...My Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace Not only are ethics in life important, but ethics in the workplace are also important. Business use ethics to monitor team member behavior, manage moral decisions made by management, and keep the company running legally. Most businesses have a code of ethics that is placed in the hand book for team members to keep. Workplace ethics give guidance for all team members whether they have been in the business industry for a short or long term period of time. Workplace ethics set a strong and professional environment. Good ethics means good business. Discuss an ethical dilemma that you have had to face in the workplace. An ethical dilemma I have faced in the workplace was at my second job. I was a cashier at a local feed and seed store in a small town. Growing up, I was very involved in the 4-H program as well as showing horses competitively across the southern part of the United States. I have a passion for farm animals and thought it would be good experience. The company was owned by a family from Louisiana. He owned two stores in Mississippi and one in Louisiana. The owner was not always able to be at our store and therefore had a store manager. The owner would come in a few days during the week and was there on Saturdays. He never said when he was or wasn't coming and would just randomly show up. We had five team members including the manager. There was two females and three males. Since I was still in high school, this job was part-time...
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...Course Code: MGT514 Instructor’s Name: Dr. Mohamed Behery Done by: Asma Al Darmaki 1039949 Aysha Al Dhaheri 1031700 Noura Al Alawi 1031350 Aysha Al Shamisi 1012981 Najla Al Otaibi 1038068 LEADERSHIP AND WOMEN CAREER SUCCESS: THE GLASS CEILING EFFECT WITHIN THE UAE CEDARS - Jebel Ali International Hospital TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 Problem statement 3 Significance of the study 3 STUDY ORGANZIATION: CEDARS - Jebel Ali International Hospital 5 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 An introduction to Leadership: 5 DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP 6 Authoritarian Type of Leadership: 6 Democratic Leadership style: 7 Laissez-Faire Leadership : 8 The underlying concept of Glass Ceiling Effect : 9 Women Leadership Styles and Female Career Advancement 12 Relationship between Leadership Style and Glass Ceiling Effect in connection with women career 14 RESEARCH METHODOLGY AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 16 ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS OF THE RESEARCH: 17 Section 1: Leadership Style 17 Section 2: Perceived Glass Ceiling Effect in context of CEDARS 20 Section3: Women Career Pathways 24 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 29 REFERENCES 31 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Authoritarian Leadership style 16 Figure 2: Democratic Leadership style questionnaire 17 Figure 3: Laissez - Faire Leadership style questionnaire 18 Figure 4: Perceived glass ceiling effect 19 Figure 5: Women career pathways survey 1 23 Figure 6:Women career pathways survey 2 23 INTRODUCTION Problem...
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...Executive Summary This report provides an analysis on how ethical conflicts arise in the actuarial profession. Through extensive research we uncover many conflicts of interest and ethical dilemmas that actuaries can face during their everyday work and careers. In particular we look at how genetic factors and rating criterion create conflict. We look at ethical conflict with respect to testimony, pension and reserve actuaries, and also how external watchdogs play a role in auditing actuaries’ decisions. We found that actuaries must always be alert and prepared to deal with these ethical conflicts. They must be aware that their actions can have an impact on the financial future of a company, the insurance rates of an individual, or otherwise could result in a problem for themselves. They must also be aware that there are external watchdogs in place to make sure they are not forging numbers but are instead making informed and accurate decisions. We recommend that students who intend to pursue actuarial studies take a course called Introduction to Actuarial Practice (MTHEL 131). We also recommend that the faculty should modify this course to put more weight on professionalism and ethics to emphasise the importance of the subject. This will educate students so they can make informed and ethically sound decisions in their future careers. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………....…....…1 2.0 Methods…………………………………………………………………......…………....……3 3...
