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Ethics: Does it still matter?
Brandy D. Piner
Associate Registrar
What would you do?
Leadership Scruples
(http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2009/01/leadership-scruples-what-would-you-do.html)
You’re at a hotel and conference center. You’ve arrived to your meeting early, and
have not have a chance to eat breakfast yet. On your way to your meeting room,
you walk by another meeting and there’s a table full of food and beverages outside
the room. Your meeting has no food. Would you help yourself?
Your manager congratulates you for a brilliant suggestion and hints at a promotion.
Your employee gave you the idea. Do you mention this to the manager?
You’re reviewing the results of an employee survey and accidentally discover a way
to see individual responses and comments. Do you keep reading or report the
problem?
What would you do?
Ethics Defined
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word “ethics” is defined as:
1. The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and
obligation.
2. A set of moral principles: a theory or system of moral values.
3. The principles of conduct governing an individual or a group.
4. A guiding philosophy.
5. A consciousness of moral importance.
6. 6. A set of moral issues or aspects.
Social Media & Ethics
Social Media – Instantaneous
Major goof by Google Engineer,
Steve Yegge, October 12, 2011
Steve Yegge – “long opinionated rant,
meant for internal audience”
Tweets by jurors
Steve Martin – tweeted death penalty
jokes while on jury duty.
Washington juror after being selected –
“OMG! Jdg picked me 2 decide doods
f8! Looks gil-t frm here ;).” Still allowed
to serve.
Business & Ethics in the News
Companies
Archer Daniels Midlands
Company – The Informant.
Eichenwald, Kurt
Price-fixing investigation – Mark
Whitacre – whistleblower, FBI informant,
embezzling
Enron – Conspiracy of Fools: A
True Story. Eichenwald, Kurt
Misrepresented earnings to show
favorable performance, destroyed
documents during an investigation
How has social media
affected our views about ethics at work?
National Business Ethics Survey: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/smallbusiness/openforum/articles/ethics-and-social-media-where-should-you-draw-theline/
“Active social networkers show a higher tolerance for activities that could be
considered unethical."
“Active social networker” - one who "spends 30% or more of their work day
participating on various social network sites.”
Active social networkers are at higher risk for observing misconduct (observing,
not necessarily participating)
Generational Differences at Work
http://www.dbadocket.org/networking/how-will-millennials-transform-the-future-of-law/
Acceptable Behaviors at Work
Organizational Communication: Theory, Research, and Practice , v. 1.0, by Jason S. Wrench, Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, and
Mark Ward Sr. (http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/reader/7635?e=wrenchorgcomm_1.0-ch02_s02#wrenchorgcomm_1.0ch02_s02)
Review Case Study
Four Separate Studies/Similar Content
Traditionalists
Baby Boomers
(1900-1945)
(1946-1964)
Generation X
Millennials
(1965-1980)
(1981-2000)
Review Case Study
How serious is the situation that Anna is facing?
What’s at stake?
What is the most significant problem/challenge that
Anna is dealing with?
What should be her plan of action?
Review Case Study
Ethical Questions to ask:
Is it legal?
How will it make you feel about yourself?
How would you feel if your actions were made public?
Will people in authority approve?
Will something negative happen if you don’t make a
decision?
What would your mother think?
http://www.inc.com/harvey-mackay/the-only-ethics-guide-you-need.html
Decision Discussion
Traditionalist
Millennial
Ethical
Principles
Generation
X
Baby
Boomer
Means to an End?
Figure 2.1 The Ethical Matrix
Organizational Communication: Theory, Research, and Practice , v. 1.0, by Jason S. Wrench, Narissra PunyanuntCarter, and Mark Ward Sr. (http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/reader/7635?e=wrenchorgcomm_1.0ch02_s02#wrenchorgcomm_1.0-ch02_s02)
What can we do as leaders?
• Review Code of Ethics and Standards of
Conduct policy at least annually.
• Train staff on the importance of asking for a
photo identification – trust, but verify.
• Understand generational differences and
develop a sense of community amongst staff
• Other Discussion Points?
The Right Thing to Do
American Gangster
Questions?