DYNM 668 - Organizational Ethics and Integrity

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Fielder. Recent scandals in business organizations have focused on individuals who made unethical and unlawful decisions. Equally, if not more important, is the role of ethically dysfunctional organizations which encourage unethical behavior. Integrity, not just in the narrow sense of being honest, but in the broader sense of adhering to ethical principles and seeking socially responsible goals, applies to organizations as well as individuals. Creating and sustaining organizational integrity is essential for both organizations and the people who work there to flourish and reach their full potential. Research has confirmed that people do their best work in an atmosphere of trust, responsibility and worthy organizational goals. In this course we will examine cases and causes of failures of organizational integrity; study examples of how organizations create and sustain integrity; and apply these approcahes to a range of actual case studies taken from health care, commerce, and non-profit organizations. The course will emphasize class discussion so that contributions from the individual expertise and experience of the participants can deepen our understanding of these complex ethical and organizational issues.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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