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...Leadership Project: Wang Cher 1. Give the title of the book and a brief biography about the leader (1/2) page. The legend of Wang Cher written by Zhenwei Zhang narrates the life of Cher Wang from childhood to her fifties. Cher Wang was born on September 14th, 1958, the third child in her big family. Her father, Y.C. Wang, one of Taiwan’s richest men, was the legendary founder of Formosa Plastics, the Taiwanese petrochemical conglomerate that now has about 100,000 employees. Born in a family like this, Cher had the privilege of attending private school in the United States. In 1974 she attended the exclusive College Preparatory School in Oakland, California. After graduating from high school, she attended University of California – Berkeley. Cher, who originally wanted to be a pianist, was first admitted to Berkeley as a music major, but switched gears mid-stream, earning a master’s degree in economics instead. In 1982, Cher cut her teeth in the technology domain at First International Computer, a computer products manufacturing unit presided over by one of her sisters. While working at this company she got the idea for what would become the products produced by HTC. However, it took several years for Cher Wang’s inner entrepreneur to surface. In 1987, she founded VIA Technologies, Inc. In 1997, at the age of 39, she came back to Taiwan, launched HTC along with associates HT Cho and Peter Chou. In 2010, Cher co-founded the ABAC Women’s Forum to identify capacity-building policy...
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...CHAPTER 2 THE CHANGING LEGAL EMPHASIS: COMPLIANCE AND IMPACT ON CANADIAN WORKPLACES LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. EXPLAIN how employment-related issues are governed in Canada. 2. DISCUSS at least five prohibited grounds for discrimination under human rights legislation and DESCRIBE the requirements for reasonable accommodation. 3. DESCRIBE behaviour that could constitute harassment 4. EXPLAIN the employers’ responsibilities regarding harassment. 5. DESCRIBE the role of minimums established in employment standards legislation and the enforcement process. 6. DISCUSS HR’s role in ensuring compliance with employment legislation in Canada. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITIES ❖ Identifies and masters legislation and jurisprudence relevant to HR functions ❖ Ensures that the organization’s HR policies and practices align with human rights legislation ❖ Promotes a productive culture in the organization that values diversity, trust, and respect for individuals and their contributions ❖ Assesses requests for HR information in light of corporate policy, freedom of information legislation, evidentiary privileges, and contractual or other releases ❖ Contributes to the development of information security measures issues CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter focuses on the legal environment in Canada. It discusses the multiple overlapping pieces of legislation that attempt to balance employee and employer rights when it comes...
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...Eric and Kipsy Eric and Kipsy are both employees of a suburban firm that wholesales electrical components. Eric is a new manager of product information who was hired right out of management training while Kipsy is one of 35 female workers employed by the firm, to provide current information of the large inventory of electrical equipment and supplies to the salesmen in the field. The female workers range from recent high school graduates in their first job to middle age housewives. After being shown what the tasks of the clerks were when the salesmen called in to request product information and how this information was located and relayed to the salesmen, Eric was soon fascinated by both the efficiency of the operation and the pleasantness of the surroundings. Eric soon realized how mistaken he was about the smooth running of the firm’s operations. The numerous complaints he was receiving from the salesmen in the field about the product information service showed him there were big problems within the organization. He recognized three general problems which were frequent and serious enough to command immediate attention and action. First, salesmen were unable to get through quickly to the information clerks, errors were excessive and clerks were often abrupt and unfriendly to salesmen when they called. As Eric attempted to find the reasons for these problems, he discovered more problems. Absenteeism and turn over were extremely high and when this occurred, temporary workers...
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...The Diversity & Inclusion Study A Survey of Companies of Australia and New Zealand July 2013 Contents Introduction������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Executive summary������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 Demographics����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Structure of Diversity & Inclusion�������������������������������������������������������������������7 Compensation 2013�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������13 Experience of a Diversity Manager���������������������������������������������������������������� 14 Diversity and Inclusion in Organisation Today��������������������������������������������� 16 Outlook������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21 About the Survey Partners�����������������������������������������������������������������������������25 2 Introduction In April 2013, Korn/Ferry and Futurestep, in association with Diversity Council Australia (DCA), conducted a study of Diversity Managers and Human Resource leaders. The survey, the first of its kind conducted in Australia and New Zealand, aims to provide insight into the profile of the diversity function within organisations; on the professionals leading diversity within business...
