ADM 1300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Corporate Social Responsibility, Whistleblower, Personal Rule

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 1300
• Professor: Devinder Gandhi

Document Summary

Cultural issues cultural relativism: ethical behaviour is always determined by cultural context ( when in rome, do as the romans do) cultural universalism: suggests ethical standards apply absolutely across all cultures ( dont do anything you wouldn"t do at home) Ethics in the workplace ethical dilemma: situation that offers potential benefit or gain and is also unethical: discrimination, sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, customer confidence. 1: organizational resources ethics intensity: indicates the degree to which an issue or situation is recognized to pose important ethical challenges. Thursday, february 25, y ethical framework: personal rule / strategy for making ethical decisions insert 4. 5 page 116 (three levels of moral development) Internal environment and ethics culture: supervisory behaviour, peer group norms and behaviour, and policy statements and written rules influence ethical behaviour. Maintaining high ethical standards whistleblowers: expose the misdeeds of others in organizations: to preserve ethical standards, to protect against wasteful, harmful, or illegal acts laws protecting whistleblowers vary.