Ethical Behavior, Deviant Workplace Behavior

Jerry Mason, senior vice president and general manager at Morton-Thiokol, and Morton-Thiokol were on the brink of negotiating the booster’ rocket contract renewal with NASA. Although, it is not an acceptable reason, we could see how engineers and others below the authority of Jerry could be afraid to state something contrary to what he stood by. When someone’s self-interest and pride gets in the way of engineering, it can neglect the welfare of the public, and cause them harm. This case study highlights many irresponsible, and ethical failures in a professional work environment. Jerry Mason failed to abide by the following impediments for responsible action; self-interest, ignorance, and group thinking.

Ethical behavior in the workplace is paramount to a successful organization. Commitment to supporting ethical behavior in the workforce must be a top priority for all public service employees. The ethical culture of the organization starts at the very top of the organization. The standards of the agency are adhered to across the entire structure through fair and consistent ethical conduct as defined by leadership. Effective leaders must demonstrate through their behavior that they believe what they say. Those who pronounce that their supervisors and street level workers must adhere to the highest ethical standards must themselves adhere to those same standards (Menzel, p. 70, 2016). Actions may not be considered illegal, however if the action is contrary to organizations

The organizational ethics polices of this organization is based on developing an ethical climate. This climate is one where everyone---leadership, staff, contractors, vendors, customers, and the public---is treated with the utmost respect. This organization has a zero tolerance for rude and/or discourteous actions, or any signs of disrespect. No type of aggressive behavior, whether in person, writing, by phone, computer, or any device, or failing to assist when danger is present, is

An ethical audit is important to establish the company’s current weaknesses and strengths concerning how it conducts itself in an ethical manner. An ethics audit will involve evaluating the company’s standard of ethic, it ethic climate, and how well the company’s employees follow ethical standards. One of the first things to evaluate in an ethics audit is if a company has a written code of ethics and how comprehensive it is. Moreover, the written code of ethics should apply to everyone in the company from the top down with a clear zero tolerance policy in place for ethics violations. Included in a comprehensive ethics code should be a method for

We, the employees of Company X, at all levels, recognize and accept a personal obligation to our organization and profession, its stakeholders, and the communities we serve. We hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree to follow all codes of ethics and conduct as well as all local, state and federal ordinances and laws. The purpose of this document is to establish a basic code of ethics that apply to all Company X employees at all levels including any temporary, seasonal, or contract employees.

Excellence of an organizational leadership determines how well an organization is doing. Effective leadership is influencing the behavior of individuals and groups in positive way to work towards a predefined organizational goal (Baack, 2012). An effective leader creates vision for the organization and effectively communicates with employees to set the organizational direction for growth, align the structure of the organization to meet the goals, and define organizational culture where employees can perform and grow along with the organization. Effective leaders create organizational strategies to inspire and motivate employees to achieve organizational goals and vision. There are many leadership theories evolved in organizational behavior over time. Some of the examples for leadership theories include great man theories, trait theory, behavioral theories, situational leadership, contingency theories, transactional leadership, transformational leadership and charismatic leadership.

The paper explores the United States Government’s efforts to put in place laws that guide the ethical behavior of its civil service employees. From the founding of the nation, ensuring ethical behavior by government employees has been a recurring theme, and legislation, laws, and executive orders have been implemented at each stage of our government’s growth to guide federal employees in the ethical administration of their duties. However, at what point do the laws become too restrictive on the very citizens who have sworn to uphold our nation’s democratic values? A history of legislation, laws and executive orders is given along with

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.

At the BSSL we would like to make work a legal, profitable, and comfortable environment to be at during your careers here with us. We are going to start implementing an open door policy. We want all employees to feel they can speak with any member of management, without risk or fear of loosing their jobs, if they feel uncomfortable about something they are asked to do here. Also, all employees need to keep their eyes and hears opened for illegal and unethical behaviors. If an unethical or illegal behavior is reported and proven we would like to offer the employee that comes forth with the information a reward to show our

The article presents questions and answers related to the concerns of International City/County Management Association (ICMA) members on the enforcement process for their Code of Ethics. It includes: who is covered by the code, the validity of a complaint,

Ethical dilemmas, refers to the different testing choices individuals are faced with in their daily lives. These situations are designed to conflict each other in ways that choosing to conform to one, puts an individual in a difficult situation. Moral dilemmas are not short in the professional world, if anything; employees are faced with various transforming challenges in their workplace. Choosing one option, between the available ones, does not necessarily mean it is the best decision; rather, a person has to go with what is considered as a “lesser evil.” Social workers are required to carry themselves with the highest regards to morality and integrity, both within and outside the work places. As easy as the statement sounds, faced with circumstances that test moral behavior or integrity is a

It is one thing to establish a code of ethical conduct for an organization in the public sector, but it is quite another to really impress upon all employees the importance of living up to that code of conduct. What makes a code of conduct and how can management be assured that all employees understand the code and follow it's values and guidelines? How do not-for-profit professions stack up against for-profit professionals when it comes to ethics? This paper delves into codes of conduct in the public and sector and provides a review of several scholarly articles that present specific instances where codes of conduct are part of the workplace culture.

There is no disconnect between what the organization did and what my personal ethics demanded. The company was able to reinstate trust and confidence among employees and restored a sense of ethical accomplishment in me.

This case study was a powerful example to illustrate the presence of ethics within the

According to Osibanjo and Akinbode and Falola and Oludayo (2015), strong work ethics fosters excellent outcomes in work performance. This paper evaluates how strong work ethics (SWE) or weak work ethics (WWE) contributes to encouraging or discouraging an employee’s job performance. Based on existing research, a conceptual model is developed suggesting that work ethics is influenced by variables such as integrity, quality, self-discipline, sense of responsibility and teamwork to determine ethics which has a bearing on the employee. Integrity is critical and has a direct impact on employee job performance and so is self-disciplined because then the employee is focused on individual or team goals and possess a high-level of commitment to the organization’s goals. On the other hand, unethical behavior cannot be ignored, instead it should be discouraged and this is possible by the ways of leadership. Their daily conduct must portray a high ethical conduct. Ethical policies, procedures and practices must be implemented. The more openness there is in the workplace, the quicker unethical conduct can be dealt with. In conclusion, the need for strong work ethics in an organization is to keep the employees’ performance genuine, help them adapt to fluctuating conditions, prevent errors, cope with any complexity and minimize costs.