Ethics
Harry finds out his boss is embezzling company funds. He decides to report him because he has a responsibility to his company. Harry is using this ethical decision making approach.
What is the Duties and Rights Approach
Gaining compliance through charisma.
What is Referent Power?
The office utilizes an open floor plan to promote collaboration, representing this aspect of organizational culture.
What is an Artifact?
The drone strike didn't kill innocent civilians. No, it caused "collateral damage"
What is Euphemistic Labeling?
The two broad categories of influence tactics.
What are soft and hard?
Sally mispoke and accidently revealed confidential information about an upcoming merger to her friend, who works for the company that is being bought out. This information will harm the deal. Her friend decides not to pass on that information because he doesn't want to be the type of person that places business over friends. This reflects this type of ethical decision making strategy.
What is Virtue Ethics
Trust me. I'm a doctor.
What is Expert Power?
Falling asleep at work is frowned upon in the US. It is seen as positive in Japan. This comes from differences in which aspect of culture?
What are Assumptions?
Sally was extremely rude to Yvonne. It was Yvonne's own fault really. She didn't wait for Sally to finish her morning coffee.
What is Attribution of Blame?
Asking for something while referring to the importance of friendship.
What is a Personal Appeal?
Batman finds himself in a dilemma. He can either save Alfred or a group of 5 random strangers, but he cannot save both of them. He chooses to save Alfred because he is essential for Batman to keep fighting crime in the future--it's objectively the best option for the city. Batman is using this strategy.
What is Utilitarianism
What is Legitimate Power?
A devotion to tradition and integrity.
What is an Espoused Value?
What is Diffusion of Responsibility?
Requesting that someone stop their behavior by citing company policy that prohibits it.
What is Legitimating Tactics?
Because we have limited cognitive capacity, we cannot make rational decisions. Similarly, this term refers to the tendency to be oblivious to moral situations, leading to unethical behavior.
What is bounded ethicality
Gaining compliance by promising benefits
What is Reward Power?
Elon Musk tweeted out fake information to try to dissuade people from shorting his company. He thinks that this was okay because the short sellers are hurting his company, and by extension, society. It would have been immoral not to do something.
What is Moral Justification?
Unionizing
What are Coalition Tactics?
Name the 6 moral foundations.
What are Harm, Fairness, Liberty, Loyalty, Authority, and Purity
This use of this type of power by employers is often accompanied by lower job performance and satisfaction among employees.
What is Coercive Power?
The person who trained Kelly said it was okay to leave 30 minutes early. It's not, she knows this, but she does it anyway. She claims she was just doing what she was told.
What is Displacement of Responsibility?
Influencing people by encouraging them to actively participate in planning and decision making.
What is Consultation?