Arden University - Value Ethics & Working Collaboration Tasks

This portfolio delves into the significance of value ethics and collaborative working, emphasizing the importance of ethics in guiding individual and organizational conduct. It highlights core ethical values such as honesty, integrity, and responsibility, and examines factors influencing ethics, including personal codes, government regulations, and social pressures. The portfolio discusses the importance of workplace ethics in fostering a positive work environment and addresses legal frameworks like the Environmental Protection Act and the Health and Safety Act in the UK. It further explains the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its role in maintaining brand image, using Starbucks as an example. The document also outlines potential issues faced by employees, including dilemmas related to social responsibility, and details rules and regulations like GDPR. Finally, it explores collaborative working strategies, values, interpersonal skills, and benefits, while also addressing equality, diversity, and the consequences of poor collaboration.

Value Ethics
&
Working Collaboration

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
MAIN BODY 3
TASK 1 3
Describe ethics and discuss factors that are influence ethics 3
Importance of workplace ethics 4
Two laws in United Kingdom that are promote good ethical practices in a company 5
TASK 2 5
Explain the concept initiative falls under 5
Issues which are faced with and mention five rules 6
Explain legal rights person have in relation to GDPR 7
TASK 3 7
Collaborative working 7
Strategies would company use 8
Values would guide 8
Interpersonal skills are required 9
Benefits of collaborative working 9
How would company promote equality and diversity in an organisation 10
How are British Values Embedded into Collaborative working 10
What are the consequences poor collaborative Working 10
CONCLUSION 11
REFEDRENCES 13

INTRODUCTION
Value ethics defines to the degree of significance of some actions and other things, with
the motive of determining what actions are effective to perform and what way is suitable to live
and to explain the importance of various actions. There are different core ethical values such as
honesty, integrity, charity, fidelity, self-discipline and responsibility, which are play important
role in the workplace in order to team building, maintaining good relations. Working
collaboration refers to the working together r in team towards common business goals. In this
employees work with one or more co-workers to complete business task or project and develop
new ideas. This assists in achieving common business goals and managing employee’s
engagement. Below report is based on different scenario that are Newspaper article, TOMS UK
mission and significance of teamwork & working in collaboration. Below report includes, ethics,
how environmental or cultural issues are influence the business ethics, understanding of personal
skills required to ensure employees are treated with dignity and understanding of collaborative
working.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Describe ethics and discuss factors that are influence ethics
These are the moral principles that guides the company and an individual to perform its
work. Ethics plays an important role in the life of an individual that guides them, to
determine the true and false way. It is also important for the companies too because apart
from the operation of the business of the company it is also essential for the companies to
have a compliance of the ethical principles (Freeman, Parmar and Martin, 2020). Ethics are
those principles that guides and differentiate between what is right and what is wrong
morally.
Factors influence ethics:
There are various factors that influence ethics and ethical principles. Out of those factors some
are:
Personal code:

An individual personal code and perspective plays an important role in influencing ethics.
This means that as per the personal perspective of an individual the ethics and the
determination of wrong and right will be influenced.
Government rules and regulations:
These are the important factors that influence the ethics and the ethical principle. This means
that when companies operate their business in an unethical manner then the role of the
government become active (Alzola, 2017). They made the principles on which companies
will be assisted in the compliance of ethics. Under this government positively influence
ethics.
Social pressure:
It refers to the pressure of the society. When companies engage in personal profit motive,
and they start producing low quality product that could affect the customer. Then in favour
of customer the pressure of the social group will also guides and assist the company to make
their actives ethically considerable.
Importance of workplace ethics
Workplace ethics refers to the values, morals that are followed by the staff in an
organisation. It is their attitudes, beliefs and the thought process that governs their behaviour in
the company. Workplace ethics play significant role in the company as they determine the
organizational culture, the motivation level of the employees and the operational efficiency of
the business. If proper ethical standards are being followed by the company then it shall create a
positive work environment and shall boost the morale of the employees to perform better and
achieve the organizational objectives. It is also essential in forming better relations between the
employees and the management of the company (De Cremer and Moore, 2020).
In the absence of proper ethics the business shall be negatively publicized in front of the
society and shall affect the brand image and reputation of the company. The example can be the
corporate scandal of Facebook that has significantly deteriorated the image of the company.
Facebook has been successful post acquiring Whatspp, but the data scandal that it is indulged in
has posed threats to the future growth prospects of the company (Blosser, 2019). It has been
claimed that company censors the data and also is indulged in leaking the private data of its users
which has been a criminal misconduct on the part of Facebook and its management. This has
lead to the negative publicity of the company.

