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    Research Report #14
    Organization Ethical Decisions

    Be Careful! Or You'll Get into Hot Water!

    Organization Ethical Decisions Are Very Important

    In 2002 it was estimated that 80% of major corporations had ethics codes. This percentage has probably increased since then for ethical decision making has become a top priority for well-managed companies after recent breaks of public trust by a few companies that ended up in hot water.

    It is not practical to have an ethics code just for decisions. So making decisions will just be part of an overall code for the link between ethical behavior and business practices and for non-profit organizations' behavior.

    Moral Decision Making

    Merriam Webster's in Word for the Wise transcripts states "Ethics names discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligations." The moral decision making process is the same as the ethics decision making process, although "moral implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or to accepted notions of right and wrong."

    Ethics Decision Making

    Ingredient #12 of the complete method of creative decision making is Procedural Principles and Theories. This supporting ingredient has a requirement for ethical decision making. So see the page on this site at Ingredient #13 that explains ethical decision making and lists 22 examples of the violations of the ethical decision making process.

    Activities Engaged in for Organization Ethical Decision Making

    •   Employ professional business ethicists and have an ethics officer
    •   Ethics workshops, retreats, training manuals, and online training courses
    •   Have ethics audit and compliance officer
    •   Professional societies often have ethics decision making codes
    •   Business schools and universities have been adding courses on ethics at an ever increasing rate
    •   Different government departments may require specialized codes for their type of activity
    •   Because of recent scandals, more ethics in accounting training programs are being used
    Honesty - of Highest Importance in Ethics & Decision Making

    The major element in the ethical decision making process is honesty. This is also listed first in desirable attributes in Ingredient #14 of SM-14. Honesty can be defined and taught and should be included in all organization decision making training courses.

    Following are some references that may be of help to you.

    References on Ethics Decision Making

    A nice assortment of books on ethics in various fields, including organization ethical decision making, is available at ethicsweb.ca.

    Under ethics decision making and organization decision making, web search engines list many interesting sites that provide references.

    Responsible Science - Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process, vols. I and II, are available from the National Academy Press.

    There are also consulting firms that offer web-based training on ethical issues and other help. See "ethics consultants web based training" on the search engines.

    The Business Roundtable for Corporate Ethics was established to help organization ethical decisions by 160 CEOs from leading corporations in partnership with the Business Roundtable for ethics and decision making. See their website Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics.

    For Federal government policy on research misconduct, see ostp.org

    U.S. Office of Government Ethics - click usoge.gov