Self-Reflection Report on Sustainability and Ethics, SBM3204

This report is a self-reflection on the student's learning journey in the realm of sustainability and ethics, focusing on key aspects of business operations. It begins by examining the interplay of regulations, law, and ethics within business organizations, emphasizing the significance of ethical conduct and its impact on an organization's longevity and reputation. The report then delves into the organizational values that underpin ethical decision-making, highlighting integrity, avoiding discrimination, and respect as crucial elements. It further evaluates the influence of social and public pressures on ethical behavior, acknowledging the role of individual development, social values, and ethical dilemmas. The student also addresses the identification and response to ethical dilemmas, particularly those that threaten the organization and industry, considering personal values and organizational norms. Finally, the report explores the promotion of corporate responsibility, emphasizing the importance of engaging stakeholders through various communication channels, including the internet and social media. The reflection connects learning to specific experiences, providing examples and evidence to support the statements made.

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Regulations, the law, and ethics in business
Ethics in business organizations is professional conduct that is used in examining the moral
values experienced within the company (Grace & Cohen,2015). In this sub-topic I learned
business ethics are relevant to an individual's behavior and the whole business organization. The
high standard of ethics in business calls for self and business to sound moral values. Ethics play a
crucial role in any business organization to survive. For example, if a business organization
makes its profits by misconducts like consumer fraud activities, then its life might be short-lived.
Secondly, I learned embracing Law in business is useful in regulating its boundaries within the
ready policies within the business environment. It's evident to me that the link between the
business individuals and the state is under the regulations and rules that govern their operations.
These laws overwhelm litigations, contracts, acquisitions, formation, commercial leasing,
mergers, and consumers' protection.
Regulations in a business organization entail the compliance with state, local statues and federal
and other rules administered by the legislative institutions and conducted by the regulatory
agency. Various regulations will affect how the business enterprises pay taxes, income, and
disposal of excess waste products (Medeiros et al. 2017). For example, if I establish a business
today in United states I should be to adhere to their patch work of the local, state and regulation
federal meant to balance the interest of public and that of business organizations.

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Demonstrate an understanding of the organizational values that support ethical decision
making.
Business ethics has as well given me an opportunity to comprehend how the ethical decision are
supported by the organizational values. For instance, organizations are able to develop concise,
shared and transparent beliefs or values, directions, and priorities so that every employee can
take part in making ethical decisions. Costs can affect every aspect of an institution (Ferrell,
2016). The organizational values play a significant role in describing major principles and ethics
which the business institute should abide with. These values inspire the efforts made by the staff
as well as constraining their decisions. The value of integrity is one of the organizational value
that enhances ethical decision making. A business organization with a high level of integrity has
a higher performance since it can retain and attract suppliers, investors, employees, and
customers concerning (Schwepker & Schultz, 2015). Organizations with high integrity are
unique in making their decisions since it plays a more significant part in permeating the aspect of
the ongoing operations within the organization. Avoiding discrimination is the next
organizational value that underpins ethical decision making. As a manager, perceptions in terms
of race, age, disability, and gender should be avoided by rearranging the various kind of jobs to
fit different groups in society. The business institution that shows any discrimination primarily
when recruiting the employees will have a bad reputation in that particular country. Respect is as
well the other value which should be embraced by an organization like a superior person; I
should treat the employees with dignity (Karaosmanoglu, Altinigne & Isiksal, 2016).

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Evaluate the implications of social and public pressure for ethical behavior in
organizations
According to (Tian & Peterson, 2016) practices of ethics is influenced by various aspects like
individual development as an ethical employee, ethics impacted by an organization through
different standard procedures set by an organization to discourage specific unethical or ethical
behavior. I believe a big percentage of my ethical behavior will be developed before getting into
the organization. Some of these ethical behaviors can be acquired socially or publicly through
school, church, family, and community. For instance, during the admission, the school attempted
to match our right actions with values of the integral to professions in management. The school
recognized my key values thus their main efforts is to input their moral characters in me. One of
these ethical behaviors is discouraging cheating scandals during exams (Crane & Matten, 2016).
Concerning the public pressure, individuals might be exposed to dishonesty behaviors which
might change their moral character negatively. The social values mechanisms claim that if an
individual observes the characteristics of other group members, there is a high likelihood of in
taking part in unethical behaviors.
Identify and respond to ethical dilemmas that threaten the organization and industry
As an employee, ethical dilemmas might threaten my moral values especially when striking a
balance between commitment to the family and work. Every person has some basic choices on
whether to do a job or limiting the work to give our families the highest priorities. Business
organizations always have insatiable needs for their employees in such that they will keep you
engaged in case they note that you have a particular talent.
secondly, is about going as per the crowd or being an individual who goes against the wrong side
of a team's behavior (Pearson, 2017). This is concerning the fact that many business

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organizations have a culture and set of practices among the work groups on how to do things.
With no doubts, some of these norms are never attractive and could be illegal. Thus, as an
employee, I have a right of choosing whether to adopt their behaviors or to do things on my own.
The other decision is to maintain personal values and avoid individuals who violate the
organization’s rules and regulations.
Thirdly, it's when the leaders mislead which makes me feel betrayed by such organizational
leaders. The ethics shown by these kinds of leaders are not exemplary regardless of their success
in running the organizations. This is because the achievement made by the leaders does not give
them a chance to break the regulations and rules of an organization.
Promote an organization’s corporate responsibility through values internally and to
stakeholders in the media.
My position in the organization as a responsible manager requires detailed knowledge of the
media and corporate responsibility. The topic of CSR (corporate social responsibility) helped me
to understand the best way to achieve as a manager. One of the key aspects I have been able to
acquire from this topic is on ways of promoting the CRS within and outside the organization
through engaging the stakeholders. Such stakeholders are the employees, suppliers, debtholders,
customers, and the community. Mostly, engaging the stakeholders will involve maintain an open
dialogue with them. This act will form a good partnership and demonstrate my transparency as a
business manager. One of the ways I will employ to promote the organization’s corporate
responsibility is through the internet and social media (Chell, Spence, Perrini & Harris, 2016).
Suppliers and customers are mostly the stakeholders on media. Therefore, through internet, the
stakeholders who have computer skills will be able to access the information concerning general

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operations of the organization. Therefore, developing information technology and social network
will allow me to share the information between the online stakeholders and the organizations.

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