It is very essential to maintain the workplace ethics in the company which shall help in
reducing the turnover and managing the operational efficiency of the business.
Two laws in United Kingdom that are promote good ethical practices in a company
Environmental protection act:
There are various laws that are being imposed by the government of UK in order to make
the activities of the company ethically considerable. Out of those the environmental law is
the most important one. This law guides the companies that along with the operation of the
business it is also necessary for the companies to involve in the societal welfare. This means
that every company have to follow and implement the concept of sustainability so that they
can along with meeting the need of the customers also able to safeguard the resources, this is
important concept that enable the companies to meet the need of present generation along
with future generation too (Moore and et.al., 2017). This is an ethical concept and law
because through these companies will be able to contribute towards the nature and the
society.
Health and safety act:
This act also guides the companies to have ethical consideration. This means that along with
business operation it is also necessary for the company to have take care regarding the
employees of the organization. Health and safety act assist the company to be a follower of
ethical principles in the form of inculcating safety equipment in the workplace. Thus
through this act companies will be guided that along with business operation taking care of
the health of the employees is also covered under its moral duty.
TASK 2
Explain the concept initiative falls under
The concept falls under the category of the corporate social responsibility that the
company has to fulfil in the society in order to maintain its brand image and positive publicity
and positioning in the minds of its potential customers. Corporate social responsibility is the self-
regulatory or the voluntary model that is applied by the management is order to be socially-
accountable and contribute to the welfare of the society.
Starbucks is one of such brand that has been successfully fulfilling all its responsibilities
towards the society. The three pillars that are used by the company are Community, Ethical

sourcing and the Environment and it has been planning its strategies around these developmental
areas. They have initiated the development of the various community stores where it has
employed the veterans and the military who are serving the backward and poor people of the
society. Another is the ethical sourcing in which the company purchases its raw material
ethically from the farms and the manufacturers of the tea and coffee grains. And lastly the
company is concerned with contributing towards the environmental protection and the
sustainable development of the society. It has been preserving the forests and the natural beauty
for the mankind and the future generations that shall be coming. Apart from that waste disposal,
recycling, reduced pollution are some major steps taken by the company (Agudelo, Jóhannsdóttir
and Davídsdóttir, 2019).
It is very essential for the company to meet its corporate social responsibilities in the
society for establishing its brand and getting cooperation from the society.
Issues which are faced with and mention five rules
The issues which the employees of the company will be facing are many different types.
This is particularly because of the reason that when the company will not be applying to different
types of rules and practices then this will affect the working of the company and employee to a
great extent. The major issue is the dilemma as to whom the company owes the responsibility
and to whom they have the duty. This is generally because of the reason that company need to
have to pay more attention towards the corporate social responsibility. This is particularly
because of the reason that when the company does not take care of the society and environment
then they have to face many different issues. In this modern world it is the duty of the company
to take care of the society and this is particularly because of the reason that if they will not take
care of the society then the consumer will not like this. Hence, this will affect the sales of the
company. this in turn will also affect the goodwill of the company as the company takes
resources from the nature and if this will not take care of environment then this will result in
decrease in the goodwill and market share of the company.
The different rules that public and client expect from employees within the company are as
follows-
1. General data protection regulation- this is an act which relates with the protection of
every data which the company stores. This involves data relating to sales, operations of
the company, profit, consumer and many others.

