Competing Value Framework

Monday through Friday I am on campus every day, and Tuesday through Friday I have my son. While trying to get my son to school on time, myself to school on time, as well as keeping up with the both of our school work, life gets complicated. It is just me and him and my main focus is making sure he is happy and staying on top of my school work. This schedule does not leave a whole lot of time for my personal health which includes my food choices and exercise. I skip a lot of meals or just snack because of there being so little time. On the positive note of this situation I am incredibly happy being able to juggle all of these things and keep my sanity (barely).

A number of factors prevent us from recognizing ethical issues. We may not factor ethical considerations into our typical ways of thinking or mental models.4 We may be reluctant to use moral terminology (values, justice, right, wrong) to describe our decisions because we want to avoid controversy or believe that keeping silent will make us appear strong and capable.5 We may even deceive ourselves into thinking that we are acting morally when we are clearly not, a process called ethical fading. The moral aspects of a decision fade into the background if we use euphemisms to disguise unethical behavior, numb our consciences through repeated misbehavior, blame others, and claim that only we know the “truth.”6 Fortunately, we can take steps to enhance our ethical sensitivity (and the sensitivity of our fellow leaders and followers) by doing the following:

Over the course of my undergraduate career, I have been faced with the challenge of balancing school work around extracurricular activities and hobbies, volunteering, social time, and obligations to my job. The stress became further exacerbated when I became interested in the field of medicine, pushing myself to improve my academics and create a better balance within my life. In order to accomplish my goals, without becoming overwhelmed by the challenges I faced, I began focusing on the tasks directly at hand, rather than the entire picture. Narrowing my focus to smaller increments of time, rather than an entire semester, allowed me to stick to strict routines, while feeling less overwhelmed. In addition, I began to more efficiently manage

Once the dilemma has been identified, individuals will start engaging in moral reasoning. However, a morally right judgment will not necessarily lead to moral behavior. The decision-making process involves many other concerns, including self-interests. For example, a person understands that giving out company secrets to competitors is morally wrong but may still decide to do it out of self-interest. The reason is that he of she fails to establish a moral intent which shows his or her resolution to act on a moral judgment. One may decide not to act on a decision that is perfectly ethical but on the decision that may bring about an outcome that he or she prefers (Fang, M., 2006).

This paper provides information on the Quinn model which is also known as the competing values framework. It provides background information about the framework, and how through collaborative usage of it leads to successful management outcomes. Analysis of the effectiveness of the framework is demonstrated through examples from a case called the Nuclear Tube Assembly Room. This paper will also provide insight to the effects and the importance of using the framework to optimize organizational effectiveness and managerial leadership.

As many things in life, ethics has evolved through the history of our society. As anyone who has ever has read the news can attest, there are certain behaviors and tradition typical in societies around the world that may seem unethical and, sometimes, inhuman when seen through our ethical point of view. However, we often forget that many of those behaviors and tradition were, not only accepted, but expected in our society at one time. As our society changes over time, our moral code and compass shifts changing our outlook and tolerance for certain behaviors. And, as in other aspects of our society, the way we conduct business is no different.

It is safe to assume that at any given time, you will struggle to make time for yourself amid your busy schedule. There are too many things to do, places to be, and people to tend to. What ultimately happens is that you end up neglecting the most important person which is YOU.

The prevailing paradigm in health care can usually be summed up in one word. In the 1970s and 1980s, the word was evidence; in the first decade of the 21st century, the word was quality. The paradigm shift from the efficiency frontier to a value frontier is occurring in healthcare. A value frontier is the linking of quality and efficiency data to identify optimum levels of healthcare performance. (Harrison, 2010) Thus the value considers not only efficiency but also quality. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is the idea that no service or process is perfect and that an organization must continually strive to eliminate errors from its system to get closer to perfection. (Harrison, 2010) This requires assessment of processes and setting standards to monitor the quality of the system. Value should always be defined around the customer, and in a well-functioning health care system, the creation of value for patients should determine the rewards for all other actors in the system. (Porter, 2010)

“the law does not prohibit all “bad” behavior. An action that is unethical may nonetheless be legal” (Bagley/Savage, 2010).

Enjoyed the way businessballs.com explains, “unlawful acts are not always unethical. Ethical acts are not always lawful. Lawful therefore does not equate to ethical, and unethical does not equate to unlawful.” The article gives examples of

In the workplace as well as one’s personal life is essential for ethics to be maintained; often taking the right action is not always the most popular choice. It is important for maintaining an upstanding ethical code of conduct to be a productive individual as well as function as an employee in the workplace.

One would find Chrysler Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sergio Marchionne’s approach to organizational change heavy handed. Mr. Marchionne’s decisive terminations and quick judgement calls on executives to surround himself with were a shock to the organization (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). Leaning more toward a Market culture in the Competing Values Framework would appear to have been a more direct and effective way to shift the direction of the organization (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013). Control was Mr. Marchionne’s top objective and he accomplished this goal, but at what cost. With the Market quadrant as a primary guide, Mr. Marchionne could have pushed quicker into being competitive and molded the company to be more customer focused (Kreitner &

When analyzing the Values Framework, the culture in my middle management position could be identified as both market and hierarchy. My leadership strengths and skill sets fit the needs of both these cultures. In a very competitive and ever changing environment where corporate goals were specific and direct, the ability to produce, direct, monitor and coordinate were strengths that were continually developed to maintain successful metrics and results. I struggled and still struggle with innovation and being resource orientated, however, by understanding and identifying peers whom possessed these strengths I was then able to

(Panza & Potthast, n.d.) Ethics is very important to a company’s success. Ethical behavior can bring benefits to a business. They can attract customers, which can lead to a boost in sales and profits. It can attract the right employees and increase productivity. It can also attract investors and keep the company’s share price high. Unethical behavior on the other hand can damage a company’s reputation and make it less appealing to stakeholders. It could also result in lower profits.

In their personal and professional lives, people can and, unfortunately, sometimes do go against their moral and ethical standards. Ethical standards are what it means to be a good person, the social rules that govern our behavior. Ethics in business is essentially the study of what constitutes the right and wrong or the good or bad behavior in the workplace environment. A business is an organization whose objective is to provide goods or services for profit. The organization has a group of people that work together to achieve a common purpose. The moral challenges that these men and women face each day along with a whole range of problems that could occur, are why ethics plays such an important