University Business Communication Report: Ethical Considerations

This report, prepared for MGT502 Business Communication, delves into the critical role of business ethics in modern organizations. It examines the impact of ethical considerations on organizational development, drawing on the work of scholars like Ferrell, Clark, and Boekhorst. The report highlights the importance of understanding ethical concepts to curb cultural dominance and foster unity within organizations. It also discusses the significance of effective leadership, corporate social responsibility, and the prevention of workplace bullying. The analysis emphasizes the need to consider ethical practices to maintain productivity and ensure effective decision-making, especially in multicultural environments. The report concludes that organizational ethics are crucial for promoting positive behavior and overall business effectiveness. The report cites articles from various authors to support the arguments made about the importance of ethics in the workplace. The report also highlights the importance of organizational ethics in workplace productivity and decision making.

Running head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Business Communication
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................2
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
The report indicates that business ethics in the modern world plays a very important
role for the development of an organisation. The general purpose of the report is to provide a
brief highlight about the effectiveness of ethics in different parts of business. The specific
purpose of the report is to analysis the works of various scholars based on the contribution
they make towards the development of a proper business ethics. The scope of the report is
that it can help in developing awareness of ethics in organisations. The background of the
report provides an analysis of the effectiveness of organisational ethics. The outline is the
analysis of scholarly articles on the topic.
Discussion
As stated by Ferrell (2016) firstly it describes the concept of organisational ethics is
mostly overlooked or misunderstood. It is important to understand the ethical concept so that
cultural dominance within an organisation can be curbed. The manner in which the ethical
concept can be applied can account for the development of unity among the people. However,
as observed by Ferrell (2016) in most of the organisations in Australia, organisational ethics
are implemented. In this case, it can be said that an attempt to raise awareness about the
effectiveness of organisational ethics can be considered that can help in the development of
an organisation.
On the other hand, Clark (2017) is of the opinion that the management of multiple
generations at a workplace need to consider the manner in which cultural norms have evolved
over the years. This can help in maintain and understanding the importance of ethics
particularly in a multi cultural organisation. However, Boekhorst (2015) is of the opinion that
effective leadership helps in the development of ethical considerations in an organisation.

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Secondly, it describes that leaders need to lead from the front and ensure that goals are shared
so that every employee is aware of the organisational policies.
Thirdly, it can be said that corporate social responsibility can be considered as one of
the ethical forms that can be maintained to prevent any type of organisational ethical issue.
Valentine, Fleischman and Godkin (2015) provided an example in his article stating that
workplace bullying is one of the ethical considerations that is needed to be considered by
every organisation. Most of the times, it is the sales personnel that is mistreated and thus, the
productivity of an organisation drops due to the bullying. Hence, it can be said that the
observations made about ethics and workplace bullying can help in the implementation of the
concept in organisation across Australia.
Finally, from the analysis, it can be said that ethical considerations for ensuring
effective business is important mainly because the presence of multiple culture within an
organisation. It is necessary that every organisational ethic be considered so that behaviour
within the organisation can be restored. This can also account for workplace productivity and
helps to ensure effectiveness at the decision-making by considering the opinions of every
employee in the organisation. Hence, it can be said that organisational ethics is important and
development of monitoring of the ethical considerations can be taken into consideration.

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Bibliography
Boekhorst, J. A. (2015). The role of authentic leadership in fostering workplace inclusion: A
social information processing perspective. Human Resource Management, 54(2), 241-
264.
Clark, K. R. (2017). Managing multiple generations in the workplace. Radiologic
technology, 88(4), 379-396.
Ferrell, O. C. (2016). A framework for understanding organizational ethics. In Business
ethics: New challenges for business schools and corporate leaders (pp. 15-29).
Routledge.
Valentine, S., Fleischman, G., & Godkin, L. (2015). Rogues in the ranks of selling
organizations: Using corporate ethics to manage workplace bullying and job
satisfaction. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 35(2), 143-163.