Welcome to MT140 Ethics and Social Responsibility Dr. Bill Whitley

Unit 8 Objectives Understand corporate social responsibility and diversity in the modern workplace Discuss the process of making ethical decisions Identify how companies influence their ethics environment

Ethical Systems Universalism: all people should uphold certain values Egoism: acceptable behavior maximizes benefits for the individual Utilitarianism: seeks the greatest good for the greatest number of people Relativism: defines ethical behavior according to how others behave Virtue Ethics: good morale character

Ethics Programs Compliance-based Integrity-based

Evaluate your Ethical duties 1.Would you be proud to see the action widely reported in newspapers? 2.Would it build a sense of community among those involved? 3.Would it generate the greatest social good? 4.Would you be willing to see others take the same action when you might be the victim?

Evaluate your Ethical duties 5.Does it harm the “least among us”? 6.Does it interfere with the right of all others to develop their skills to the fullest?

Ethical Dilemmas YOU may face: Brands CEO pay Commercialism in schools Religion at work Sweatshops Wages

Corporate Social Responsibility Management: Bateman/Snell

You are international vice president of a multinational chemical corporation. Your company is the sole producer of an insecticide that will effectively combat a recent infestation of West African crops. The minister of agriculture in a small, developing African country has put in a large order for your product. Your insecticide is highly toxic and is banned in the United States. You inform the minister of the risks of using your product, but he insists on using it and claims it will be used “intelligently.” The president of your company believes you should fill the order, but decision is ultimately yours. What would you do?

What is diversity?

Gender Age Religious affiliation Disability status Military experience Sexual orientation Educational level

Components of a Diversified Workforce Management: Bateman/Snell

How can you manage diversity?

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.

Tomorrow’s workers The number of women, Asian Americans, African Americans, and Hispanic workers are growing faster than the number of white male workers Lower birth rates in the U.S. will result in a smaller labor force leading to outsourcing to firms in developing nations Median age of America’s workforce is increasing 70% of workers between the ages of 45 and 74 intend to work in retirement

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

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.” Sexual Harassment is…

A hospital had a sexual harassment policy that was strictly enforced. They also held all vendors to the same standard. One evening a vendor who was working at the hospital followed one of the employees to the parking lot and started harassing her in the hospital parking lot. What should the hospital do? Case Study:

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