Valerie's Dilemma
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"How Personal Can Ethics Get?"
Discuss how personal differences and preference can impact organizational ethics.
An organization is only as 'good' as its people. Vigilant ethical policies in writing are only useful if they are diligently upheld by the organization's leadership. In the case of Valerie's company Wilson Fragrance, this is obvious, as her superior Lionel Waters has engaged in flagrantly unethical policies virtually since his first days at the company. Personal politics rather than true ability dictate promotions and hiring. One of Waters' first actions was to hire close friends as executives with salaries described as well above industry standards and to give himself six weeks of vacation. This sets a lax ethical tone not simply for individuals immediately beneath Waters, but the entire company.
However, clearly dictated policies can at least reduce the chances of such actions affecting others. Because Waters was able to continue his illegitimate actions for so long, it suggests there are no firm guidelines detailing the qualifications for hiring of managers, or for their salaries and vacation days. Of course, there is also little incentive to question such actions amongst lower-level members of the company, given that they fear their jobs can be threatened, and the fact that the organization has become heavily factionalized and polarized contributes to a lack of a sense of a larger mission for the organization.
Since then, Waters' unethical policies have continued and the company has suffered. Wilson Fragrance could clearly benefit from getting the best, lowest-cost fragrances and entering into competitive bidding. But Waters has placed self-enrichment above company needs. Now, the two fragrance companies that Wilson works with exclusively have paid Waters in "commissions and fees" totaling almost $35,000 per month. It is difficult to believe that Wilson does not have an ethical code that prohibits such kickbacks, although its ethical policies might not be specific enough. More importantly, not having careful monitoring and swift enforcement has allowed a culture...
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