Welcome to AB140 Introduction to Management Unit 8 Seminar Ethics and Social Responsibility

Agenda General Questions and Announcements Introduction Discuss process of making ethical decisions. / Questions and Answers Recognize the components of a diversified workforce/ Questions and Answers Define and discuss sexual harassment/ Questions and Answers Recap Unit Assignment Q & A Review of Unit 6 Quiz Conclusion of Seminar

Introduction Successful managers are aware of the ethical climate of the organization and strive to be an ethical leader within the organization. Corporate social responsibility involves consideration of the impact of an organization’s actions on legal, economic, ethical, and societal good-will factors. Managing diversity in the workplace is a critical issue, influenced by the increasing variety of differences characteristic of the modern worker.

Discuss the process of making ethical decisions

What is diversity? Gender Age Religious affiliation Disability status Military experience Sexual orientation Educational level

Managing Diversity Involves recruiting, training, promoting, and utilizing to full advantage individuals with different backgrounds, beliefs, capabilities, and cultures. Understanding and deeply valuing employee differences to build a more effective and profitable organization. Valuing the connections that arise and develop between diverse employees.

What constitutes sexual harassment? Who is involved? Is it only verbal? What other means of sexual harassment might be used?

What is sexual harassment? Sexual Harassment is… Conduct of a sexual nature that has negative consequences for employment Two categories -Quid pro quo: submission to or rejection of sexual conduct is used as a basis for employment decision. -Hostile environment: when unwelcome sexual conduct “has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with job performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.”

Components of a Sexual Harassment Policy 1.Develop a comprehensive organization-wide policy on sexual harassment and present it to all current and new employees. 2.Hold training sessions with supervisors to explain Title VII requirements, their role in providing an environment free of sexual harassment, and proper investigative procedures when charges occur.

Components of a Sexual Harassment Policy, cont’d. 3.Establish a formal complaint procedure in which employees can discuss problems without fear of retaliation. 4.Act immediately when employees complain of sexual harassment. 5.When an investigation supports employee charges, discipline the offender at once. 6.Follow up on all cases to ensure a satisfactory resolution of the problem.

Recap In this seminar, we have discussed: -The process of making ethical decisions -The components of a diversified workforce -Sexual harassment in the workplace

Assignment Questions and Answers There are three graded assignments in Unit 8: 1.Review 2.Discussion Assignment 3.Dropbox Assignment Are there questions concerning how you are expected to complete and submit these assignments?

Review Don’t forget that you can take the Review as often as you need to prior to the Tuesday midnight deadline until you get the score that you desire. I expect everyone to get full credit on the Review because you can refer to the text and retake it until you get 100%.

Discussion Assignment – Unit 8 Scenario: One Sandwich Blitz location is near a public assistance housing complex, which is populated by a large segment of displaced natural disaster victims, many of whom are of various ethnic minority groups. While sales are still good, this location has been the target of two armed robberies over the past year. Some employees have voiced their concern over working at this particular location. Local community leaders have urged Dalman and Lei to keep this location open and told them about a local neighborhood improvement initiative designed to make this neighborhood safer and more attractive. Sandwich Blitz has one more year left on a five-year lease agreement. Refer to textbook; then discuss the concept of corporate social responsibility as it applies to this scenario. Make sure to discuss the following: Based on your reading on Corporate Social Responsibility what should Lei and Dalman do in this situation? In your response make sure to refer to textbook material.

Dropbox Assignment – Unit 8 This week's Assignment consists of viewing a scenario about Sandwich Blitz, Inc., reading an article about integrity in leadership, and writing a two-page double- spaced paper. Click on the Action icon to witness and ethical dilemma faced by Dalman and the details for this assignment. Then click on the Guidelines icon to read all the requirements for this week's assignment. Submit your assignment to the Unit 8: Assignment Dropbox. For additional help on using the Dropbox, click on the Dropbox Guide link under the Academic Tools tab.

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