Ethics and Organizational Development

"For many organisations 'ethics' is something to be defined and managed by senior executives." Consider the arguments for and against this control-oriented position. In today's world it is all too prevalent to see more and more people hungry to gain success at an ever-increasing rate. Modern culture can and indeed is labelled 'greedy' and 'thoughtless'. Through my relatively short time spent in business, I have encountered many of these types of people. But who are …

…accept the consequences of our own actions. Organisations should give us this choice. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY Haworth, L. (1959) 'Do organizations act?', Ethics, 70(1):59-63. McMahon, C. (1989) 'Managerial Authority', Ethics, 100:33-53. Velasquez, M. G. (1983) 'Why corporations are not morally responsible for anything they do', in Beauchamp and Bowie (1979), Ethical Theory and Business. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. De George, R. T. (1981) 'Can corporations have moral responsibility', in Beauchamp and Bowie (1979), Ethical Theory and Business. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.