CHAPTER 5 REPORTED BY. RISTIAN CALDERON CH
Jan 28, 2015
CHAPTER 5REPORTED BY.
RISTIAN CALDERONCH
A Manager's Dilemma
What Is Social Responsibility?
Social responsibility -is an ethical theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large.
1. The Classical View
Two Opposing Views of Social Responsibility
The classical view holds that management's only social responsibility is to maximize profits.
2. The Socioeconomic View
It is the view that management's social responsibility goes beyond making profits to include protecting and improving society's welfare.
Arguments For and Against Social Responsibility
For AgainstPublic expectations Violation of profit maximization
Public opinion now supports businesses
pursuing economic and social goals
Business is being socially responsible only when it pursues its economic
interests
Long-run profits Dilution of purpose
Socially responsible companies tend to have
more secure long-run profits
Pursuing social goals dilutes business's primary purpose—
economic productivityEthical obligation Costs
Social obligation is the obligation of a business to meet its economic
and legal responsibilities.1. Social responsibility2. Social responsiveness
From Obligations to Responsiveness
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Social Responsibility and Economic Performance
-The majority showed a positive relationship between social involvement and economic performance.
SOCIAL SCREENING- APPLY SOCIAL CRITERIA TO
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Values-Based Management
Values-based management is an approach to managing in which managers establish, promote, and practice an organization's shared values
Developing Shared Values
Managers are responsible for shaping the organization so that
itsvalues, norms, and ideals appeal
strongly to employees.
Purposes of Shared Valuesshared values are a way to build team spirit in organizations
Suggestions for Creating a Good Corporate Values Statement1. Involve everyone in the company.
2. Allow customizing of the values by individual departments or units.
3. Expect and accept employee resistance.
4. Keep the statement short.
5. Avoid trivial statements.
6. Leave out religious references.
7. Challenge it.
8. Live it.
Suggestions for Creating a Good Corporate Values Statement1. Involve everyone in the company.
2. Allow customizing of the values by individual departments or units.
3. Expect and accept employee resistance.
4. Keep the statement short.
5. Avoid trivial statements.
6. Leave out religious references.
7. Challenge it.
8. Live it.
The "Greening" of Management
This recognition of the close link between an organization's decisions and activities and its impact on the
natural environment is referred to as the greening of
management.
Global Environmental Problems
One "green" issue managers must deal with as they become more involved in preserving the
natural environment is recognizing the key global environmental problems and how these problems are changing
list of global environmental problems:1.global warming2.pollution (air, water, and soil), 3.industrial accidents4.toxic wastes
According to Environment watchdog EcoWaste Coalition
"Itong laruang ito ang may pinakamataas na lead content--6,000 plus parts per million, samantalang 90 parts per million lamang ang allowable," said Thony Dizon, Coordinator for Project Protect of EcoWaste Coalition,
LEAD CONTENT
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How Organizations Go Greenfour approaches organizations can take with
respect to environmental issues.
ACTIVIST APPROACH
Too much lead in the body may result in sickness and affect brain and physical development.
Summing Up Social Responsibility
The key issues in social responsibility are easier to understand if we think in terms of the people to whom managers are responsible.
four-stage model of the progression of an organization's social responsibility
A Stage 1 manager will promote stockholders' interests by seeking to
minimize costs and maximize profits.
At Stage 2, managers will accept their responsibility to employees and focus on
human resource concerns.
At Stage 3, managers expand their responsibilities to other stakeholders in the specific
environment—that is, customers and suppliers.
Finally, Stage 4 characterizes the extreme socioeconomic definition of social responsibility.
Managerial Ethics
• The term ethics refers to rules and principles that define right and wrong conduct.3
Four Views of Ethics1.utilitarian view of ethics
2. rights view of ethics3. theory of justice view of ethics
4. integrative social contracts theory
Factors That Affect Managerial Ethics
a manager acts ethically or unethically is the result of complex
interactions between the manager's stage of moral development and several
moderating variables.
Structural VariablesAn organization's structural design helps shape whether managers
behave ethically.-Formal rules and regulations
reduce ambiguity
Organization's Culture
• An organizational culture most likely to encourage high ethical standards is one that is high in risk tolerance, control, and conflict tolerance.
• A strong culture will exert more influence on managers than a weak one.
Determinants of Issue Intensity
Global compact
TOWARD IMPROVING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
Managers can do a number of things if they're serious about reducing unethical behaviors in
their organization
Employee Selection
• —interviews, tests, background checks, and so forth—should be used to eliminate ethically questionable applicants. The selection process should be viewed as an opportunity to learn about an individual's level of moral development, personal values, ego strength, and locus of control.
Codes of Ethics and Decision Rules
• A code of ethics, a formal statement of an organization's primary values a
Ethics Training
• More and more organizations are setting up seminars, workshops, and similar ethics training programs to encourage ethical behavior. Ethics researchers estimate that over 40 percent of U.S. companies provide some form of ethics training
ETHICS TRAINING
40%PROVIDE ETHICS TRAINING ACCORDING TO U.S COMPANIES
Independent Social Audits
• Independent social audits, which evaluate decisions and management practices in terms of the organization's code of ethics, increase the likelihood of detection.
Formal Protective Mechanisms
• Our last recommendation is for organizations to provide formal mechanisms to protect employees who face ethical dilemmas so that they can do what's right without fear of reprimand
FINAL THOUGHT
-unethical behaviors are prevalent across our society. Cheating, for instance, is a common occurrence in education. A range of studies shows that anywhere from 75 percent to 98 percent of students admit to having cheated in high school.
A survey of college students by U.S. News and World Report showed some ethically
alarming results
Believe cheaters never pay the price
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