Characteristics of Subjective and Objective Morality.pptVIP

* Situational influences on ethical decision-making Rewards Strong evidence of relationship between rewards, punishments ethical behaviour. Authority Great influence from immediate superiors top management on ethical decision-making. Bureaucracy Significant influence on ethical decision-making is well documented. Work roles Some learning differences evident (quant. vs. non). Organizational Culture Strong influence implies relationship between culture ethical decision-making contested. Context Related Situations 1/4 Strong evidence of relationship between rewards, punishments ethical behaviour. Great influence from immediate superiors top management on ethical decision-making. Significant influence on ethical decision-making is well documented. Some learning differences evident (quant. vs. non). Strong influence implies relationship between culture ethical decision-making contested. * Situational influences on ethical decision-making Context Related Situations 2/4 Systems of reward Adherence to ethical principles standards stands less chance of being repeated spread throughout a company when it goes unnoticed unrewarded “What is right in the corp. is not what is right in a man’s home or in his church. What is right in the corp. is what the guy above you wants from you. That’s what morality is in the corporation” (Jackall, 1988:6) * Authority People do what they are told to do – or what they think they’re being told to do (Milgram). Bureaucracy Jackall (1988), Bauman (1989, 1993) ten Bos (1997) argue bureaucracy has a number of negative effects on ethical decision-making. Suppression of moral autonomy Instrumental morality Distancing Denial of moral status Context Related Situations 3/4 Situational influences on ethical decision-making * Work roles Work roles can capture a whole set of expectations about what to value, how to relate to others, and how to behave. Can be either functional or hierarchical. Group norms delineate acceptable standards o