Good Ethical Decision Making

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Good Ethical Decision Making
Introduction
Ethical decision making is the ability of a manager to make right choices which are
within the law and does not break any organizational policies (Lehnert, Park & Singh, (2015).
Making ethical decision is significant in an organization because it allows for delivery of
quality services and getting good sales in return (Delgado, 2014)). Ethical decision making
relates to an effective managerial practice because when the managers make ethical
decisions, the decisions leads to effective managerial practices (Thome & Ferrell, (2015). The
herein essay reviews the importance of ethical decision making in effective management. The
analysis will focus on the following managerial skills; ability to lead by example, ability to
hire competent workers and education of employees. On the other hand the personalities that
the analysis will majorly focus on are trust, courage, loyalty, and independence. The analysis
also looks at my capacities and skills as a manager by evaluating them. I have used self-
assessment method to evaluate myself and find the capabilities I own. I have also developed a
plan that will help in the future to improve on my skills in ethical decision making which will
in turn help me make an effective and a good manager.
Literature Review
Relationship between Ethical Decision Making and Effective Managerial Practice
According to Goodall (2014), ethical decision making is the process where managers
choose alternatives which concur with ethical principles of the affected field. Business
managers should always remove all unethical activities and try to make decisions according
to the best ethical practices available (Bazerman & Sezer, 2016). Albert, Reynolds and Turan
(2015) concluded that when making ethical decisions, a manager should have the following

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characteristics; one, commitment- a leader should always yearn to make the right choices
regardless of the consequence. Second, a manager should have conscience and always apply
humane and moral behaviours in decision making. Lastly, a manager should be competent in
his/her work. Which means that he/she has the ability access, evaluate data before making
decisions and have alternatives whenever problem arises (Cianci et al., 2014). Ethical
decision making shows that the manager has respect for his/her profession. Therefore, he/she
will earn respect, trust and loyalty from the employees (Curtis et al., 2017).
Holtzhausen (2015) suggested that effective managerial practices are the activities by
the manager which ensure that he/she meet the objectives that he/she desired for his/her
business or organization. According to Stazyk and Davis (2015), not every person who is
excellent at his/her job can be a manager because management is an art that needs to be learnt
either in school or though experience. For a manager to ensure that his/her managerial
practices are effective, he/she should first, be able to choose the right people who will help
him/her accomplish the practices. Second, the manager should be ready to listen to people
problems and show empathy. Third, have good communication skills and lastly should be
leading by example.
Ethical decision making and effective managerial practice relate in that for a leader to
accomplish his/her desired want, the manager should be able to make ethical decisions.
Beattie et al. (2014) conclude that ethical decisions are key to effective managerial practices.
Capabilities and Skills Necessary to Promote Good Ethical Decision Making
Managers need skills and capabilities so that they can use the skills to promote good
ethical decision making in the organization (Voinea et al., 2015). The first skill is the ability
to employ and hire competent persons. To promote ethical decisions in the firm, a manager
should know how to choose people who work with him/her in achieving the company’s goals

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(Baldwin, 2016). For, example a manager should select board members of influence,
affluence, and integrity who will promote ethical decisions. Furthermore, the managers
should frequently supervise the workers to see if they are following the organization’s
policies which are part of ethical decisions. Another capability and skill according to Baldwin
(2016), is the ability to lead by example. Managers can promote ethical decisions in a firm by
leading as an example. For example, a manager should follow protocol when offering jobs,
he/she should employ workers based on their qualifications not anything else which is
unethical.
The third skill is educating the employees on what is at risk when they do not follow
ethical protocols at work. The manager should tell the employees who will suffer if they do
not behave ethically. When workers are educated, they can improve on their ethical
behaviour. Fourth, delegating time for work-A day has long hours therefore, a manager
should plan how he/she and their employees will spend the day. The work should be divided
equally to all workers to promote ethics in the firm. A manager should also be transparent
with matters of finance. According to Soomro, Shah and Ahmed (2016), money is the main
factor that encourages unethical behaviour in the firms if not handled well. Therefore, a
manager should be transparent with other board members in matters of money. Other
capabilities and skills in which managers can promote ethical decision making in a firm
include truth, flexibility, good communication skills and motivating staff.
How Personality Relates to Ethical Decision Making
Soomro, Shah and Ahmed (2016) defined personality as the patterns in characteristics
of feelings, thoughts and behaviors that make a person different from other people. A
decision can be made according to the personality of the individual in charge of making the
respective decision. Therefore, () conclude that personality relate s with ethical decision