If you were the CEO of a major corporation, how would you insure that you have created an ethical culture? How would this culture be communicated throughout the organization?

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Mid-Term Project

Business, Analysis, and Technology

Workshop 3 Assignment

Olga Wadsworth

Indiana Wesleyan University

Question: If you were the CEO of a major corporation, how would you insure that you have created an ethical culture? How would this culture be communicated throughout the organization?

If I was a CEO of a major corporation, I would do several things to insure that there is an ethical climate in the corporation. First of all, I would try to cultivate an ethical behavior among the members through ethical leadership. Ethical leaders have a major impact on the organizations' culture. Through what they say and how they behave, they are establishing norms for the organization. I would be very careful and selective on my hiring in order to find new top levels managers with high ethical standards.

Second, I would put emphasis on creating an open relationship between managers and employees, an organization based on honesty and mutual trust. In order to support ethical culture managers should establish open contact with their employees based on an attitude of friendliness, attentiveness, and concern for others. Good listening skills are also important. Employees should be encouraged to participate in decision making, to be able to express their opinions and ideas without fear.
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Third, I would establish a clear mission for the organization and work with my team to create clearly stated corporate values. I think that ethical culture could be transmitted to employees through basing all decision making on the corporate mission and values. I believe that teaching ethical problem solving must be anchored on good corporate values. This can increase an individual's level of moral development, and can raise awareness of ethical standards. Orientation training also would help to establish the specific code of business conduct on the employee's first day of the job. In order to communicate good ...

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