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Ethics Building a
Capable Organization
Aashiek Cheriyan
What do you mean
by Business Ethics???
3 Categories of management
morality
Moral Manager
Immoral Manager
Amoral Manager
Drivers of Unethical Behavior
• Obsessive pursuit of personal gain, wealth and other selfish
interest.
• Heavy pressures on company managers to meet earnings
targets.
• Company cultures that put the bottom line ahead of ethical
behavior.
Ensuring a Strong Commitment to Business
Ethics in Multinational Companies
• Three schools of thought about the extent to which ethical
standards apply across countries and cultures exist:
– Ethical Universalism
– Ethical Relativism
– Integrative Social Contracts Theory
Concept of Ethical Universalism
• According to the school of ethical universalism . . .
– Same standards of what is right and what is wrong are universal and
transcend most cultures, societies, and religions
– Universal agreement on basic moral standards allows a
multinational company to develop a code of ethics that is
applied evenly across its worldwide operations
Examples of Universal
Ethical Principles or Norms
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Respecting the rights of
others
• Practicing the Golden
Rule
• Avoiding unnecessary
harm to
– Workers
– Users of a company’s
product or service
Concept of Ethical Relativism
• According to the school of ethical relativism . . .
– What is ethical or unethical must be judged in light of local
moral standards and can vary from one country to another
• Companies a code of conduct based upon the
principle of ethical relativism assume that local morality
is an adequate guide for ethical behavior
Drawbacks of Ethical Relativism
• The ethical relativism rule of “when in Rome, do as the
Romans do” presents problems
– It is ethically dangerous for company personnel to assume
that local ethical standards are an adequate guide to ethical
behavior
– What if local standards condone kickbacks and
bribery?
– What if local standards blink at environmental
degradation?
Integrative Social Contracts Theory
• According to the integrative social contracts theory,
the ethical standards a company should try to uphold
are governed by both
1. A limited number of universal ethical principles that put
ethical boundaries on actions and behavior in all situations
and
2. The circumstances of local cultures, traditions, and values
that further prescribe what constitutes ethically permissible
behavior and what does not.
The Three Components of Building a
Capable Organization
References
• Strategic management – An Integrated Approach by Charles W.
Hill and Gareth R. Jones
• Crafting & Executing Strategy – Concepts & Cases – Mc Graw hill
Publications
• Business Policy and Strategic Management – Lawrence R. Jawch
& William Gluek.
• Business Policy & Strategic Management – P. Subba Rao
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Ethics building a capable organization: Strategic Management

  • 1. Ethics Building a Capable Organization Aashiek Cheriyan
  • 2. What do you mean by Business Ethics???
  • 3. 3 Categories of management morality Moral Manager Immoral Manager Amoral Manager
  • 4. Drivers of Unethical Behavior • Obsessive pursuit of personal gain, wealth and other selfish interest. • Heavy pressures on company managers to meet earnings targets. • Company cultures that put the bottom line ahead of ethical behavior.
  • 5. Ensuring a Strong Commitment to Business Ethics in Multinational Companies • Three schools of thought about the extent to which ethical standards apply across countries and cultures exist: – Ethical Universalism – Ethical Relativism – Integrative Social Contracts Theory
  • 6. Concept of Ethical Universalism • According to the school of ethical universalism . . . – Same standards of what is right and what is wrong are universal and transcend most cultures, societies, and religions – Universal agreement on basic moral standards allows a multinational company to develop a code of ethics that is applied evenly across its worldwide operations
  • 7. Examples of Universal Ethical Principles or Norms • Honesty • Trustworthiness • Respecting the rights of others • Practicing the Golden Rule • Avoiding unnecessary harm to – Workers – Users of a company’s product or service
  • 8. Concept of Ethical Relativism • According to the school of ethical relativism . . . – What is ethical or unethical must be judged in light of local moral standards and can vary from one country to another • Companies a code of conduct based upon the principle of ethical relativism assume that local morality is an adequate guide for ethical behavior
  • 9. Drawbacks of Ethical Relativism • The ethical relativism rule of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” presents problems – It is ethically dangerous for company personnel to assume that local ethical standards are an adequate guide to ethical behavior – What if local standards condone kickbacks and bribery? – What if local standards blink at environmental degradation?
  • 10. Integrative Social Contracts Theory • According to the integrative social contracts theory, the ethical standards a company should try to uphold are governed by both 1. A limited number of universal ethical principles that put ethical boundaries on actions and behavior in all situations and 2. The circumstances of local cultures, traditions, and values that further prescribe what constitutes ethically permissible behavior and what does not.
  • 11. The Three Components of Building a Capable Organization
  • 12. References • Strategic management – An Integrated Approach by Charles W. Hill and Gareth R. Jones • Crafting & Executing Strategy – Concepts & Cases – Mc Graw hill Publications • Business Policy and Strategic Management – Lawrence R. Jawch & William Gluek. • Business Policy & Strategic Management – P. Subba Rao