Saturday, September 6, 2008

Week 2.5 Organizational Culture and Ethics

Recently my organization started a new ethical reporting system that provides employees a way to report issues either online or through a ethics hot line. Ethics Reporting System provides avenues for you to report ethics violations, fraud, abuse or misconduct.

Companies make employees sign the Business and Ethics standard when they join the organization and they have to clear a yearly certification. Great Cultures create Great Organizations. In Organizations that are serious about Ethics standards we will clearly see they are not doing things just for the sake of it and are serious about it. Organization provide training to its employees and manager about the ethics and how to help maintain them etc.,

The text book notes some important things about the ethics code. 1. they unite a community of professionals, 2. they offer a basis for making important distinctions, 4. they are used to sanction violators; and 4. they offer standards for ethical excellence.

Employees should also take responsibility in maintaining ethical standards along with employers. Employees should make sure that they are up to the standards and they report anything that is not in order.

2 comments:

Janet S. said...

This hot line sounds like a great idea! I think everyone should have an ethical hot line/messaging board for employees to voice their concerns about corporate decisions. I wonder what kinds of inquiries they will receive and whether this will be an effective means of improving corporate responsibility.

I just hope that your company has also developed ethical standards that protect human rights for health, freedom, and happiness. When you look at the needs of the organization versus the individual, there are great differences. The organization needs money, expansion, and sustainability, while the individual needs health, satisfaction, and personal growth. It's important for institutions to monitor the health of their employees, as well as their corporation.

violet said...

It is very educating to learn that your company uses the method of ethic reporting system. This is an excellent idea that should be implemented in most of the companies. Its good to learn that some companies make their employees sign the business and ethics standard and even gives them training on ethics. This sure helps the employee in understanding how important ethics and moral are to the company and society.