HRM4004 - Week 10

What is Organisational Ethics?

• Organisational ethics refers to the financial performance of a company.
• Organisational ethics is the study of employee benefits and compensation.
• Organisational ethics is the set of principles and standards that guide behavior and decision-making within an organization.
• Organisational ethics is a set of rules for marketing strategies.

Ethics and Morality are the same?

• True

• False

"society’s accepted standards of behaviours" is....

• Morality

• Ethics

• Norms

• Customs

____ is concerned with rules or principles that help us to distinguish right and wrong.

• Morality

• Ethics

• Norms

• Customs

Unethical behaviours which are caused by environments that foster or condone unethical choices are called

• Bad apples

• Bad cases

• Bad barrels

• Bad habits

"Bad apples" term refers to people who are inclined to make unethical choices

• True

• False

"It’s no big deal that I lie to customers because no one gets hurt. I’m helping them buy a good product." is an example of

• Everyone else does it

• I did it for the good of others or the company

• I was only following orders

• I’m not as bad as the others

"I do take some of the company products home, but I take a lot less than the others" is an example of

• Everyone else does it

• I did it for the good of others or the company

• I was only following orders

• I’m not as bad as the others

What organisations can do about ethical behaviour?

• Ignore ethical concerns and focus on profits.
• Implement strict surveillance on employees.
• Outsource ethical responsibilities to third parties.
• Establish a code of ethics and promote a culture of integrity.

What is organisational culture?

• Organisational culture is the financial performance of a company.
• Organisational culture is the collective behavior and shared values of the members of an organization.
• Organisational culture refers to the physical layout of an office.
• Organisational culture is the legal structure of an organization.