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...the workplace. 2. Describe the manager’s functions, roles, and skills. 3. Define organizational behavior (OB). 4. Show the value to OB of systematic study. 5. Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB. 6. Demonstrate why few absolutes apply to OB. 7. Identify the challenges and opportunities managers have in applying OB concepts. 8. Compare the three levels of analysis in this book’s OB model. Instructor Resources Instructors may wish to use the following resources when presenting this chapter. Learning Catalytics Questions: Instructor Directions and Follow-Up Organizational Behavior Concept | LC Question | Instructor Directions and Follow-Up | Management skills and managerial activities | Refer to the allocation of activities by time for average, successful, and effective managers. Prioritize how you spend your time as a college student. | This is a good discussion starter on managerial activities and what is important. First, make the connection for students between activities that managers spend their time on and similar activities that college students spend their time on. Next, display results from the class and compare with the Luthans results. For example: * Traditional management = making decisions, planning, and controlling school work and job * Communication = exchange of information * HRM = motivating self and others, conflict management on project teams and with roommate, etc. * Networking...
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...Cited 11 Abstract I am going to write about diversity and integration in the workplace and how it creates room for new ideas as well as the possibility of increased conflict. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Fire Service, where new recruits and veteran firefighters live together, eat together and place their lives on the line for a career that prides itself on tradition. Some people may learn to tolerate differences within the normal workday, but old stereotypes, unconscious behaviors and occupational stress collide in volatile ways when living with co-workers on 24-hour shifts with member of the opposite sex. To start out, I would like to give you what I interpret as a meaningful definition of diversity. It is generally defined as acknowledging, understanding, accepting, valuing, and celebrating differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and public assistance status (Esty, et al., 1995). Managing diversity is a comprehensive...
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...P R E FAC E W elcome to the evolving world of organizational behaviour! Social networks and virtual teams are replacing committee meetings. Knowledge is replacing infrastructure. Values and self-leadership are replacing command-and-control management. Companies are looking for employees with emotional intelligence and team competencies, not just technical smarts. Diversity and globalization have become challenges as well as competitive opportunities for organizations. Co-workers aren’t down the hall; they’re at the other end of an Internet connection located somewhere else on the planet. Canadian Organizational Behaviour, Seventh Edition is written in the context of these emerging workplace realities. This edition explains how emotions guide employee motivation, attitudes, and decisions; how values have become important for guiding workplace behaviour; how self-concept influences employee motivation, team cohesion, leadership, and behaviour; and how appreciative inquiry has become an important strategy for changing organizations. This book also presents the new reality that organizational behaviour is not just for managers; it is relevant and useful to anyone who works in and around organizations. Canadian and Global orientation Canadian Organizational Behaviour, Seventh Edition is written by Canadians for Canadians. It includes several Canadian cases, is anchored by Canadian and global scholarship, and is filled with Canadian examples of organizational behaviour in...
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...Executive Summary Men and women are entering the labor force in equal numbers but the majority of top management positions still belong to men. More women than ever are entering the labor force but the majority of top management positions in almost all countries are primarily held by men. Female managers tend to be concentrated in lower management positions and hold less authority than men. This suggests that something beyond just sex differences in career patterns must be at work to account for the huge difference in the number of men versus women in top management positions. Although women as a whole may place less emphasis on career success than men, there are a considerable amount of women who strive for top management positions and are unable to attain them. In a recent study almost three-fourths of women and two-thirds of men believe that an invisible barrier (a glass ceiling) prevents women from attaining top management positions. In this report we have tried to find out the barriers causing women advancement in organizational top levels referred to as “Glass Ceiling.” We have conducted our research among some of the top level organizations which are United International University (UIU), MERCANTILE BANK Limited (MBL), Islamic Bank Limited (IBL), and Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTBL). Without their support we couldn’t have completed this report. Here we have conducted research about some of the factors which correspondents have identified as the major factors. The...
