ETHICS IN WORK

ORGNIZATION
PREPARED BY:
CHRIZA RACEL ALTIZON
Objectives
At the end of the discussion participants must be
able…
￮ To understand what is Ethical Dilemma and
how it relates with the Code of Ethics
￮ To apply solving ethical dilemmas at work
￮ To understand what CSR (Corporate Social
Responsibility) and it’s importance to society

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1 Ethical
Dilemma &
Code of Ethics
CODE OF ETHICS
(Spiro, 2010)

￮ A code of ethics is a collection of

principles and practices that a business
believes in and aims to live by. A code of
business ethics usually doesn't stand
alone, it works in conjunction with a
company's mission statement and more
specific policies about conduct to give
employees, partners, vendors, and
outsiders an idea of what the company
stands for and how it's members should
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ETHICAL DILEMMA

￮ It is situation in which a difficult choice

has to be made between two courses
of action, either of which entails
transgressing a moral principle and/or
in a very difficult choice between
things of equal importance.

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 When an individual, called the “agent,” must make a
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decision about which course of action is best

Three (3) Situations that are uncomfortable but that don’t require a choice, are
not ethical dilemmas

Conditions 2 There must be different courses of action to choose from

Allen, 2010

No matter what course of action is taken, some ethical

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principle is compromised

In other words, there is no perfect solution.

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SAMPLE OF ETHICAL DILEMMAS
(Personal Ethics vs Professional Ethics)

￮ Alan works in the claims department of a major hospital.

Paperwork on a recent admission shows that a traumatic
mugging caused the patient to require an adjustment in the
medication she is prescribed to control anxiety and mood
swings. Alan is struck by the patient's unusual last name
and upon checking her employment information realizes
she is one of his daughter's grade school teachers.

￮ Alan's daughter seems very happy in her school and he

cannot violate patient confidentiality by informing the
school of a teacher's mental illness but he is not
comfortable with a potentially unstable person in a position
of influence and supervision over his eight year old
daughter. Can Alan reconcile these issues in an ethical
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SAMPLE OF ETHICAL DILEMMAS
(Personal Ethics vs Professional Ethics)

￮ Your co-worker asks you to cover for him so he can sneak

out of work early to go to his son’s softball game. Do you
agree? If he went anyway, would you keep silent?

￮ Company policy forbids co-workers to become

romantically involved. You go to the same church as
someone from another department, and you find yourself
becoming attracted to this person. Do you pursue the
relationship?

￮ Your best friend is the VP of one of the companies with

which your firm does business. You take her out for lunch
just to catch up on personal stuff, and you pick up the
check. Do you declare this a “business lunch” and submit 8
the receipt for reimbursement?
SAMPLE OF ETHICAL DILEMMAS
(Business Ethics vs Society)

Demolition of urban
slums (shelter of
Informal Settlers) to be
able to build buildings
or infrastructures.

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SOLVING ETHICAL DILEMMA

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Business &
Society
👉CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate Social Responsibility

CORPORATE
SOCIAL
"Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by RESPONSIBIITY
business to behave ethically and contribute to economic
development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and
their families as well as the local community and society at large.“

(CEED)

CSR is an evolving business practice that incorporates sustainable

development into a company's business model. It has a positive
impact on social, economic and environmental factors.

(Business News Daily, 2019)

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 KAAKBAY

Kaakbay is DMCI Homes' Corporate Social Responsibility

program which aims to extend global affluence and uphold
the well-being of Filipinos. Kaakbay promotes fostering
good relations with the communities where they operate
and bring forth social activities beneficial to the Filipino
society.

DMCI Homes reaffirms

commitment to Manila
Bay Rehab through
clean-up of waterways
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DMCI Homes employees,
condo residents donate
goods for Taal

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Thanks!

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Sources:
￮ Allen, K. N., & Friedman, B. (2010). Affective learning: A
taxonomy for teaching social work values. Journal of Social
Work Values and Ethics, 7 (2). Retrieved from
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve.

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