Business Ethics

Business Ethics

1 day

Understanding culture and ethics in organisations

Unit aim(s)

To develop knowledge and understanding of culture and ethics as required by a practising or potential first line manager

By the end of this session you will:

• Understand an organisation's culture
• Understand ethics and values in business
• Understand the organisation's social responsibility

This workshop content will include:

• Types of organisational culture and how they are manifest in terms of structure of teams and management style
• Concepts of values and vision and their relevance to the first line manager role
• The effects of different cultures and management styles
• The effect of "blame cultures" contrasted with problem solving approaches
• Definition of ethics in the work context
• Alternative perceptions - value judgements and the range of cultures, beliefs and value systems
• Personal ethics v. business ethics - potential for both conflict and synergy
• Social responsibilities of organisations - eg to the wider community
• The costs and possible payback of using an ethical approach
  "Whistle-blowing" legislation
• Mission statements, business objectives, PR, briefings, community involvement as ways to communicate the organisation's ethical values