hi there funny guy,
well, ur topic is indeed interesting and will be highly valued especiallty by those people undergoing Organizationa Development in their work area. Ur article is pretty serious though. Thanks.
Adette.
From Philippines, Quezon City
well, ur topic is indeed interesting and will be highly valued especiallty by those people undergoing Organizationa Development in their work area. Ur article is pretty serious though. Thanks.
Adette.
From Philippines, Quezon City
Hi Archna,
How are you?? This topic reminds me of the day when I asked how important are ethics in HR, however your view is onn Ethics & the entire Organisation.
Firtsly thanks for the write up its good alos the Fish Philosphy is a great instrument to extend the message.
Further I do believe being ethical in any aspect in ones life is something within a human being which to a great extent cannot be tought, inculcated or preached as you need to work an differnt individulas & their foundations.. But I am sure that some changes can be brought by, as your topic says by demonstration.. You see how many of us have actually practiced GANDHIGARI till now after watching the movie, that was the whole idea behind it to spread the mesaage.
Also as from ages be it Satyug till date there is good & bad ; ethical & unethical it will continue in future as well in organisations & otherwise..
Let me know your opinion on the same..
Warm Regards
Geeti
From India, Bangalore
How are you?? This topic reminds me of the day when I asked how important are ethics in HR, however your view is onn Ethics & the entire Organisation.
Firtsly thanks for the write up its good alos the Fish Philosphy is a great instrument to extend the message.
Further I do believe being ethical in any aspect in ones life is something within a human being which to a great extent cannot be tought, inculcated or preached as you need to work an differnt individulas & their foundations.. But I am sure that some changes can be brought by, as your topic says by demonstration.. You see how many of us have actually practiced GANDHIGARI till now after watching the movie, that was the whole idea behind it to spread the mesaage.
Also as from ages be it Satyug till date there is good & bad ; ethical & unethical it will continue in future as well in organisations & otherwise..
Let me know your opinion on the same..
Warm Regards
Geeti
From India, Bangalore
Hi
regards
coming little late in office is not unethical always, espicially when u got a valid ground. On the other hand, u got to remain in office even after the schedule time, if it s a requirement. SO ? internet Using and misusing is not same. wat matter u r using or doing thing rationally or not.
Does ur act hindering office work or other employees work, to b considered.
thts wat can gave a confidence to the manager n to the worker.
modern business office want job to be done, mean profit. By any means, forgetting ethics. there after if some manager or senior started telling of ethics, thts really hard to consume.
what most important is to practice ethics both in organization and personal level , concurrently. sincerely and ofcourse ethically.
From Bangladesh
regards
coming little late in office is not unethical always, espicially when u got a valid ground. On the other hand, u got to remain in office even after the schedule time, if it s a requirement. SO ? internet Using and misusing is not same. wat matter u r using or doing thing rationally or not.
Does ur act hindering office work or other employees work, to b considered.
thts wat can gave a confidence to the manager n to the worker.
modern business office want job to be done, mean profit. By any means, forgetting ethics. there after if some manager or senior started telling of ethics, thts really hard to consume.
what most important is to practice ethics both in organization and personal level , concurrently. sincerely and ofcourse ethically.
From Bangladesh
Hi Geeti,
Thanks a lot.
I also agree with you that ethics cannot be preached or taught but they can be communicated to people in a porper manner.
Hey all,
Thanks a lot for your interest in the topic.
How we behave in personal life, cannot do the same in professional life, for eg. A BRAHMIN may not like to touch and ccept things from a lower caste people in personal life, but can the same person do that in an Organisation also, the answer is NO.
Similarly, the ethics and values of an organisation can be maintained by communicating it to the people. If I prctice some good things why cant I teach the similar things to others.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE, A person is sent to jail for imprisonment, for what, to learn good things and get punishment for the bad behaviour and practices he/ she used. Are we not teaaching them ethical behaviour??
Hope I will receive some more interesting responses.
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
113Thanks a lot.
I also agree with you that ethics cannot be preached or taught but they can be communicated to people in a porper manner.
Hey all,
Thanks a lot for your interest in the topic.
