Time

6:10-6:30 6:30-6:45

6:45-7

Presenter Event Patti gives make-up presentation AH leads, Trivia Game DH presents VJ Introduction to Ethics

Notes

7-7:30

DH, AH, VJ

Value Tension presentations

Questions to answer What are ethics? Where do they come from? How do orgs develop ethics? What do they use to communicate their ethics as a culture? Watch Dangerous Minds movie clip Economic Tensions of short-term profit values and human values of sustainable cooperation The bottom line of profits is insufficient as a measure of effectiveness Economizing demands a degree of cooperative interactions to promote goals that do not work against other important societal values Power Distance Overview of power distancing Power distance index Who uses high/low power distancing How is the disparity in power received? How is it endorsed? Power distance in current events Ecological Managing macro-environment and micro-event values Concerned with the impact and relationship of the organization to external environment Ecologizing and the creative class The Worlds greenest companies How green is the US

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*** AH

15 minute break Breakdown our site visits

8:15-8:30

DH

8:30-8:45

VJ

Checklist for creating and maintaining an ethical culture and open discussion Slave article activity

*** Organizational elements identified in Trader Joes, Blumenthal, McGuireWoods Have groups name cultural elements supporting ethical culture on board. One column for each. Discuss as group. Hand out checklist

How many slaves work for you?

Ethical Trivia

Halliburton This company has become the object of several controversies involving the 2003 Iraq War and the company's ties to former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. The most notable scandal involved Improperly booked $100 million in annual construction cost overruns before customers agreed to pay for them. Atlanta Public Schools Nearly 200 teachers and principals in this citys public school system admitted to tampering with standardized tests to raise students scores on the state competency test, in trying to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Nike This manufacturer of sporting apparel has been criticized for contracting with factories in countries such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico. Vietnam Labor Watch, an activist group, has documented that factories contracted by this company have violated minimum wage and overtime laws in Vietnam as late as 1996, although they claim that this practice has been stopped.[25] The company has been subject to much critical coverage of the often poor working conditions and exploitation of cheap overseas labor employed in the free trade zones where their goods are typically manufactured.. PA Lottery colloquially known as the Triple Six Fix, this was was a plot to rig the Daily Number, a three digit game thethis states lottery. All of the balls except 4 and 6 were weighted, meaning that the drawing was almost sure to be a combination of only 4s and 6s. The scheme was successful in that 666, an expected result, was drawn on April 24, 1980; however, the unusual betting patterns alerted authorities to the matter. The chief conspirators were sent to prison, and most of the fraudulently acquired winnings were never paid out. Monsanto The Missouri based agricultural company has been named world's most unethical company. The company leads the world's production of genetically modified foods infamous for unfairly suing farmers who try to grow foods both ethically and organically.. The company is also the creator of the highly poisonous herbicide named Roundup ( a weed killer).. A 2008 scientific study found Roundup can cause the death of unborn children. Bernard Madoff a former American stockbroker, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to be the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.[4]

Chevron The oil and gas company has been criticised for a variety of environmental and human rights abuses. accused of dumping 18 billion gallons of toxic waste into the Ecuadorian Amazon. The oil giant has also been involved in human rights abuses with a group of Nigerian protestors campaigning against the company. Two of the protestors were shot by the Nigerian Army who had been transported to the scene by this company Arthur Anderson This company was broken up after Shredding documents related to audit client Enron after the SEC launched an inquiry into Enron. the firm agreed to surrender its CPA licenses and its right to practice before the SEC on August 31, 2002 - effectively putting the firm out of business. Watergate Scandal/Richard Nixon This political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulted from the break-in of the Democratic National headquarters and the presidents administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. Effects of the scandal eventually led to the resignation the President of the United States, on August 9, 1974 Rupert Murdoch This business magnate faced allegations that his companies, including the News of the World, owned by News Corporation, had been regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty and public citizens. He faced police and government investigations into bribery and corruption in the UK and FBI investigations in the US.[11][12]

Tammy and Jim Baker This husband and wife team were known for founding Christian television program, the PTL (Praise the Lord Club). Their first show was first broadcast from Park Road in Charlotte . PTL's fund raising activities between 19841987 underwent scrutiny by The Charlotte Observer , eventually leading to criminal charges. Additionally, 279,000 was paid to keep the organizations secretary from going to the police to report that she was sexually assaulted by two ministers, one of which was the male founder. College Football (UNC, Penn State, Ohio State, Oregon, Miami, Auburn, USC, Georgia Tech) In the past few years, numerous college football teams have been investigated and charged for a variety of scandalous activities from paying players to cheating and even worse. List any three schools who have been under investigation for their unethical practices in the past two years.

Checklist for Creating and Maintaining an Ethical Culture Section One: Elements & Motivation Do your organizations members share a common set of: - Beliefs - Values - Practices Is that common set supported by: - Specific Communications - Codes, guidelines, and reinforcement - Rewards and punishment Do the leaders of the organization understand: - Elements of an ethical culture - Reinforcers of an ethical culture - Possible areas of improved effectiveness - Possible team and individual outcomes Does the organization as a whole understand that ethical culture: - Is good business - Enhances trust and reputation - Prevents surprises - Mitigates personal liability - Requires diligent risk management - Is a benchmark expectation for: o Profit o Corporate Social Responsibility o Awards Section Two: Leadership, Core Values &Important Issues Has your organization: - Created a governance and leadership framework o Clarified roles, including committees and leaders designated to handle ethical issues o Identified reporting relationships and expectations o Identified responsibilities and performance expectations Developed Core Values and Issues Foundation including: Reputational values- trustworthiness, credibility, responsibility Hypernorms- honesty, fairness, compassion, integrity, predictability Ethical decision making criteria Idenitfied important issues requiring cultural guidance by: o o o

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Stakeholder impact analysis Environmental scanning Stakeholder consultation Ethics audit Ranking issues of ethical importance- urgent claims first

Section Three: Guidance Communications Guidance communications should be based on core values and important issues that are integrated into: - Strategic goals - Operational goals Effective guidance communications should include: - Mission statement o Short, inspiring, focused on key values - Code of Conduct o Incorporate core values o Cover important issues needing guidance o Use input from all levels o Use feedback productively Section Four: Monitoring and Reporting Ethical Performance Measurement of CSR: - Historical measures o Existence of statements of guidance and their reinforcement o Amount of charitable donations o Existence and nature of community relations programs o Ethical sourcing and trading policies o Labor relations and healthy and safety o Environmental performance indicators o Environmental management indicators - Anticipatory measures o Member attitude surveys o Customer or other stakeholder surveys
Lists drawn from: Ethics & Governance: Developing & Maintaining an Ethical Corporate Culture, 3e, L.J. Brooks & D. Selley Canadian Centre for Ethics & Corporate Policy, Toronto, 2008 http://www.ethicscentre.ca