2. Health and safety- this is a type of rule which involves the proper alignment of the health
and safety at the workplace. This is very essential as health and safety ensures proper
working environment.
3. Overtime policy- this is also a rule that the employees need to follow as if the employees
will at time of the emergency the employee do the overtime. This will ensure that
employees of the company are capable and affected with the operations of company.
4. Ethical working- this is another rule which employees have to follow and this involves
the following the ethical working practices so that work is being done in effective
manner.
5. Safety rules- the employees of the company must involve the use and compliance with all
the safety rules of the company. these are the rules which are specifically made by the
company by complying with the health and safety act.
Explain legal rights person have in relation to GDPR
The legal rights which people have in relation to GDPR are as follows-
● Right to information- this is the right of people that they must be provided with every
information relating to the product and service which they are getting.
● Right to rectification-the article 16 states that right to rectification that there is right to
change or modify the data which is provided. This right goes hand in hand with the one
of the six GDPR privacy (The eight use rights under the GDPR, 2021).
● Right to data portability- this is the right under article 20 which states that data subject’s
right to receive the personal data which is held by the data controller in the commonly
used format.
TASK 3
Collaborative working
This defines to the partnership working which covers various of ways that are two or
more than two organisations or employees in workplace work together to achieve common
business goals. Collaborative working environment in workplace basically getting more business
task and work done in quick manner. It is procedure through which team of members

constructively explore their power and ideas to find way that is far more extended than one's
their own limited vision. Collaborative working is play vital role in an organisation such as it
assist to company in problem solving, it brings employees or co workers closer together for
performing business task. It assists in learn from each other and it open up the new platforms for
communication. It boost morale across company and leads to the retention rates which are
highest. It makes staff more efficient workers and company can find better path for their business
task.
Strategies would company use
Collaboration and team work positively affect individual or overall performance of
company. There are various strategies which are help in building better team working
environment within workplace that are;
● Promote frequent communication, because it assists in answer individual questions,
solve conflicts and overcome from obstacles. It help in reducing potential for duplicated
and confusion efforts. Company can establishing different forums for staff to share
thoughts and communicate, including the brainstorming sessions, meetings and virtual
communication. Provide training of interpersonal communication skills to support staff
at each level of learning.
● Company must ensure leadership support, to accomplish any type of change in staff,
organisation leaders must be enthusiastic good employees of the efforts to do. Leaders of
company can set tone for collaboration and teamwork through delivering clear
expectations, own examples and give feedback to individuals on their group.
● Develop teamwork and collaboration skills, company can do this by sharing productivity
resources, assigning task and manage standards of quality. Interact frequently and
effectively with the team members. Company can build team focus on business
objectives and their results.
● Reinforce collaborative behaviour, through this company can do tying developmental and
promotion opportunities to the collaborative behaviour. Company require to provide
training by using reinforcement tools such as quizzes, mobile boost learning to support

staff retain the newly learned behaviour and collaboration knowledge. Company must
recognizing or give rewards on individual basis who promote and practice collaboration.
Values would guide
There are some values that are assists in building teamwork in workplace;
● Company can create teams for providing more connected with work environment of an
organisation.
● Company can take benefits of multiple strengths.
● Create a learning opportunities so that company can provide effective training to staff for
better performance rate by performing task together.
● Company must reduce deadline stress, in an organisation team work is best way to reduce
stress work environment of company.
● It encourage the healthy risk taking and promotes a vital sense of ownership.
● It build trust and teaches conflicts resolution skills.
Interpersonal skills are required
Interpersonal skills are tactics and behaviour a people uses to communicate with other
staff or people in effective manner. In corporate world, the team defines to ability of employees
to perform business task in well manner. Interpersonal skills are required for better interaction
process in workplace, work with team or co workers. Through this company can create and
maintain healthy personal relations in workplace. There are different areas in workplace where
company use interpersonal skills such as at conflict area, problem solving and many more.
Benefits of collaborative working
Collaborative working refers to the perform business activities in team and work
together. There are some benefits of collaborative working such as;
● It assists in saving time.