How we behave in personal life, cannot do the same in professional life, for eg. A BRAHMIN may not like to touch and ccept things from a lower caste people in personal life, but can the same person do that in an Organisation also, the answer is NO.
Similarly, the ethics and values of an organisation can be maintained by communicating it to the people. If I prctice some good things why cant I teach the similar things to others.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE, A person is sent to jail for imprisonment, for what, to learn good things and get punishment for the bad behaviour and practices he/ she used. Are we not teaaching them ethical behaviour??
Hope I will receive some more interesting responses.
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
A Layman’s defination of Values is" Belief in what is right and what is wrong". Ethics stem from Values Who defines what is right and what is wrong? what is the basis of that? Regards
From India
From India
It is a matter of great concern which is being overlooked by the corporate world. Individuals have to be more conscious of the importance of Ethics in Business. It is to communicated no doubt, but to initialize such movements of incorporating ethics at work, employees have to be oriented towards it.
Hi everybody ,
I came across some article regarding the factors that raise ethical standards in business .Thought of sharing with all of u .
In the study cited earlier, the two factors that raise ethical standards the most, according to the respondents, are
1.Public disclosure and publicity and
2.The increased concern of a well-informed public.
These factors are followed by government regulation and by education to increase the professionalism of business managers.
For ethical codes to be effective, provisions must be made for their enforcement. Unethical managers should be held responsible for their actions. This means that privileges and benefits should be withdrawn and sanctions should be applied. Although the enforcement of ethical codes may not be easy, the mere existence of such codes can increase ethical behavior by clarifying expectations. On the other hand, one should not expect ethical codes to solve all problems. In fact, they can create a false sense of security. Effective code enforcement requires consistent ethical behavior and support top management.
Another factor that could raise ethical standards is the teaching of ethics and values in business and other schools and universities. The Harvard business School has come under severe criticism by its own president, Derek Bok, for the lack of teaching of human values. With the help of business executives, the school hired Dean John McArthur and faculty members trained to teach ethics to give direction to the school. While financial aspects received less attention in the revised curriculum, more emphasis was given to people skills and ethical behavior. Since Harvard has one of the largest numbers of business-school graduates holding top managerial positions, a somewhat greater awareness of the ethical dimension in managing may be expected.
The need for improvement of ethical behavior has become clear by way of some widely publicized cases. Saul Gellerman examined three in greater detail: the Manville Corporation, which apparently hid the real danger of asbestos; Continental Illinois Bank, in which some managers misinterpreted the overall interest of the enterprise; and E.F. Hutton and company, which pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud.
In light of his analysis, Gellerman made several suggestions, such as:
1.Provide clear guidelines for ethical behavior.
2.Teach ethical guidelines and their importance.
3.In gray areas where there are questions about the ethics of an action, refrain from it.
4.Set up controls (e.g. establish an auditing agency reporting to outside directors) that check on illegal or unethical deeds.
5.Conduct frequent and unpredictable audits.
6.Punish trespassers in a meaningful way, and make it public so that it may deter others.
7.Emphasize regularly that loyalty to the company does not excuse improper behavior or actions.
Regards
shubha
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
I came across some article regarding the factors that raise ethical standards in business .Thought of sharing with all of u .
In the study cited earlier, the two factors that raise ethical standards the most, according to the respondents, are
1.Public disclosure and publicity and
2.The increased concern of a well-informed public.
These factors are followed by government regulation and by education to increase the professionalism of business managers.
For ethical codes to be effective, provisions must be made for their enforcement. Unethical managers should be held responsible for their actions. This means that privileges and benefits should be withdrawn and sanctions should be applied. Although the enforcement of ethical codes may not be easy, the mere existence of such codes can increase ethical behavior by clarifying expectations. On the other hand, one should not expect ethical codes to solve all problems. In fact, they can create a false sense of security. Effective code enforcement requires consistent ethical behavior and support top management.
Another factor that could raise ethical standards is the teaching of ethics and values in business and other schools and universities. The Harvard business School has come under severe criticism by its own president, Derek Bok, for the lack of teaching of human values. With the help of business executives, the school hired Dean John McArthur and faculty members trained to teach ethics to give direction to the school. While financial aspects received less attention in the revised curriculum, more emphasis was given to people skills and ethical behavior. Since Harvard has one of the largest numbers of business-school graduates holding top managerial positions, a somewhat greater awareness of the ethical dimension in managing may be expected.
