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MGMT 20134 Business Ethics and Sustainability

   

Added on  2020-03-16

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Self reflection can be defined as a process of using previous experiences to determinefuture actions. The past experiences are analyzed with a view of getting the best way forward onhow issues in self life can be handled or how one can conduct him/herself better. Ethics on theother hand can be said to be handling issues or carrying self in morally acceptable and expectedway in the society. It is the manner in which one conducts his or business with respect tocommon good for the whole stakeholders. This paper will therefore attempt to conduct self-critical evaluation based on results obtained from a number of self assessment diagnostic tools,ethical theories and concepts. (Drucker & Institute, 2013)Taking responsibility for self actions is one of the virtues of ethics that determines self ethicsstandards. Taking the example of the zoo as one of the cases studied in class, the tiger escapesfrom the cage and kills and eats its trainer in the zoo. From my own perspective the entityresponsibility for this case is the management of the zoo. My reason for this is that as a person Iposses’ authentic leaderships as shown in the results of the diagnostic tool used to determineauthentic leadership score. Someone scoring high on this aspect have a strong attachment tojustice and accountability. (Shaw, 2017) The management of the zoo has a responsibility to beaccountable to all safety measures within the zoo premises. Tiger being a dangerous animalshould not be left to be free in a zoo such that it is able to come out of the cage uncontrolled.Therefore from my personal perspective the management of the zoo is accountable for this caseand should take responsibility for the death of its trainer. In this case I am assuming that theTiger did not unexpectedly overcome its trainer while on duty but rather the negligence on thepart of the zoo management not taking into consideration proper safety and security of itsofficers within the zoo precincts. (Ehrlinger, 2008) This decision is based on the approach ofcorporate behavior being a social obligation. The organization is obliged socially to ensure allthe people in the zoo are safe from the dangerous animals contained in there. This approachholds that corporate behavior should have social components in it. The social component dealswith the welfare of the people within and without the organization. (Jeurissen & Rijst, 2007). Overtime this position or verdict did not change over time as there were no sufficient grounds to shiftthis position even after critically re-examining the case. Analyzing this case further usingcorporate behavior as social responsibility reveals that the zoo management being the trustee of

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