Ethical Dilemmas at
Workplace
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Danyal Mustafa (Leader)
Aftab Narejo
Ahmed Bhutto
Majid Ali Lakhiar
Fizza Fatima
Zulekha Chandio
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What Ethics is?
Ethics in business Communication
Sources of Ethical Behavior
Dilemmas and Type of Dilemmas
Unethical behaviors within organization
Values Drive Behavior
How we can overcome on ethical dilemmas at workplace?
Some Essential for Ethical Behavior
Virtual values into practice
Protect the rights of clients
Ethical evaluation of enhancing the checklist
How management can avoid/address any conflict of interest at workplace?
What is Ethical framework for sentencing guidelines at workplace?
Developing Quality via Practical work
Social responsibilities issue at the work place
Survey with result
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“System of moral principles , rules and
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The ability to distinguish between right and
wrong and to act accordingly.
Ethics is important in communication
Because:
• Creates credibility
• Unites people
• Work Efficiently
• Improves decision making
• Increases interest over shareholders
Ethics brings a sense of right and wrong in organizations.
• When the law fails
• Ethics stops organizations from harming the society.
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Family and relatives
Friends and co-workers
Religion beliefs
Cultural Experience
The Legal System
Codes of Conduct
Social Media
Dilemma is a situation where there is no clear easy choice
or answer.
Types of Dilemmas
Double bind dilemmas
In it victim placed in “No win situation” forced by another.
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Fairness dilemmas
Arise when groups are faced with making decisions about how to
share their resources and rewards.
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Lying to supervisors
Recording more expenses
Stealing
Accepting gifts against company’s policy
favoritism
Taking credit for others work
Whistle blowing
terminating employees without any reason
Using company property for personal use
Some Essential for Ethical Behavior:
Virtual values into practice
• Principles
• Build trust and credibility
• Respect for the individual
• Building a culture of open and honest
communication
• Sustain the law
• Make tone at the top
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What does code and conduct means to you
Treat others with dignity respect
HOW TO OVERCOME ETHICAL
DILEMMAS AT WORKPLACE?
Step1
Developing a workplace policy depends on company’s philosophy, mission
statement and their code of conducts.

Step 2
Give training to employees about workplace ethics. Give instruction methods to
engage employees in learning how to manage and resolve ethical dilemmas or how
to face with ethical issues.

Step3
Consider whether the organization needs an ethics hotline, which is confidential
service for every employee where employees may contact whenever they
encounter workplace dilemmas that put them into uncomfortable or threatening
positions.
Step4
Refrain from making employment decisions, such as terminations, in connection
with whistle blowing or an employee’s right to protected activity under whistle
blowing laws.

Step5
Design the same policies for every employee at workplace. And use the same
business principles in every circumstance.
VALUE DRIVE BEHAVIORS
Value
Wisdom and Knowledge

Attitude
Experience promotes wisdom that
helps to change information in to
the knowledge.

Ethical Behavior
information is needed to resolve
problems ethically. And to do what
is right.

Self-Control

Self-control means effectively
managing reactions to challenging
the tough situations and
temptations.
Acting justly and fairly is a longterm driver of ethical behavior.

Putting personal motivations away
and acting with impartiality by
doing what is right.

Justice

Transcendence

The belief in a power and source
outside oneself reduces selfserving actions and increases
humility.

Love and Kindness

Treating people with kindness
helps increase the reservoir of
positive affection and love.
Ethics involve courage to do the
right things consistently without
view to personal consequences.

Courage and Integrity

Establishing just and mutually
agreed upon criteria and
administering them fairly to all
people.
Putting institutional and/or
stakeholder interests above selfinterests. Identifying a personal
purpose that is associated with
organizational mission.
Recognizing and encouraging
others for their contributions.
Making unpopular decisions based
on fair consideration of the facts.
Zulekha Nawaz Chandio
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To be treated with respect and dignity.

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To information that is accessible, accurate,
timely & understandable.

