Three particular rules are (1) if a store customer is involved the employee does not have to take a day off, (2) the employee must let his or her supervisor know of the opportunity at least two weeks in advance, and (3) an employee is not allowed to take part in a vendor opportunity if the company is in the middle of on-going negotiations with the vendor. The main aspect guiding the vendor opportunity guidelines is transparency. These rules are communicated to the team yearly and they are understood clearly by every member of the department.
In order to keep deals fair and remove the temptation for bribery or under-table-deals, the Vice President of the department established rules regarding vendor opportunities (golf, hunting, dinners, etc.). The specific ethical dilemma in this situation comes from the Merchandising Department. This simple expression of respect for the personal lives of our employees is repaid many times over in loyalty.” The organization also takes pride in both understanding and respecting their employees: “An important part of our leadership development is the understanding that every person’s home life is important. Now operating in the fourth generation, Organization X is recognized for vocalizing their focus on family values. The ethical dilemma in focus for this paper took place at Organization X in the fall of 2011. The following case study is meant to serve as an example of how ethics and values can be maintained through daily decisions within an organization. And as intangible as “good ethics” may seem, it is through the daily ethical decisions that an organizational administrator will face that shape the working ethic of an organization (Cooper, 2006, p. It can be said that “good ethics is good business” while “poor ethics undermines the sense of trust, gives rise to fear, depletes energy, and creates malaise” (Spitzer, 2000, p.
As such, it is important for organizational leaders to understand what they value so that they are better able to make strong, ethical decisions that support those values. 10) and the same is true for organizations. According to Wall (2008), “we all have beliefs about what we ought to value in life” (p.
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