Organizational Ethics Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question
I believe that my moral perspective and ethics are pretty strait forward. As with any individual my life experiences and personal influences have influenced my ethical and moral decisions along the way. I grew up in a very positive and encouraging environment where my parents showed me what was important in life and also taught me to be fair. I feel I act this way in both my personal life and professional life. I have been told as a manager I am firm but fair and you always know where you stand.
I feel that this course has confirmed my beliefs on business ethics and has encouraged be to do the right thing even more. I realize more now that ethics play a key role in management decisions that I make on a daily basis and must be considered in daily activities. This class has also taught me that sometimes you must keep your personal beliefs out of the decisions you make a work. Your personal ethics are important but that can’t cloud your judgment when it comes to the ethics in your organization.
I have applied personal and business ethics in the workplace even though it has lead to unpopular decisions at work. For example, I was in my office working on a procedure when in casual conversation another employee stated to me that a few weeks prior there was member of the leadership team that committed a safety violation on the floor. When I asked the employee who it was they told me it was one on the other managers. Ethically I knew that I needed to contact HR because the violation mentioned was a serious one but the other person involved was my boss and I was afraid I would be fired for reporting him because of his relationship with senior management. To make a long story short I did the right thing and reported the incident and let HR do the investigation. The person is still there which but I feel