The need for improvement of ethical behavior has become clear by way of some widely publicized cases. Saul Gellerman examined three in greater detail: the Manville Corporation, which apparently hid the real danger of asbestos; Continental Illinois Bank, in which some managers misinterpreted the overall interest of the enterprise; and E.F. Hutton and company, which pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud.
In light of his analysis, Gellerman made several suggestions, such as:
1.Provide clear guidelines for ethical behavior.
2.Teach ethical guidelines and their importance.
3.In gray areas where there are questions about the ethics of an action, refrain from it.
4.Set up controls (e.g. establish an auditing agency reporting to outside directors) that check on illegal or unethical deeds.
5.Conduct frequent and unpredictable audits.
6.Punish trespassers in a meaningful way, and make it public so that it may deter others.
7.Emphasize regularly that loyalty to the company does not excuse improper behavior or actions.
Regards
shubha
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Hey everyone,
Ethics is an integral part of all the organisation and working on it is again very important.
people who say Ethics cannot be taught are correct but why cant we communicate good ethical practice to our people.
I do it as a Professor, I make sure all the students who come to us in Institutions should learn ethical behaviour, and yes we teach them how to be ethical
Thanks Archana for sharing this with us.
Regards
Prof. Nivedita
From Germany
Ethics is an integral part of all the organisation and working on it is again very important.
people who say Ethics cannot be taught are correct but why cant we communicate good ethical practice to our people.
I do it as a Professor, I make sure all the students who come to us in Institutions should learn ethical behaviour, and yes we teach them how to be ethical
Thanks Archana for sharing this with us.
Regards
Prof. Nivedita
From Germany
Hi there,
It was a good experience going through your reviews.
It would be kind of you if you could send me the links of articles on Business ethics.
I have a few questions that I would like you to help me out with:
1. What should an employee do if the top management forces him/her to act unethically to obtain a profit?
2. What should a person do if ridiculed by others for behaving ethically?
3. If a person thinks that an act is ethical as it harms no one and you think it's unethical what should you do?
From India, Pune
It was a good experience going through your reviews.
It would be kind of you if you could send me the links of articles on Business ethics.
I have a few questions that I would like you to help me out with:
1. What should an employee do if the top management forces him/her to act unethically to obtain a profit?
2. What should a person do if ridiculed by others for behaving ethically?
3. If a person thinks that an act is ethical as it harms no one and you think it's unethical what should you do?
From India, Pune
Comments :
Point 1 - I would refuse; if this creates unpleasantness in the office, I would immediately look around for another posting and leave the first company. Because if once you do something unethical, it becomes easier to repeat such an act, and soon it becomes a habit, and your ethics have gone out the window!
Point 2 - I would ignore any such comments. Ethics do not have to be praised by others to make them worthwhile. Sooner or later, the jeerers themselves will realise this.
Point 3 - I would first gently try to make the person understand my point of view that regardless of whether it harms anyone/thing or not, if it is not ethical, don't do it. If the other person persists in what he/she is doing, then I'd normally step out. If however, I feel strongly about it, or I feel the consequences might be harmful in the long run, I might speak informally to my'our superior.
Just my points of view.
Jeroo
From India, Mumbai
Point 1 - I would refuse; if this creates unpleasantness in the office, I would immediately look around for another posting and leave the first company. Because if once you do something unethical, it becomes easier to repeat such an act, and soon it becomes a habit, and your ethics have gone out the window!
Point 2 - I would ignore any such comments. Ethics do not have to be praised by others to make them worthwhile. Sooner or later, the jeerers themselves will realise this.
Point 3 - I would first gently try to make the person understand my point of view that regardless of whether it harms anyone/thing or not, if it is not ethical, don't do it. If the other person persists in what he/she is doing, then I'd normally step out. If however, I feel strongly about it, or I feel the consequences might be harmful in the long run, I might speak informally to my'our superior.
Just my points of view.
Jeroo
From India, Mumbai
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