Exam 12: Building Ethics at the Corporate Level: Managing the Ethical Climate

In an attempt to identify the ethical principles that are used to guide the ethical decision making within their organizations, companies also develop their own…

To the degree that an entity has expectations that its members will follow codes like the Hippocratic Oath, refers to

The degree to which employees agree on their perceptions of the ethical climate indicates

All of the following are TRUE about ethical culture except:

In...employees become committed to ethical aspirations

This refers more specifically to the norms and values that guide organizational members when faced with ethical dilemmas

These codes specify how to behave in specific situations

Benevolent climates

What is an ethical climate? Discuss the various ethical climate types.

Which climate usually emphasizes the law and prevention, detection and punishing violations of the relevant laws rather than an emphasis on values based on ethical aspirations?

What is an ethical culture? Discuss both formal and informal components of the ethical culture. Illustrate your answer with specific examples.

These occur when the organization has norms that encourage people to make ethical decisions based on a set of standards

The mission and vision, codes of conduct and the socialization process are components of

The shared perceptions, policies, and practices, both formal and informal, refer to which aspect of the organization?

Organizations having a(n)...see their organizational unit as having norms and expectations that encourage ethical decision-making from an egoistic perspective

Egoist climates A)Occur when the organization has norms that encourage people to make ethical decisions based on a set of standards B)Represent the shared perceptions of procedures, policies, and practices, both formal and informal, of the organization? C) occur when the organization has norms that encourage people to make ethical decision based on looking out for the welfare of others, particularly for team members and those within the company. D)Represent the shared perceptions of procedures, policies, and practices, both formal and informal, of the organization? E)Occur when individuals believe that the best way is to make self-interested decisions

These codes suggest guides for decision making and behavioral reactions when faced with ethically challenging situations

These codes focus on broad virtuous themes such as "Be honest," "Show integrity in all matters," "Practice wise decision making," etc

Employees must see that management deals effectively with ethical issues.This refers best to...

Inspirational-Idealistic, regulatory, educational/learning-oriented codes are three types of