The challenge of ethical behavior in organizations

Quest Journals Journal of Research in Business and Management, 2016

This article review literature on ethical behavior to identify factors and variables which influences ethical behavior. This study is divided into theoretical and empirical studies and its relevance to theory. Identified variables are divided into individual factors, organizational and external factors. Variables under these factors are locus of control, achievement orientation, Machiavellianism as individual variable. Ethics training, code of ethics and rewarding system are organizational variable. Competition, influence of stakeholders and regulation system are external variables. These studies aim to find out the development of trends from seventies to two thousands fifteen in the studies of ethical behavior. This review provides insights to the future researchers who want to research related to ethical behavior. This review also helps professionals to understand ethical behavior in context of their organization to manage ethical aspects in to their organizations in a better way.

Importance of ethical behavior in organizations is affected by the norms and choices that are present in the ethical climate of the organization.

Human Relations, 2011

Unethical behavior in the workplace is a widespread phenomenon. In this article a model for the ethical culture of organizations that consists of eight dimensions is employed to explain unethical behavior. The sample was composed of 341 triads consisting of a manager and two direct reports. The results show that six dimensions of ethical culture were negatively related to observed unethical behavior: ethical role modeling of management, ethical role modeling of supervisors, capability to behave ethically, commitment to behave ethically, openness to discuss ethical issues, and reinforcement of ethical behavior. Two of the eight dimensions, clarity of ethical standards and visibility of (un)ethical behavior, were not significantly related to unethical behavior. This study demonstrates that multiple dimensions of ethical culture have to be taken into account to reduce unethical behavior. The study opens up avenues for future research about the significance of each dimension in specific settings, the dynamic relationship between these dimensions, and the instruments required to improve each dimension of ethical culture.

This paper examines two different but related concepts that are part of modern organization. Organizations operate with societies and are by virtue of their existence expected to be morally right, correct and defined. The paper examines organizational culture and four outlooks on culture and performance to demonstrate their interaction. It then looks at the organizational behaviour. Definition of terms Organizational culture Giberson et al (2009) define organizational culture as a collective phenomenon emerging from organizations' members' beliefs and social interactions, containing shared values, mutual understandings, patterns of beliefs and behaviours that tie individuals in an organization together over time. The beliefs and assumptions that are considered valid or effective are passed down through the organization and taught to new members as the way they should perceive, feel and act in the organization. It guides how things are done in an organization and indicates what should be important to the employees. It helps explain what happens in organizations since the behaviours within the company should be consistent (O'Donnell and Boyle, 2008). Organizational Behaviour Organizational behaviour is the study about how people feel, think and act in an organization and consequently how they are affected by the activities within the organization (Thomson, 2005). It is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within organization. It is the study and application of knowledge about how people act within organizations. It applies broadly to the behaviour of people in all types of organizations, such as business, government, schools and services organizations. OB covers three determinants of behaviour in organizations: individuals, groups, and structure.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2020

This paper is report of study that looks at the challenges in implementation of ethics in organization. The study reveals that organization become inefficient and ineffective as a result of lack in ethics practices. Leader plays crucial sources as ethical guidance to the employee as well as show the ethical responsibility for a moral development in organization. However, leaders and human resources department did not see ethics as a crucial part in working environment. Besides that, the ethics training program also important platform to provide knowledge and education to employee and leader regarding the ethical issues and solution related with the issues. Based on previous study, this paper also identify several componence for ethics program in the organization. The conclusions drawn that leaders has not yet been professionalized. The paper then discuss what are challenges faced by the organization nowadays in order for them to change and improve in future.

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Business, Management and Education, 2015

The last decades' serious organizational scandals that mainly stem from corruption and conflicting interests but also from bribery, favoritism and other wrongdoings have accentuated the need for finding instruments for achieving more ethical organizations and management. Ethics management is particularly important in the public sector because public employees and holders of public office are responsible for increasing wellbeing and providing common good for all citizens. Only accountable management striving for integrity through ethical practices and decision making will guarantee ethical organizational behavior. In spite of increasing research on ethics in general and ethics management in particular, increase in organizational scandals indicates that there is knowledge gap concerning ethical instruments that help to solve ethical problems. The aim of this paper is to shed light on ethical theories and instruments, and wrongdoings in public sector organizations. The main questions are; why is there so much wrongdoing; how can it be reduced; and how can more ethical organization and management be achieved. This is a review paper aiming to provide a review of ethical theories and instruments and discuss serious wrongdoings and the role of ethics in the public sector. The paper contributes to the fields of management and organization, ethics, and public management.

JOURNAL OF MECHANICS OF CONTINUA AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

This paper tries to investigate the role of ethics in managing organization. This study is divided into three parts, Firstly, the introduction of ethics in management context, secondly, its relevance and challenges in implementing ethics in any institutions and lastly, the ways to get rid of challenges with the help of model in step wise construction.

Handbook of Research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management for the Global Economy, 2020

Recently, ethics is one of the fundamental issues that companies had to pay attention to because of global economic crises, corporate scandals, and rising importance of environmental concerns. Furthermore, scarcity of resources forced companies to think about sustainability within ethical issues. Devastating effects of the problems that companies dealing with have some consequences at the last instance. Ethics in management is becoming an ascending subject with all stakeholders, from a single customer to governmental practices. In this chapter, ethics in management will be discussed with its theoretical development, relation with organizational culture, and leadership.