Ethical and Unethical Organizations and Techniques to Improve their Ethics

Please read entirely- There are 2 part to this and each part should be at least a page.
Part 1: Ethical and Unethical Organizations

Organizations can be considered “ethical” or “unethical.” Ethical organizations are those in which leaders adhere to ethical guidelines and engage in ethical conduct while encouraging employees to do the same. When an organization’s leaders do not engage in ethical conduct or encourage employees to do so, the organization may be considered unethical. For example, in 2010, leaders and employees at Toyota committed ethical breaches by failing to disclose and address safety concerns regarding some of their automobiles. Given the unethical conduct of Toyota leaders and employees, many considered Toyota to be an unethical organization.

1. Review Chapter 10 in The Ethics Challenge in Public Service. Focus on how ethical institutions are described.
2. Review Chapter 12 in the Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership. Pay attention to the need to focus on results, and to commit the organization to achieving those results, in nonprofit organizations.
3. Read the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector report Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations. Focus on the guidelines for good governance and ethical practice in nonprofit organizations.
4. Think about an institution that fits what these resources and your own assessment would consider to be an ethical institution. Think about what makes it ethical.
5. Identify an organization (public or private) with which you are very familiar. This organization could be one in which you worked or one with which you are familiar from the news.

• Think about the extent to which the organization is ethical.
  • Write a brief description of the organization you selected. NOTE: Do NOT state the name of the organization.
  • Then explain the extent to which the organization is ethical. Provide specific examples to illustrate your explanation

Assignment Page 1 Requirements:

Part 2: Techniques for Improving Ethics in Organizations

There are a number of techniques designed to develop and improve the ethical conduct of leaders and employees in organizations. The use of these techniques varies depending on how “ethical” an organization may already be or strive to be. Many techniques are useful across organizations. For instance, leaders and human resources personnel in all organizations should make sure that newly hired employees receive ethics training. Some techniques are more useful than others when organizations need extensive improvement in ethical conduct. In this Discussion, you reflect on the organization you chose for the first Discussion this week and identify techniques that could be used to improve the ethical conduct of its leaders and employees.

• Review Chapter 8 in The Ethics Challenge in Public Service. Focus on the role of codes of ethics.
• Review Chapter 10 in The Ethics Challenge in Public Service, focusing on the range of tools suggested for how to create ethical institutions.
• Read examples of codes of ethics, and of practical tips, from the listed websites.
• Choose and gather information about an organization that uses one or more of these sorts of tools.
• Using the same organization, you chose for the first part, identify two techniques you think would be most useful in improving the ethical conduct of leaders and employees.

Assignment Page 2 Requirements:

• A brief description of the organization you chose for the first page
• Describe at least two techniques you think would be most useful in improving the ethical conduct of leaders and employees in that organization.
• Explain how and why these techniques would be useful. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your explanation.

All resources must be cited properly in APA Format.

Resources

• Article: Ardichvili, A., Mitchell, J. A., & Jondle, D. (2009). Characteristics of ethical business cultures. Journal of Business Ethics, 85, 445–451.
• Report: Panel on the Nonprofit Sector. (2007). Principles for good governance and ethical practice: A guide for charities and foundations. Washington, DC: Independent Sector. Retrieved from
  https://www.independentsector.org/uploads/PrincipleResources/The_33_Principles.pdf
• Article: Checco, L. (2008). Five ways to promote ethics in your organization. Retrieved from
  http://www2.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2008/five-ways-to-promote-ethics-in-your-organization.aspx

• American Society of Public Administration. (2006). ASPA’s Code of Ethics. Retrieved from
  http://www.aspanet.org/public/ASPA/Resources/Code_of_Ethics/ASPA/Resources/Code%20of%20Ethics1.aspx?hkey=acd40318-a945-4ffc-ba7b-18e037b1a858
• Association of Fundraising Professionals. (2009). Code of Ethical Principles and Standards. Retrieved from
  http://www.afpnet.org/Ethics/EnforcementDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3261
• Association of Fundraising Professionals. (2009). Donor Bill of Rights. Retrieved from
  http://www.afpnet.org/Ethics/EnforcementDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3359