A human being’s personal ethics determine individual standards of right and wrong. Ethics allow people to determine what they should do in a given situation. Each person develops ethical standards, and it is the responsibility of each individual to examine personal morals and behavior. In business, ethics refers to the behavior relating to the moral problems that occur in business organizations.
Outline:
Module One: Getting Started
- Icebreaker
- Housekeeping Items
- The Parking Lot
- Workshop Objectives
Module Two: What is Ethics?
- What is Business Ethics
- 10 Benefits of Managing Ethics
- Case Study
Module Three: Implementing Ethics in the Workplace
- Benefits
- Guidelines for Managing Ethics in the Workplace
- Roles and Responsibilities
Module Four: Employer / Employee Rights
- Privacy Policies
- Harassment Issues
- Technology
Module Five: Business and Social Responsibilities
- Identifying Types of Responsibilities
- Case Study
- Handling Conflicting Social and Business Responsibilities
- Case Study
Module Six: Ethical Decisions
- The Basics
- Balancing Personal and Organizational Ethics
- Common Dilemmas
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Overcoming Obstacles
Module Seven: Whistle Blowing
- Criteria and Risk
- The Process
- When You Should "Blow the Whistle"
Module Eight: Managerial Ethics
- Ethical Management
- Identifying the Characteristics
- Ensuring Ethical Behavior
Module Nine: Unethical Behavior
- Recognize and Identify
- Preventing
- Addressing
- Interventions
Module Ten: Ethics in Business (I)
- Organization Basics
- Addressing the Needs
- Ethical Principles
Module Eleven: Ethics in Business (II)
- Ethical Safeguards
- Developing a Code of Ethics
- Performing an Internal Ethics Audit
- Upholding the Ethics Program
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Review of Parking Lot
- Lessons Learned
- Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations
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