¶ … Ethics and Diversity Proposal Twenty-first century institutions face pressures of globalization, often requiring them to adapt to new paradigms so as to "harness all opportunities to cultivate sustainable means for development and human existence" (Darroux, 2013, p
A team composed of members of different cultures is likely to come up with a diverse set of views or opinions, and then integrate those opinions to produce something new. Innovation is crucial if an organization is to thrive in the twenty-first century marketplace (Dreher and Dougherty, 2001)
Management may be doing enough to ensure that hiring practices capture the element of diversity; but then there may be no tangible effect unless the rest of the organization is brought on board to appreciate the power and significance of workplace diversity. Recommendation I would recommend that the organization adopt the following nine best practices, so that members stop viewing diversity and diversity management as "a problem to be solved" and instead gain a shared understanding that it is an ongoing, long-term process (Kreitz, 2007, p
A HRM is required to be neutral all the times. This means setting aside their individual believes and perceptions (Webley 2010)
Training structures exist for this subject and there is need for the administration to emphasize on continuous training especially of the people who join the organization. Small businesses need a written write a code of ethics thus creating standard for diversity together with non-discrimination beliefs (Garavan 2010)
Case in point is Officer Matt Paul. His actions were many times seen as overly aggressive, and this was not just toward the public, but toward fellow officers also (Byron, 2011)
Costigan remains true to his ethics and morals although he is called to witness some horrific events. Sullivan seems to have few ethics; his main motivation is personal gain (Pitt, et al
ethical business culture encompasses for-profit organizations comprised of individuals working reciprocally with internal and external stakeholders. Though the objective of this study is to identify components of ethical business culture, from a holistic perspective an ethical business culture fosters an organizational environment guided by shared values and beliefs (Ardichvili, Mitchell, & Jondle, 2008, p
Individual versus community 3. Short-term versus long-term 4. Justice versus mercy" (Kidder, 2009, p
In order to achieve this, the company embraces corporate social responsibility. "These have included use of underage labor at 10 facilities, dangerous working conditions at two facilities, falsification of audit materials at four facilities, and bribery at one facility" (Klein, 2011)
Employees of Asian origin saw the biggest gain at 17.4% in 2015, up from 16.3% the previous year (Mihalcik, 2016)
Originally brought up and explored by various New York Times articles, the dilemmas the company faced in their China-based factories began in 2007. "The paper said more than half of the suppliers audited by Apple have broken at least one part of its conduct code each year since 2007 and have even broken the law in some cases" (Moore, 2012)
The firm is well-known for its designs and has developed and sold computer software, consumer electronics, and online services for decades. Initially beginning with the Mac personal computer, it has branches out to include various product lines including the internationally recognized iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer (O'Grady, 2009)
A recent article mentions the 'Step it Up' program that teaches inner-city women the skills needed to work in tech company. "This is the thinking behind by the IT services and solutions provider UST Global, which is committed to training and employing 1,000 inner-city women in 10 of America's largest cities through its Step It Up America program" (Rowley, 2015)
Initially beginning with the Mac personal computer, it has branches out to include various product lines including the internationally recognized iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer (O'Grady, 2009). With a 2015 worldwide annual revenue over $233 billion, the firm enjoys a high level of recognition as well as brand loyalty (Wahlen, 2016)
However, when employees are provided with more worthwhile tasks coupled with job satisfaction, this can lead to augmented job satisfaction, performance, and output. "Employees work most productively when they participate in the control of their tasks, when they are given responsibility for an autonomy over their assignment, and when they are treated with respect" (Weiss, 2014, p
Along with making supplier information public, Apple also does a great job of making their CSRs easy to understand with short sentences and they reveal information in a variety of ways. One for example, is the ERR or Environmental Responsibility Report (Wolf, Issa, & Thiel, 2014)