Organizational Culture and Ethics Reflection

TESC Organizational Culture and Ethics Reflection

In this discussion forum you will have the chance to reflect on your own experiences with corporate culture, organizational values, organizational leadership, and ethical decision-making to illustrate how culture and values at the organizational level impact ethical leadership and decision-making.

Review Chapters 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 in the textbook and summarize what corporate culture is in your own words. Consider one of your own professional experiences. What was the organizational culture like? How would you categorize the corporate culture (ad-hoc, clan, hierarchy, market)? Why? How did the corporate culture align with the values outlined in Chapter 5.2? How did the organizational culture impact your perceptions and experiences at work?

Have you ever encountered any of the “seven symptoms of the failure of ethical leadership” outlined in Chapter 5.2? How was the situation handled? Chapter 5.4 outlines ethical frameworks used at the organizational level. If you could revisit the situation again, how could applying one of the ethical frameworks result in a more ethical outcome?

In your responses to classmates, consider the following question: What similarities and differences do you see between the organizational culture described by your classmate and your own experiences with organizational culture and failures of ethical leadership?