Ethics in Organizational Culture

Ethics in Organizational Culture

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

Albert Camus

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

Albert Camus

Are you ready to play?Are you ready to play?

Ethical TriviaEthical Trivia

The Basics The Basics

What are ethics?

Where do ethics come from?

In what ways do organizations communicate their ethics?

Criminal Minds Scene

What are ethics?

Where do ethics come from?

In what ways do organizations communicate their ethics?

Criminal Minds Scene

Value TensionsValue Tensions

•Economizing

•Power Distancing

•Ecologizing

•Economizing

•Power Distancing

•Ecologizing

Economizing demands a degree of cooperative interactions to promote goals that do not work against other important societal values

Economizing demands a degree of cooperative interactions to promote goals that do not work against other important societal values

The bottom line.The bottom line.

EconomizingEconomizing

Think of a continuum of short-term profit values and human values of sustainable cooperation.

Think of a continuum of short-term profit values and human values of sustainable cooperation.

Power Distancing Power Distancing

Power Distance Index Power Distance Index

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Power Distance in Organizations

Power Distance in Organizations

What are some organizations/companies who are known for high and low power distancing?

How is the disparity in power received? How is it endorsed?

What are some organizations/companies who are known for high and low power distancing?

How is the disparity in power received? How is it endorsed?

Power Distancing in current events

Power Distancing in current events

EcologizingEcologizing

Managing macro-environment and micro-environment values

Concerned with the impact and relationship of the organization to the external environment

Managing macro-environment and micro-environment values

Concerned with the impact and relationship of the organization to the external environment

Ecologizingand the “Creative Class”Ecologizing

and the “Creative Class”

Has the rise of the “creative class” made organizations pay more attention to the external environment?

Has the rise of the “creative class” made organizations pay more attention to the external environment?

Ecologizingand theWorld’s Greenest Companies

Ecologizingand theWorld’s Greenest Companies

How Green is the U.S.?How Green is the U.S.?

-After IBM (number 2 on the -After IBM (number 2 on the global list) there are 12 spots global list) there are 12 spots before the next American before the next American company. company.

-HP, No. 15 globally-HP, No. 15 globally

-Technology, healthcare, and -Technology, healthcare, and financial services took the top financial services took the top spots on the 2011 list. spots on the 2011 list.

How Many Slaves Are Working For You?

How Many Slaves Are Working For You?

How Many Slaves Quiz

•Valerie - 44

•Adrienne - 52

•David - 44

How Many Slaves Quiz

•Valerie - 44

•Adrienne - 52

•David - 44

Identifying Ethics in Culture

Identifying Ethics in Culture