Ethics

Ethics

1. Sudan Case Study

   • Talisman
     • Was funding the Muslims
   • Muslims vs Christians
   • Civil War

2. Ethical Considerations

   • PSTECC political social technological economical consumer competitive
   • Political Environment
     • regional, national and international
     • Laws
     • regulations
   • Social-cultural Environment
     • Influenced heavily by immigration
   • Technology environment
     • effects
       • communications and work productivity
   • Economic environment
     • Currency Fluctuations
   • Companies staying competitive

3. Influences

   • technology advances
     • Communication Technology + Media
       • Think wikileaks

4. Ethical Issues

   • a lot of issues stem from the difference in political, law or economic systems and the cultures vary.
   • Employment Practices
     • health standards
     • wages
   • Human Rights
   • wages
   • corruption
   • Polution
   • Moral obligations
     • Corporate Social responsbility
       • all decisions have consequences
   • Ethical Dillemas

5. Canada

   • Exporting Nation
     • outsides view of us

6. Unethical Behavior

   • stem from personal ethics

7. Determinants of Ethical Behavior

   • Personal Ethics
   • Organizational Culture
   • Unrealistic Performance Goals
   • Leadership
   • Decision Making Process

8. Philosophical Aporaches to Ethics

   • Friedman's Doctrine
     • ^ Profits^ only SR
   • Cultural Relativism
     • Ethics are Culturally Determined and firms should adopt the ethics in the areas they opperate
   • Righteous Moralist
     • Multi-National's home approach to ethics should stick
   • naive moralist
     • firms of other nations are not following ethical norms in a host nation either should they
   • Utilitarian Ethics and Kantian Ethics
     • moral worth of actions or practices is determined by consequences

9. Ethical Decision Making

   • HBMDD
   • 1) hire ethically ground people
   • 2) build organizational culture on ethical behavior
   • 3) managers are constantly practicing these behaviors
   • 4) Employees follow the decision making process in place so they have to consider ethical implications
   • 5) Develop Moral Courage

10. 5-step process to solve ethical problems

    • SJIER STAKEHOLDERS JUDGE ETHICS INTENT ENGAGE AUDIT
    • 1) identify the stakeholders that the decision would affect
    • 2) judge the ethics of the proposed strategic decision
    • 3) Establish Moral Intent
    • 4) engage ethical behavior
    • 5) Audit the decisions to ensure they are consistant with ehtical principles