviveWhat shapes ethical behaviors at work?The Boss - Examples of how supervisors knowingly or unknowingly lead subordinates astray Do whatever it takes. Look the other way when wrongdoings occur. Take credit for others’ work or shift blame.ActivityIn your groups discuss the situations and answer the following Questions1. What do you do now?2. How do you prevent this problem from occurring in the future?Choose a spokes person to present your situation & answers to the class.May 23, 2006Group Presentations 5, 6, 7, & 8Read Beaver Mfg. To prepare read Beaver Mfg (Posted) and Chapter 9Groups 7 & 8 will be observers & consultants. Review for Second
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