BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Organizational Culture, Role Conflict, Ingratiation
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Never bu288 power, politics and ethics in organization. Code of moral principles and values that governs the behaviours of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong. Ethical values set standards as to what is good or bad in conduct and decision making. Utilitarian: behavior is ethical if it delivers the greatest good to the greatest number of people, focus on outcomes; ends justify the means. Rights: behaviour is ethical if it respects the fundamental rights shared by all human beings, e. g. , charter of rights and freedoms. Justice: behaviour is ethical if it is fair and impartial in its treatment of people, impose and enforce rules fairly. Serious defect was revealed where cars would explode in a crash. They also found that it would be cheaper to let the car explode and pay for compensation than to recall every car and make repairs. They used a utilitarian approach to make their decision.
