quiz #6 Test #2
Business Ba 300 with Gwinn at San Diego State University
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Managing Business Ethics
Created: 2010-10-26
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Hiring - Based on personal appearance
- No legislation to prohibit hiring based on someones physical attractiveness
- corporate profiles
- employers have in mind when hiring people for extensive public conatct
- Talent and ability come in wide variety of packages
- shouldn't hire or not hire someone based on looks
When managers hire on factors other than ability and talent
- Short change the individual, their employer and their customers
- perpetuate stereotypes
Organizational culture and hiring
- hire based on how well a candidate will fit in
- both the employee and employer will benefit
- companies that stick too close to corporate profile can be accused of discrimination
- Risk being too homogeneous and resistant to change
- Manager must balance
Evaluations
- Most managers would rather not confront an employee and give them a poor performance review
- Poor performing employees end up bouncing from department to department
- called turkey farming
Important in performance evaluatiions
- Important to provide employee with the specifics of any problem or behavior
- explicit goals or time lines for employee improvement
- Schedule a follow up`
ensure continuous performance evaluations
- establish a formal system with the employees who report to you
- meet regularly with every employee
- ethics related performance expectations are included in goals
Discipline
- Most managers view as something that should be postponed for as long as possible
US sentencing guidelines - Discipline
specify that all employees in an organization must receive consistent discipline for similar infractions
Effective ways to discipline
- discipline must is constructive
- should be done privately
- employees should have input
- should be appropiately harsh and consistent with other employees
Terminations for cause
individual has commited an offense that can result in instant dismissal
- theft,assault, cheating on expense reports. forgery, fraud, gross insubordination
Terminations for poor performance
based on written documentations
employers have a formal system of warnings that will occur before someone is actually fired
employers have a formal system of warnings that will occur before someone is actually fired
Downsizing and layoffs (survivors concerns)
- layoff survivors concerend about fairness of layoff
- need to feel that downsize was result of legitimate business reasons
- conducted in a way consistent with corporate culture
- layoff victims received ample notice
- victims treated with dignity and respect
Steps to make it easier for teh employee being terminated and for yourself
- explanation of why termination is necessary
- also, explanation of severance package
- have outplacement counselor or human resources professional meeting
- terminate on neutral ground,
- speak privately
- keep all info about termination private
Pragmatic reason for corporate social responsibility
Business's must use its power responsibly or risk loosing it
perception of corporation is dependent on multiple stakeholders
managers scan environment and are on alert to act in ways that avoid economic harm, maintain legitimacy, and ensure corp. reputation
perception of corporation is dependent on multiple stakeholders
managers scan environment and are on alert to act in ways that avoid economic harm, maintain legitimacy, and ensure corp. reputation
Proactive ehtical resaon for CSR
businesses as part of society have a responsibility to behave ethically
execs have a ethical duty to care about multiple stakeholders
execs have a ethical duty to care about multiple stakeholders
Strategic one to be CSR
only a healthy society can produce and be productive workforce
Types of Corporate Social Responsibiliy CSR in order from bottom to top pyramid
- Economic Responsibilities
- Legal Responsibilities
- Ethical Resp.
- Philanthropic Resp.
Individualism/Collectivism cultures
represents the extent to which people in a society think of themselves as autonomous individuals who are responsible primarily to themselves and their immediate families
collective purposes over individual goals
collective purposes over individual goals
Ethical Imperialism
same standards and behaviors for all cultures
Ehical Realitivsm
no culture is better than another and shouldnt impose our culture on other ones
Drezner outsorcing
information revolution (especially the Internet) has accelerated the decimation of U.S. manufacturing and facilitated the outsourcing of service-sector jobs
Most of the numbers thrown around are vague, overhyped estimates.
Most of the numbers thrown around are vague, overhyped estimates.
About this deck
By: nick batcheller
Textbook: Managing Business Ethics
Created: 2010-10-26
Size: 21 flashcards
Views: 47
Textbook:
Managing Business EthicsCreated: 2010-10-26
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