Assignment Business Ethics
Added on 2020-05-04
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Leadership ManagementProfessional DevelopmentDesign and CreativityStatistics and Probability
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Running head: BUSINESS AND ETHICSBusiness and EthicsName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1BUSINESS AND ETHICSTable of Contents1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................22.0 Reviewing team work................................................................................................................23.0 Reviewing communication at work...........................................................................................44.0 Linking teamwork and communication with ethics...................................................................64.1 Ethical communication in teamwork.....................................................................................64.2 Communication ethics...............................................................................................................75.0 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................86.0 Reference List..........................................................................................................................10
2BUSINESS AND ETHICS1.0 IntroductionTeamwork refers to a situation where all the subordinates work collaboratively utilizingtheir skills, knowledge and constructive feedback. Shockley-Zalabak (2014) stated that the primebenefit of team work is that the desired organizational goals and objectives can be accomplishedefficiently. Killen and Dahl (2016) furthermore depicts that teamwork fosters creativity andlearning, blends individual strength in order to boost creative thinking. Team work also helps inbuilding trust and teaches conflict resolution skills and promotes a sense of ownership among allthe team members. On the other hand, communication among them should also be maintainedproperly. Rebore (2013) depicts that effective communication enhance the probability of takingsudden actions and creates understanding. In some cases, cultural diversity becomes a benefit butSamovar et al. (2014) argued that difference and workplace harassments are also created throughthis difference. Thus, proper business ethics should be followed that can address both the teamwork and communication at work effectively. In this business report, the concept of team work,team effectiveness, team performance and team communication will be represented. In thesecond part of the assessment, the detail about communication component of team work andrelationship between communication and team effectiveness is also presented. Moreover, theconcept of ethical communication in teamwork and communication ethics will also be addressed.The link between team work, communication and ethics will also be illustrated in the assessment.2.0 Reviewing team workThe importance of teamwork has never been felt so strongly as in the past few decades.With the changing era, every organization, institution, firm or company knows the value and
3BUSINESS AND ETHICSimportance of teamwork. However, one must be acquainted with the term teamwork in order toproceed with its importance in the workplace or anywhere else. Teamwork is the collective action of a set of people. However, teamwork is successfulwhen each individual in the team utilizes his or her potential to the maximum. A good teamplayer is the one who possesses exceptional interpersonal skills and a positive attitude. Inaddition, he or she also has to understand the influence of the size, composition, background andconstruction on the group dynamics and has to realize that it alters over time (West 2012). Team effectiveness heavily relies on the performance of a team as a whole. To say that onemember of the team performed brilliantly but others failed to reciprocate and that is why theteam failed would be invalid. It is because teamwork involves not only individual performancebut also how each member is encouraged to perform better. An effective team is the one, whichis a combination of skilled members who know their roles and responsibilities clearly. In almostall the organizations today, management follows different models of team effectiveness to ensurebest performance (Cooke et al., 2017). The model comprises various stages starting with thegoals of the team, roles and responsibilities of each member, procedures, relationships and bondshared by the team members and leadership (Uvic.ca, 2017).Success of an organization depends on the success of a team and a team cannot achievesuccess unless each individual member performs. The performance of an individual in a team isdirectly proportional to the performance of the team as a whole. The role of the team leaderbecomes crucial in this regard as he or she is the one who needs to motivate the team members toperform well. In a large number of organizations today, team performances are also measuredsystematically assisted by data and statistics. When a team member fails to perform, the team
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