Day 2

• Discuss Ethics Learning Module

– What makes a decision unethical?
– Use notes in film
Ethics Learning Module
 Hands on Exercise (p 30)
• On a separate sheet of paper, write down
your response and compute your average.
• Compare/discuss your answers on items
where there is disagreement.
• Were there more or less items where
group members agreed? Disagreed?
 Ethics
• Study of moral issues and choices
• Moral implications spring from virtually
every decision . . . on and off the job
2-12
Figure 2-5
A Model of Ethical Behavior in the
Workplace
Cultural Influences
- Family

ns
- Education

t io
-Religion

cta
- Media/entertainment Individual

Ex le
pe
- Personality

Ro
- Values
Organizational Influences - Moral Ethical
- Ethical codes principles behavior
- Organizational culture - History of
- Role models reinforcement
- Perceived pressure for results - Gender
- Rewards/punishment system

Political/legal/
economic
influences
 Approaches to Ethical Situations
• Ethical decision tree
• Ethical Models: Approach to ethical
situations requiring an understanding of
relevant stakeholders and criteria for
deciding on “ethics” of a situation
 Ethical Models
• Utilitarian model: An ethical decision is one that
produces the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
• Moral rights model: An ethical decision is one
that best maintains and protects the fundamental
rights and privileges of the people affected by it.
• Justice model: An ethical decision is one that
distributes benefits and harm among
stakeholders in a fair, equitable, or impartial
way.
 Fourth Quarter Deal and IBM
• What are the similarities and differences
between these two situations? (Ignore the
scope of the transaction and focus on the
questions on Fig A-2.)
 General Moral Principles
• Dignity of human life
• Autonomy . . right to self determination
• Honesty . . the truth should be told to those who
have the right to know
• Loyalty . . fidelity, keep promises, etc.
• Fairness
• Humaneness
• Common good
 Ethical Behavior – Additional
Thoughts
• Hiring right people, firing undesirables,
modeling behavior, etc. not sufficient.
• Example: Women in SUNAT and police
women in Peru
• Reduce opportunities for unethical
behavior (through design of control
systems and processes)