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Ethic, Justice and Fair Treatment. The Conscience of the Organization HRM. Ethic Defined. Conduct governing an individual or a group; specifically the standards used to decide what your conduct should be. The bar set by the law is to low (Estenson). Define “Fair”. Forms of Justice.
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Ethic, Justice and Fair Treatment The Conscience of the Organization HRM
Ethic Defined • Conduct governing an individual or a group; specifically the standards used to decide what your conduct should be. • The bar set by the law is to low (Estenson)
Forms of Justice • Distributive Justice • Was the result of the decision fair • Procedural Justice • Was the process used to make the decision fair • Interaction or Interpersonal Justice • Way leaders conduct themselves in the treatment of employees
Factors Helping to Shape Ethical Behavior • The person • The organization’s culture • The Boss
Solid Framework • Is it legal? • Is it right? • Who will be affected? • Does it align with our values? • How will it “feel” afterward? • Guilt and Shame in Western Cultures • How will it look on the front page of the Bee • How will it change the way the organization is viewed by the public?
Organizational Culture • The invisible glue that holds an organization together (Estenson) • Values, traditions, and shared behaviors • Values • I would resign or close the company before I would do it. Anything else is just poetry. (Estenson) • Leaders and Managers model the behavior, set the expectations and enforce the standards.
Managing Perceptions • Engage people in a conversation about the issue • Explain your actions • Clarify expectations
Employee Discipline • Slaves and Indentured Servants • Free to quit and free to fire • Expectation of fair treatment • Job as a right
Grounds for Dismissal • Performance • Misconduct • Gross to repeated inappropriate • Lack of qualifications • Changed job requirements or elimination of the job • Possibility of personal liability for actions as an agent of the company
Layoffs and Work Realignment • 60 days notice if you have 100 or more employees • Downsizing • Mergers and Acquisitions