A systems approach Used to solve the issues of improving ethics in the workplace from a systems rather than individual perspective. Answers students questions regarding the benefits and "how to" of changing an organizations culture in order to produce desired overall results. A focus on the organization system Includes planning, communication, training, access to information, problem solving, evaluation, and reward. Teaches students that if these factors are properly designed and aligned, then an ethical environment with a focus on empowerment will thrive, and unethical behavior will, for the most part, disappear. Numerous case studies. Illustrates how key organization systems are designed wrong in most companies, and how they should be designed to support a positive ethical climate. Discussion of the four major schools of ethical thought. Compares and identifies the weakness each reveals when put into practice, demonstrates how one general standard supports each one, and brings them together so that they are no longer contradictory.
Ethics in the Workplace : A Systems Perspective