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To be consulted about needs and
preferences, and be involved in decisionmaking.

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To have cultural needs respected.
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To have one’s needs met in a professional and
ethical manner

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To receive an efficient and effective
service, delivered in a timely manner.
For the evaluation there need to be clarity about what will
be considered a quality and ethical evaluation
Checklist:
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Independent: Management should not force limits on the
remarks and recommendations of evaluation reports.

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Intentional : The basis for an evaluation and the decisions
to be based on it must be clear from the start.

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Transparent: important consultation with stakeholders is
necessary for the credibility and utility of the evaluation.
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Ethical: Evaluation must not be a sign of personal or
sectorial interests.

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Impartial: Removing unfairness and maximizing
objectivity are important for the credibility of the
evaluation and its part to knowledge.

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Timely: Evaluations must be planned and completed in
a timely manner so as to make sure the usefulness of
the findings and recommendations.

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Systematic Inquiry: Evaluators carry out systematic,
data-based inquiries about whatever is being evaluated.
For further
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Workplace practices are the procedures and practices
affecting how work gets performed in organization.
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Socially Responsible means that people and
organisations must behave ethically and with sensitivity
toward social, cultural, economic and environmental
issues.
Ahmed Ali Bhutto
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Apply working decision on the bases of
merit.

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Build understanding between
management and employees.

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Acknowledge the contribution and
give clear cut paraphrase to avoid the
ineffectiveness and ambiguity.
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Clarify the problem

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Generate and evaluate
the possible solution

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Evaluate the solution
• sophisticated and healthy
environment in at
workplace.
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Maintain standard and
procedures

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High level oversight

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Care in delegation of authority

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Effective communication

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Accountability
Conclusion
•Ethics at workplace is very important for Business.

• It grow and run its operations effectively.
•If any kind of ethical dilemmas occur at the workplace, than It can
be resolve by the effective role of business communication.

Avoid
•Avoid disobeying the rules and regulations of the organization.
•Favoritism should be avoided in at workplace.
•Unethical HR decisions for hiring and firing should be avoided.
References
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•http://www.globethics.net/?gclid=CLHCwtzfvrsCFYmN3godX14AMw
•http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
•http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dilemma
Ethical dilemmas at worplace

