ENVIRONMENTAL

CONTEXT:
GLOBALIZATION,
DIVERSITY AND
ETHICS
PRESENTED BY

SAAD AKHTAR
(22269)
AYMAN SIDDIQUI
(22625)
 CONTENTS
What is Globalization?
The impact of globalization as an
environmental context for organizational
behavior.
Examine diversity in today’s organizations
and the individual and organizational
approaches to manage diversity.
 Discuss the meaning of ethics and the major
factors of ethical behavior.
 Describe major areas of ethical concerns
Impact of ethics in organizations
GLOBALIZATION
 What is Globalization?
Does it mean a revolving globe?
 Globalization
When an organization, firm or business
carry outs its operation internationally it is
said that its globalizing.
 Economic globalization is the process by
which the whole world becomes a single
market. This means that goods and
services, capital, and labor are traded on a
worldwide basis, and information and the
results of research flow readily between
countries.
 Factors That Drive Organization
Towards Globalization
Free Trade
After world war II, many obstacles were
removed which were in the way of free
trade among the countries. The two
organizations that contributed a great part
were:
I. North America Free Trade
Agreement
II. World Trade Organization.
Democracy
Event such as fall of Berlin Wall and
Soviet Union also encouraged
Globalization.
Popular Culture
The popularity of movie, music, actors,
musicians and artist and availability of
them across the globe expanded
Globalization
Internet
Internet has changed the rules of this
world, it has eliminated the physical
boundaries among the country and
encouraged trade all over the globe.
Media and Social media
Media and social media has also played
its part for globalizing the world
Innovation
Innovation in technology has also
encouraged Globalization.

Example: USA exporting F-16

 Impact of Globalization on
Organizational Behavior

Globalization has changed the way

leaders strategize, organize, and manage.
Culture also affect the organizational
behavior of managers and employees
Managers need to develop global mindset
 Impacts of Globalization on
Organizations
 More efficient markets
Creates equilibrium between buyers
and seller.
 Increased competition
Eliminates monopoly and creates
competition among organizations.
 Stabilized security
Source of eliminating wars among
countries.
More wealth equality throughout the
world
Globalization has increased business all
over the world which has started
circulation of money, creating equity
among people.
DIVERSITY
 Definition
The state of having people
who are different races or who
have different cultures in a
group or organization
 
Other dimensions of diversity
include:
ethnicity
Gender
age, physical abilities
religious beliefs
political beliefs
 DIVERSITY
IN THE
WORKPLACE
 Reasons For Increasing
Diversity
Changing demographics
Legislation and lawsuits
Rapidly growing increase in
international business
The recognition and desire for
diverse viewpoints
Competitive pressures
Multicultural organization
An organization whose work force not
only includes people from diverse racial,
religious and gender backgrounds, but is
one in which minorities are well
integrated across all levels of the
company, including management and
executive positions.
Examples: McDonalds, FedEx, Toyota
Individual Approaches to Managing
Diversity
Learning:
 diversity
training
 Communication
 Develop personal style

Empathy:
 theability to put oneself in another’s
place and see things from that person’s
point of view.
 Organizational Approaches to
Managing Diversity
Testing
 Unbiased
 Job-specific
Training
 Training to diverse groups
 To managers or employees working with
diverse workers
Mentoring:
A mentor is a trusted counselor, coach, or
advisor who provides advice and
assistance
Work/family programs:
 Some alternative work schedule
arrangements include:
flextime, the compressed workweek, job
sharing, and telecommuting
Flextime
Compressed work week
Job sharing
Telecommuting
ETHICS
 DEFINITION

Moral principles that govern a person's or

group's behavior
What determines ethical behavior
 Culture
 Organizational environment
 External environment
 Common ethical issues
within organization
FairWorking Conditions
Technology
Health and Safety
Protection of the environment
Bribes
Favouritism
The Impact of Ethics on “Bottom-Line”
Outcomes

Asset Protection
Productivity and Teamwork
Public Image
Decision-Making
 A Brief Exercise On Ethics In
Workplace
My boss gave me credit for a project on
which a colleague did most of the work.
Should I accept the praise?
You are an engineering office manager
and one upper-level manager has
repeatedly used the company credit card
for personal expenses. How do you handle
the situation?
 You're a candidate for hire at a great
company as a land surveyor, but you plan
to move across the country in a year Do
you reveal that during the interview?
An employee casually reveals to you that
he cheats on his wife. You're the
engineering manager in a different
department. Another manager is writing up
a positive performance evaluation for this
employee. Will you tell your company
manager what you learned?