Ethical integrity and why it is important.

1. QUESTION
Select an organization of your choice for your presentation at the retreat. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation validating the key flaws in an ethical dilemma that you will be describing. In your presentation, be certain to address the following important concepts:

â€¢Ethical integrity and why it is important.
â€¢The role of ethics in business.
â€¢The advantages of corporate social responsibility.
â€¢Ethics and company culture.
â€¢Employees, technology, and ethical responsibilities.

Then, describe any pressures being faced by the organization you have selected and compare and contrast these with at least two other organizations that have faced similar types of pressures.

Conclude with a list of general actions for an organization so as to avoid the decision-making pitfalls to which your selected organization and others had succumbed.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as â€œspeaker notesâ€ for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Support your presentation with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 15-20 slides (with a separate reference slide)Notes Length: 150-200 words for each slide

Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT

Notes:

Use Google as the organization for the presentation.

Each slide will consist of a minimum of a 150 words in the speakers notes.

Compare and contrast Google’s pressures with Apple and General Electric (GE).

Articles:

Ethical climates and their effects on organizational outcomes: Implications from the past and prophecies for the future.: See attached.

Subject	Ethics	Pages	7	Style	APA

Answer

ASSESSING GOOGLE’S ETHICAL PRACTICES
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY

Ethics

Values
Code of ethics
Code of morals
Business ethics
Forms of Ethics
Leadership ethics
Employee ethics
Ethical organizational culture
Google Company and Ethics
Ethical company
Promote ethical business practices

Company culture

Fun and stimulating work environment
Employee Benefits
Employee freedom
Strong management Vs Employee relationship
Business Integrity
Doing right thing
Honesty and consistency
Moral and belief
reliability

Why business Integrity

Confidence in the company
Importance of Business Ethics and Integrity
Confidence
Trust
Reputation
Role of Business Ethics to Google
Long-term growth
Cost and risk reduction
Anti-capitalist sentiment
Limited resources
Corporate Social Responsibility-CRS
Positive impact on the community
Public value outcomes
Employer of choice
Professional and personal development
Improved relationship
Google’s Corporate Social Responsibility
Wide community an employee context
Green credentials
Opinion on social issues
Addressing gender imbalance
Donations
Importance of CRS-cont
Motivated employees
Competitive advantage
Employee recruitment
Complying with rules
Ethics and Company Culture
Multi-system framework
Organization culture
Ethics and ethical behavior
Ethical culture
Ethical failures
Employees, technology, and ethical responsibilities
New technologies
Social media
Competition
Legal and social pitfalls
Organizational risks
Risks posed by unethical use of technology
Misuse of Work Time
Company Resources
Company Computer Systems, Network or Data
Confidential and Non-Public Information
Corporate Use of Social Media
Company blogs and chat rooms
Review of information
Firms sponsorships
Company conflict
Ethical Pressures
Employee behavior
- Employee and ethical issues
Employee working conditions
- Legal consequences
Supplier/customer relations
Avoiding Pitfalls in Decision Making
Systematic
Consider other perspectives
Involve stakeholders
Avoiding pitfalls in Decision making-cont
Group thinking and psychological bias
Consequences
Effective communication
Google’s Ethical pressures Vs Apple and General Electric Ethical pressure
apple
Unethical
Inhuman labor practices
Unbearable working conditions
Willing to fix the problem
Environmentally friendly products
General Electric
Civil, Ethical and Civil transgressions
Disregard integrity of human beings
Environmental claims
Pollution
Fines
Cleanup
Google Company-cont
Ethical
Effective CSR
Appropriate Company culture
Desirable working conditions
Environmental conservation

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