ethical issues

Discussion 1

Use the EC Library to locate an article that addresses the ethical issues associated with performance-based incentive systems. This article can be a peer reviewed research-based journal article or a magazine/newspaper story.

Analyze the issue and devise an adaptation of the incentive system discussed in the article to increase ethical behavior.

This might mean that you offer an alternative to a strictly sales-based incentive system.

Consider the three major approaches (utilitarian, rights and duties, and fairness and justice) when discussing your alternative.

Describe how organizations can design systems that support ethical behavior, while also providing incentives for high levels of performance.

Discussion 2

Consider your current (or previous) organization’s culture.

Describe the values, beliefs, and assumptions that drive the culture.

Explain some of the unethical behavior that occurs within your organization.

This might be based on conflicts of interest and/or observed practices.

Describe how organizational goals and objectives, structure, environment, ethics policies, and/or incentive systems affect these unethical behaviors.

Make at least one recommendation to shift the organization’s culture in order to increase ethical behavior.

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This is an article by Joseph E. Murphy and is titled Using Incentives in Your Compliance and Ethics Program. It talks about a method of offering incentive to employees based on performance. People argue that employees should not be given incentives for doing their jobs. Murphy’s article talks about giving incentives to employees on a compliance basis…………………

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