Ethical dilemmas at worplace

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          Danyal Mustafa (Leader) AftabNarejo Ahmed Bhutto Majid Ali Lakhiar Fizza Fatima Zulekha Chandio
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                    What Ethics is? Ethicsin business Communication Sources of Ethical Behavior Dilemmas and Type of Dilemmas Unethical behaviors within organization Values Drive Behavior How we can overcome on ethical dilemmas at workplace? Some Essential for Ethical Behavior Virtual values into practice Protect the rights of clients Ethical evaluation of enhancing the checklist How management can avoid/address any conflict of interest at workplace? What is Ethical framework for sentencing guidelines at workplace? Developing Quality via Practical work Social responsibilities issue at the work place Survey with result
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     “System of moralprinciples , rules and conducts.”  The ability to distinguish between right and wrong and to act accordingly.
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    Ethics is importantin communication Because: • Creates credibility • Unites people • Work Efficiently • Improves decision making • Increases interest over shareholders Ethics brings a sense of right and wrong in organizations. • When the law fails • Ethics stops organizations from harming the society.
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    • • • • • • • Family and relatives Friendsand co-workers Religion beliefs Cultural Experience The Legal System Codes of Conduct Social Media
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    Dilemma is asituation where there is no clear easy choice or answer. Types of Dilemmas Double bind dilemmas In it victim placed in “No win situation” forced by another.  Fairness dilemmas Arise when groups are faced with making decisions about how to share their resources and rewards. 
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    • • • • • • • • • Lying to supervisors Recordingmore expenses Stealing Accepting gifts against company’s policy favoritism Taking credit for others work Whistle blowing terminating employees without any reason Using company property for personal use
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    Some Essential forEthical Behavior: Virtual values into practice • Principles • Build trust and credibility • Respect for the individual • Building a culture of open and honest communication • Sustain the law • Make tone at the top
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      What does codeand conduct means to you Treat others with dignity respect
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    HOW TO OVERCOMEETHICAL DILEMMAS AT WORKPLACE?
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    Step1 Developing a workplacepolicy depends on company’s philosophy, mission statement and their code of conducts. Step 2 Give training to employees about workplace ethics. Give instruction methods to engage employees in learning how to manage and resolve ethical dilemmas or how to face with ethical issues. Step3 Consider whether the organization needs an ethics hotline, which is confidential service for every employee where employees may contact whenever they encounter workplace dilemmas that put them into uncomfortable or threatening positions.
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    Step4 Refrain from makingemployment decisions, such as terminations, in connection with whistle blowing or an employee’s right to protected activity under whistle blowing laws. Step5 Design the same policies for every employee at workplace. And use the same business principles in every circumstance.
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    Value Wisdom and Knowledge Attitude Experiencepromotes wisdom that helps to change information in to the knowledge. Ethical Behavior information is needed to resolve problems ethically. And to do what is right. Self-Control Self-control means effectively managing reactions to challenging the tough situations and temptations. Acting justly and fairly is a longterm driver of ethical behavior. Putting personal motivations away and acting with impartiality by doing what is right. Justice Transcendence The belief in a power and source outside oneself reduces selfserving actions and increases humility. Love and Kindness Treating people with kindness helps increase the reservoir of positive affection and love. Ethics involve courage to do the right things consistently without view to personal consequences. Courage and Integrity Establishing just and mutually agreed upon criteria and administering them fairly to all people. Putting institutional and/or stakeholder interests above selfinterests. Identifying a personal purpose that is associated with organizational mission. Recognizing and encouraging others for their contributions. Making unpopular decisions based on fair consideration of the facts.
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     To be treatedwith respect and dignity.  To information that is accessible, accurate, timely & understandable.  To be consulted about needs and preferences, and be involved in decisionmaking.  To have cultural needs respected.
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     To have one’sneeds met in a professional and ethical manner  To receive an efficient and effective service, delivered in a timely manner.
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    For the evaluationthere need to be clarity about what will be considered a quality and ethical evaluation Checklist:   Independent: Management should not force limits on the remarks and recommendations of evaluation reports.  Intentional : The basis for an evaluation and the decisions to be based on it must be clear from the start.  Transparent: important consultation with stakeholders is necessary for the credibility and utility of the evaluation.
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     Ethical: Evaluation mustnot be a sign of personal or sectorial interests.  Impartial: Removing unfairness and maximizing objectivity are important for the credibility of the evaluation and its part to knowledge.  Timely: Evaluations must be planned and completed in a timely manner so as to make sure the usefulness of the findings and recommendations.  Systematic Inquiry: Evaluators carry out systematic, data-based inquiries about whatever is being evaluated.
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     Workplace practices arethe procedures and practices affecting how work gets performed in organization.
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     Socially Responsible meansthat people and organisations must behave ethically and with sensitivity toward social, cultural, economic and environmental issues.
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     Apply working decisionon the bases of merit.  Build understanding between management and employees.  Acknowledge the contribution and give clear cut paraphrase to avoid the ineffectiveness and ambiguity.
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     Clarify the problem  Generateand evaluate the possible solution  Evaluate the solution
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    • sophisticated andhealthy environment in at workplace.
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     Maintain standard and procedures  Highlevel oversight  Care in delegation of authority  Effective communication  Accountability
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    Conclusion •Ethics at workplaceis very important for Business. • It grow and run its operations effectively. •If any kind of ethical dilemmas occur at the workplace, than It can be resolve by the effective role of business communication. Avoid •Avoid disobeying the rules and regulations of the organization. •Favoritism should be avoided in at workplace. •Unethical HR decisions for hiring and firing should be avoided.
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