Post-Employment Screening
Habib Ahmadi
Ethics First
As an effective leader of an organization, one must constantly evaluate statistical data, industry trends and emerging technologies to stay on top and in front of inside and outside threats to the organization. However, organizations have a responsibility to hold itself and its employees to high moral standards in order to be successful in the long run. Employees want to be respected, appreciated and have room for growth. Similarly organizations want its employees to be respectful of the policies and values of the organization, provide the best service, be engaged in their work, and at the end of the day look out for the best interest of the company, its shareholders and community. Fairness is at the heart of a mutually beneficial and ethical relationship. Ron Carucci echoes Jonathan Haidt’s belief that “the basic perception of fairness in the design of an organization is vital to shaping ethical employee behavior” (Carucci, 2016). Fairness here can also be tied to Kant’s universal acceptability view which implies that for a rule to be rational, it has to be embraced by all rational beings. However, senior leaders and executive would be reluctant to adopt a policy that actively infringes on their right to privacy. While the job of CEO can extremely difficult because they have the challenging task of running an effective organization by keeping the employees, board of directors and stockholders satisfied, it’s crucial for top executive to treat their employees the way they would want to be treated.
With the recent attention to the insider threats that companies face, it’s only natural to look for ways to get to the heart of the issue and implement a system to prevent it from happening. According to Trevino (2003) simply getting rid of a bad apple will not solve an organization’s ethical problems (p. 252). While screening employees post-employment may lower the number of incidents with insider threats, the damage it would cause to the trust, morale and right to privacy of employees would be irreparable. At Ethics First we recommend that following steps be taken to minimize the risk of insider threat to the organization:
Ethics is the guiding force in any respectable organization. With a moral compass, especially in the leadership of organization, a company can become compromised and fall into a quagmire of legal issues, a tarnished reputation, and devaluation of company stock if it is a publically traded company. In pursuit of examine my own ethical lens I will analyze the ethical traits of an admired leader, my own traits as exhibited in the Ethical Lens Inventory, and how I make a decision concerning a particular ethical dilemma.
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
The central moral issue addressed, in this case, includes the provision of a fair working environment for all employees without any form of discrimination. Worker autonomy, employee morale, and business development are the main factors at stake when an organization does not provide a fair working environment for the employees.
The percentage rates of non- responsive employees in this question were .05. Management should encourage the supervisor’s to treat employees fairly and equally. The higher supervisors should read the survey conducted and learn how to manage the time spent with each employee to boost fairness. This will allow the supervisors to learn more about the employees individually and treat each one as an individual.
Standards of ethical behavior apply to every employee of Company X. This will guide Company Xs’ employees to make ethical decisions.
Respect is essential part of doing the right thing, (Lawler, 2003). Many companies view their employees as numbers the only time they are recognized is usually when production is low and disciplinary action is implemented, (Lawler, 2003). As we view change in
An ethical principle revolves around confidentiality, informed consent, autonomy, nonmaleficence justice and fairness and beneficence (Kinicki & Williams, 2016). In this part, I will only discuss the concepts of justice and fairness has my ethical principle. I will be discussing its pro and cons, and before that, I will vividly address the concept of justice and fairness about the corporate world. Justice is a broad concept of ethical principle that involves equality, fairness, and impartiality. In simple terms, it is the concept of being fair to people. Justice is broadly divided into social and distributive justice. In the corporate world, distributive justice entails treating an employee right and equally independent of ethnic group, culture,
As a manager, you are the role model for staff. You set the standards, adhere to guidelines, and exemplify what you expect staff to model. By doing so, you are establishing and sustaining an organizational culture of ethics and integrity, which is the backbone of all successful endeavors. However, even the best structured organizations face ethical dilemmas in the workplace. It is how management recognizes and addresses these occurrences that will either set them and their team up for success or for failure. One of the biggest hurtles management can overcome is to be aware of their surroundings because when management fails to notice and act, it is an “ethical failure” (Bazerman & Sezer, 2016, para. 5).
In an effort to develop a viable privacy culture within the organization, the first step to achieve the enhancement of a culture of privacy protection within the department would be to develop a code of conduct. Based on the reality that such a code, usually referred to as a code of ethics is seen to be the basis of any ethics program it would only be prudent to institute the development of the same as a starting point. Such a code of conduct should be developed in such a manner as to be able to address previous unethical conducts within the department as well as project into the future so as to prevent future acts that would be unethical. However, for such a policy to take root, its development should be instituted by all stakeholders for
Ethics in the workplace and sometimes the lack thereof can significantly influence the success of an organization. Effective leaders often approach ethical dilemmas by identifying alternative actions and their consequences on stakeholders. The aftermath of the disasters caused by Enron, WorldCom, and other businesses, once prominent companies, resulted in a significant loss of confidence in business leader’s conduct. Organizations in today’s highly competitive business environment must develop an ethical culture to withstand the ever increasing scrutiny by customers, governmental regulatory agencies, and their competition. In order for companies effectively to navigate through the ethical
Distributive justice is a moral principle that ought to be implemented in the workplace. This standard calls for an even distribution of pay raises, promotions and other organizational resources to those who contributed equally. Accordingly, personal characteristics – over which individuals have no control – should not carry any weight associated with the job. As a result, the procedural justice principle should be employed to determine how to distribute outcomes to members by appraising their performances. However, managing diversity effectively proves to be a good business choice as
The future belongs to organizations who connect better with their employees and customers. Treating employees ethically can reap long-term employee loyalty and trust, which carries an array of distinct benefits to employers. Loyal employees achieve more experience working with their employers, letting them direct production processes and completely understand the workings of the organization. This effectively increases employees ' efficiency over time and adding
Insider threat can be defined as a malicious threat that comes from someone inside the organization. “An insider threat does not have to be a present employee or stakeholder, but can also be a former employee, board member, or anyone who at one time had access to proprietary or confidential information from within an organization or entity. Contractors, business associates, and other individuals or third-party entities who have knowledge of an organization’s security practices, confidential information, or access to protected networks or databases also fall under the umbrella of insider threat” (Lord 1). Given the scope of the potential perpetrators, It is easy to see why this type of threat could be hard to protect against.
If an employee or potential employee knows an employer conducts their business with integrity, that employee is more likely to follow the example set once he/she is hired. Finally, is a potential employee feels he/she has been treated fairly during the hiring process, he/she is more likely follow that principle into the workplace. Employees who view the employer as fair will usually feel better about the work environment knowing the employer will act with fairness across the board, regardless of rank, title, or job description.
This essay explores what Organizational Behavior (OB) is and the value of ethical conduct, and discusses the methods of managing diversity taking into consideration socializing and organization culture. OB is a study of the people in organization, about how they work, and how they produce results. Organizational ethical conducts are those morally accepted by the employees, the customers, and the public. It could be included in the value statement of a corporation, and is observed at the work place. Conducting business ethically increases customer confidence and revenue profit.