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Organization Behavior

Introduction

The term `ethics ' can commonly refer to the rules and principles that define the right or wrong conduct of an individual (Marvin B . Ethical behavior is accepted as `right ' or `good ' in the context of a governing moral code . Ethics can be viewed as a way of behaving that can be prescribed and imposed by the work environment (Marvin B

Virtually all societies have developed rules and regulations about how business should be transacted

and how business should be managed . In other words , based on experience and the philosophical and religious values of the society , rules of acceptable and non-acceptable ) behaviors evolve and are encoded into society (Arlow ,

. 1991

The following universal values form the basis of ethical principles trustworthiness which provides that an individual in an organization should act in a manner that shows he /she is truthful , sincere , candid loyal , keeps promises and honest in any action he /she undertakes Respect is the second universal value . It requires that one shows autonomy of action and thoughts backed by courtesy . Thirdly is the responsibility value that requires an individual to manifest diligence continuous improvement and self retrain . The fourth value is justice that requires one to act fairly without any form of impartiality and lastly caring that should manifest itself in kindness and compassion (Arlow ,

. 1991

According to Marvin Brown , the subject of ethics in an organization can be tackled from two approaches individualistic and communal approaches Each approach in its own right shows a different view of moral responsibility and different views of the kinds of ethical principles that should be used to solve a given ethical problem (Marvin B

Individualistic view holds that an individual in an organization is morally responsible for his or her own behavior and any attempts to rectify the problem should focus on the individual displaying such moral problems . Communal approach on the other hand postulates that individuals are but products of the communities that they hail from and should not be considered in isolation and that any morally bad behavior shown the communities where they come from is partially if not wholly responsible for such behavior . So any remedies to counter such behavior should focus on changing the communities they come from (Arlow ,

. 1991

Any amicable solution to the ethical problems in any organization however should involve a combination of the two approaches . This is because such problems are complex and no precise conclusion can be established about the cause . Alcoholic problems for example used to be given an individual attention whose solution involved helping the individual deal with his /her own problem . But today it is taking a system that acts to reinforce the behavior (Gioia , D . A . 1992

The main objective of running any business organization is to make profit . A successful and profitable business in itself can be a tremendous contributor towards the common good of the society . But if the organizational heads spend...

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