WHY GOOD MANAGERS MAKE BAD ETHICAL DECISIONS?

Presented By:
Group 2
119 Dr. Vinita Kulkarni
121 Animesh Mandal
122 Kaushik K Mane
123 Mandan Mankar
128 Vinayak M. Nagaonkar
129 Jeena Nagarani
130 Amit Navalkar
131 Panchal Tushar
132 Sanjay K. Pandey
133 Pandey Sandeep G.
What is “Business Ethics”?

Set of beliefs about right and wrong behaviour

• Moral code
- Set of rules
- Establishes boundaries of generally accepted behaviour
- Different rules often have contradictions

• Morality
- Social conventions about right and wrong
- Widely shared

• Virtues - Habits that incline people to do what is acceptable

• Vices - Habits of unacceptable behavior
• Value system - Scheme of moral values
Why “Business Ethics”?

1. Growing distrust of corporate activity in financial dealings; environmental

protection; health and safety; and claims about questionable payments

2. Emphasis on improving the quality of life - health, leisure time, working conditions,
fresh air and water

3. Heavy penalties that the corporation and its managers are having to pay when
caught in unethical or illegal behavior

4. Growing power of special interest groups to impact corporate activity

5. Level of publicity generated by these forces

Why Good Managers Make Bad Ethical Decisions?
Why Good Managers Make Bad Ethical Decisions?

Situational Ethical Dilemmas

Ethical & Ethical but Unethical Unethical &

Legal Illegal but Legal Illegal
Why Good Managers Make Bad Ethical Decisions?

Factors influencing Unethical Decisions:

• Commercial Bribery

• Gift-giving and Gift-taking

• Insider Information

• Other Conflicts Of Interest

• Employee moonlighting

• Price-fixing in the industry

Determinants of “Ethical/Unethical Decisions”

Ethical
Behaviour

Organizati
on Culture

Unrealistic
Performance
Personal
Goals Ethics

Leaders Decision
Making
hip Processes
Decision Making “The Ethical Way”
Decision Making “The Ethical Way”

Ethical decision-making checklist.

• Is my action legal?

• Is it right?

• Is it beneficial?

• How would I feel if my family found out about this?

• How would I feel if my decision were printed in the local newspaper?

Decision Making “The Ethical Way”

Suggestions for integrating ethical decision making into the firm.

• Develop a code of ethics and follow it.

• Establish procedures for reporting violations.

• Involve employees in identifying ethical issues.

• Monitor ethical performance.

• Reward ethical behavior.

• Publicize ethical efforts.

Thank You!!