Michael Grouse - Ethics

Ethics for Organizations in the Information Age

 

1.     Introduction

a.     15 years in AT&T

2.     Systems development

a.     Suppliers – Extranet – Server

3.     Stakeholder concept

a.     Looking at ethical relationships between

                                               i.     Employees

                                              ii.     Consumers

                                            iii.     Owners

                                            iv.     Members of society

4.     Social Responsibility

a.     The firms impact on society

5.     Ethics – a guide for living

6.     Input factors

a.     Individuals (family, literature, experiences)

b.     External (stakeholders, government, media, corporate culture)

c.      Situations (opportunities) ‘speeding’ no penalty for unethical behavior

7.     Creating an ethical standard

a.     Humanistic worldview - Philosophies

                                               i.     Teleological – the ends justify the means

1.     Egoism (self gain)

2.     Utilitarianism (the needs of the many out way the needs of the few)

                                              ii.     Deontological – Duty

1.     Existentialism –use yourself as a standard

2.     Contractarianism – a multi-person social contract stating how to live

                                            iii.     Combination – cafeteria style

b.     Moral development concept

                                               i.     Level 1:  punishment – reword

                                              ii.     Level 2: rights conform to society expectations

                                            iii.     Level 3: ethical principles

c.      Religious worldview

                                               i.     Biblical worldview - Loving God, Loving your neighbor…