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...Challenge Chapter 4 Global Human Resource Management 97 Boswell Technologies is a computer software development firm located in Akron, Ohio. Michael Carl, vice president for human resources at Boswell Technologies, has just returned from San Benedetto, Italy. It seems that Boswell is soon going to become Boswell International. The company has just acquired a successful software firm located in San Benedetto. The purpose of the acquisition was to quickly allow Boswell to become a premier supplier of new and innovative computer software in Europe. On his first day back in Ohio, Michael has been called into the office of Boswell’s president, David Randolf, to give a status report. David Well, Mike? How soon can we get our management team into place over there in Italy and phase out their current staff? I’ve heard how slow and inefficient Italian businesses are, and I don’t want to waste time getting our company’s policies in action. Maybe we can get a head start on the European competition with good old American know-how. It’s not going to be that...
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...Chapter 4 Addressing Individuals’ Common Ethical Problems Contents: (Please note: the Instructor Guide for every chapter will follow this structure.) 1. Chapter Outline 2. Teaching Notes 3. In-Class Exercises 4. Homework Assignments 5. Additional Resources Chapter Outline I. Introduction A. Indentifying Your Values – and Voicing Them II. People Issues A. Discrimination B. Harassment, Sexual and Otherwise III. Conflicts of Interest A. What Is It? B. How Can We Think About This Issue? C. Why Is It an Ethical Problem? D. Costs IV. Customer Confidence Issues A. What Is It? B. How Can We Think About This Issue? C. Why Is It an Ethical Problem? D. Costs V. Use of Corporate Resources A. What Is It? B. How Can We Think About This Issue? C. Why Is It an Ethical Problem? D. Costs VI. When All Else Fails: Blowing the Whistle A. When to Blow the Whistle B. How to Blow the Whistle VII. Conclusion VIII. Discussion Questions IX. Short Cases Teaching Notes - Discussion Questions 1. What do you value? Can you make a list of the three or four values you would stand up for? How will you explain to others what your values are and why? This is the perfect place to begin linking the values exercises you (hopefully) did with your students in Chapter 2, with why it is important to identify...
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...of conduct (Ethics) of Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co. Ltd. ("the Company") helps in maintaining and following the standards of business conduct of the Company. The purpose of the Code is to deter wrong-doing, promote ethical conduct in the Company and ensure compliance with the legal requirements, the matters covered in this Code are of the utmost importance to the Company, its stakeholders and business partners. Further, these are essential so that the Company can conduct its business in accordance with its stated values and its legitimate interests. Applicability: The Code is applicable to the following persons unless repugnant to the context or specified otherwise in this code: (a)Members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and (b)Senior Managerial Personnel i.e. all members of management at including all functional heads and such other...
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...Understanding Cross-Cultural Management Second Edition Marie-Joëlle Browaeys & Roger Price Part One CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT Concept 1.1 Facets of culture Introduction to Part One Setting the scene This introductory chapter will give an outline of the research in the field of culture and management, which in turn serves as a framework for Part One. The concept of culture Many experts in their fields have wracked their brains to come up with what they consider to be their concept of ‘culture’. Those working in the field of cultural anthropology, alone, for example, have come up with a long list of definitions of the concept, based on their analysis of ethnological, social, psychological and linguistic data. The attempt made by Bodley (1994) to summarize these (Table I.1) gives an idea of all the facets of culture that need to be taken into account from an anthropological perspective. Although acknowledging the multiplicity of cultures, the authors of this book consider that the fundamental aspect of culture is that it is something all humans learn in one way or another. It is not something people inherit, but rather a code of attitudes, norms and values, a way of thinking that is learnt within a social environment. Family, the social environment, school, friends, work – all these help to form this code and determine how people see themselves and the world. The national culture and the particular region which people live in also help to shape a...
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