DEFINING ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS
Organizational Culture: The values, beliefs and the norms that all the employees of that organization
share. (Definition from the textbook)
This is the policies and procedures that a business has set out for their company in different departments
written in a formal format to keep the business successfully functioning as whole.
Value Chain: The key functional inputs that an organization provides in the transformation of raw
materials into a delivered product or service. (Definition from the textbook)
Key Functions:
• Research and development
• Manufacturing
• Marketing
• Sales
• Customer service
Different areas support each of these key functions; these areas are the primary line functions
• Human resources
• Finance
• Information systems (I.T)
• Management
• All of these areas are very important for a company to run smoothly. Employees in these areas face
different ethical situations catered to their department. The key function departments have
different operational policies that cover the ethical culture of the organization.
ETHICAL CHALLENGES BY ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION
Ethics of Research and Development
