BA 453/553

Human Resource Management

AgendaMay 16, 2006

Group Presentations: Guest Speaker: Mike Hereford,

Director of Human Resources, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills

Break Ethics & Fair Treatment at Work Activity

Ethics & Fair Treatment at Work

The Meaning of Ethics “Making decisions that represent

what you stand for, not just what the laws are.”

What do you see?

What do you see?

What do you see?

Ethics are always characterized by: Normative judgment

Good or bad, right or wrong, better or worse

Principles of conduct Morality, which is

society’s accepted standards of behavior

How Do My Ethics Rate?1) 3.092) 1.883) 2.544) 3.415) 3.886) 2.887) 3.628) 3.79

9) 3.4410) 1.3311) 1.5812) 2.3113) 3.3614) 3.7915) 3.38

Ethical Questions1. Is it wrong to use office equipment to help

your children or spouse do school work?2. During an interview, you discover the

applicants child has leukemia. This will destroy the company health benefit plan. What do you do?

3. What’s the value at which a gift from a supplier or client becomes troubling?

$25 $50 $100

What shapes ethical behaviors at work? Individual Factors

Individual ideas of what’s morally right and wrong

Personal interests Organizational Factors

Meeting aggressive financial or business objectives

Helping the company to survive

What shapes ethical behaviors at work? The Boss - Examples of how supervisors

knowingly or unknowingly lead subordinates astray Do whatever it takes. Look the other way when wrongdoings occur. Take credit for others’ work or shift blame.

Activity In your groups discuss the situations

and answer the following Questions1. What do you do now?2. How do you prevent this problem from

occurring in the future? Choose a spokes person to present

your situation & answers to the class.

May 23, 2006 Group Presentations 5, 6, 7, & 8 Read Beaver Mfg. To prepare read Beaver

Mfg (Posted) and Chapter 9Groups 7 & 8 will be observers & consultants.

Review for Second exam