● It provide more creativity and flexibility.
● Improvement of an organisation's atmosphere.
● Network sharing.
● It helps in increasing productivity.
● It assists in sharing responsibility.
● It helps in solving issues.
● It assists in retaining employees for long period of time.
How would company promote equality and diversity in an organisation
Equality and diversity refers to treating people equally and provide equal opportunities to
all potential staff members. Through this company can avoid any discrimination related to age,
caste, colour, gender and many other. Organisation can promote equality and diversity in better
manner by setting policies for promoting diversity and equality in areas such as selection and
recruitment, working environment and manage discrimination. It is important to treat people in
equal manner and provide performance appraisal and rewards to each staff member. Company
can create inclusive culture for all employees. Company should ensuring that staff member get
equal opportunities and participation in every decision making process. Company can conduct
mentorship programs to spread awareness about equality and diversity. Company should offer
workplace flexibility and maintain healthy working environment.
How are British Values Embedded into Collaborative working
There is always a pace that is achieved for learning aspects for staff for this purpose the Ofstede's
new educational Framework has implemented assets that are related to personal development.
These also comes under the British values which are regarded as the four pillars of learning. The
most important aspect of this framework is that the values can be incorporated and it will help to
analyse the factors through online learning (Habib, 2017). There is a sense of flexibility in the
online learning process and that is achieved through British values. This program helps in

meeting the needs that are achieved through individual learning. If there are any study gaps that
are identified in an individual learning program by using these British values one can easily
incorporate the necessary learning outputs.
What are the consequences poor collaborative Working
There are different aspects that are related to our collaboration working. The working
atmosphere is said to be in a collaborative manner will have to be divided among the crew. When
there is a surplus amount of work that is being distributed between the persons that are working
in the organisation than the work will seem to reduce the wastage of time. The serious risk
factors that are attained for poor collaborative work are as follows:
Wastage of time: all the wastage of time is said to be a factor which is not usually compared for
is taken into account but this seems to be producing the employee potential. Every minute as
valuable for the employees in organisation and therefore working conditions will have to match
through abilities such that they can be productivity that is generated. Upon poor collaboration of
work there will be a surplus wastage of time which can be used for any other task in the
organisation.
Poor project management: the projects that are given in the organisation will have to be tackled
in the way they ought to be. This requires a skill set that what project management will be
reflected upon for collaboration because in order to work for a project the team will have to
collaboratively work upon the small means that are provided (Bernstein and Turban, 2018).
Therefore, the poor collaboration results in poor management.
Poor execution strategy: execution will have to be performed in the way that is necessary for
any project or any task that is being given by the organisation. When the executive work is not
done in the proper manner than the project will lead to be a disaster. Therefore the poor
collaboration will affect execution of the work for which will in turn affects the sustainability
factor of the organisation.
CONCLUSION
The entire report concludes upon explaining the factors of ethics and also bringing forth
the influence that is incorporated through inhibiting ethics in a workplace. The importance of
ethics is being derived and the laws that are incorporated in the United Kingdom and which will
contribute for good ethical practice is put forth in the report. Account of initiative is falling under

this approach where the issues that are related and are faced with the help of five rules are being
mentioned in the report. There is a set of legal authorities that are inhibited for a person through
the relation with GDPR is also explained in the report. The aspects of collaborative working
along with the strategies that helps the company in order to make the values as well as write
them are explained in this report. There are different interpersonal skills and the benefits of
collaborative working which are put forth in the report where the promotion of equality and
diversity in the organisation. Different values are to be embedded into collaborative working and
that can be achieved through British values which is being explained in this report. Finally, the
consequences of poor collaborative working are being put forth.

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