COMM 222 Study Guide - Final Guide: Corporate Social Responsibility, Role Conflict, Organizational Identification
12 Mar 2019
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Ethics: systematic thinking about the moral consequences of decisions. Moral consequences can be framed in terms of the potential for harm to any stakeholders in the decision. Stakeholders: people inside or outside of an organization who have the potential to be affected by organizational decisions. Large majority agree that unethical practices occur in business. Between 40&90% report to have been pressured to compromise their own ethical standards. Managers tend to see themselves as having higher ethical standards than peer. Top managers tend to see their org. , as being more ethical than those do lower in the hierarchy. Women are marginally more ethical than men, older people are marginally more than younger. 7 themes that define moral standards for decision making: special consideration on occasion. Fair treatment respect, equitable pay: fair competition. Avoid bribes etc: responsibility to organization. Act for the good of the org: corporate social responsibility. Do not pollute, think about the community: respect for law.
