ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE Are Ethics practiced every minute of every day and by everyone? The Oxford English Dictionary (2006) defines ethics as‚ "Science of morals; the department of study concerned with the principles of human duty." There are two roles of ethical reasoning. One is good and the other is bad. It is for each of us to decide if an action preformed by ourselves or another is good or bad. There
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Bullying and Violence In the Workplace Workplace bullying‚ often referred to as horizontal or lateral violence‚ is a growing problem in all industries. The impact on nurses experiencing bullying is no exception. There are many definitions of bullying but the underlying similarities include the fact that the incidents are persistent over a period of time‚ and demean or downgrade the individual through vicious verbal abuse‚ cruel acts‚ and premeditated situations‚ These actions are aimed at striping
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Fineman Et al (2010) defined emotions in the workplace as an external presentation of our personal experiences‚ meaning feelings are internal but emotions on the other side‚ can be intentionally influenced. Service organisations‚ even more than ordinary organisation‚ have to deal with a great deal of communication‚ with customers‚ suppliers and staff. For a long time ‚ communication was seen as mainly verbal but an undeniable amount relied in non-verbal and this is the product of emotions. To understand
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Say ’no’ to workplace bullying Workplace bullying is harassment - a form of unfair discrimination. It is a worldwide phenomenon and is a serious and chronic workplace stressor that negatively affects individuals and organisations. Sadly‚ South Africa shares an equal part of the unhappy state of affairs. For example‚ in an internet survey conducted in 2000‚ it was found that 77.8% of South Africans said they had experienced a form of victimisation during their career. What is workplace bullying?
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Introduction Globalization taking place in the business world today has led to increased workforce diversity as employees from different cultural backgrounds are brought together. Diversity in workplace encompasses respect and acceptance of the differences in the work place creating a positive and safe environment. Diversity entails the way employees perceive themselves and others affecting the way they interact with others in a working environment. Therefore‚ in order organizations to realize
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December 2013 A Negative Impact on Individuals in a Workplace The purpose of leadership in a workplace is to recognized ineffective as well as effective leadership. It means understanding the vibrant relation between the leaders and the followers. Jennifer Carter-Roberts was my first boss and she was consistently unaware of how she performed and did not seem to care much about how her actions negatively impact other employees in the workplace. She was bad-mannered‚ condescending‚ demanding manager
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Workplace Romance Men always want to be a woman’s first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a man’s last romance. Workplace romance exists when two members of the same organization develop a relationship with mutual attraction. Those who develop workplace romances may cause damages to morale and productivity in the workplace. Along with this‚ businesses and companies are still confused at whether or not they should interfere in the romantic relationship. If
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could not practice their religion at work. This is a problem. You realize that growing up in a Utilitarian environment urges you to fix this problem for the greater good of all the people working in this office. Religion should be allowed in the workplace to ensure that all people are afforded the opportunity to worship as they choose‚ within guidelines. Happier employees make for a better‚ more productive work environment. “A Gallup poll states that 90% of American adults say that religion is either
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motivated effectively by what stimulates them specifically. These motivation stimuli include incentivising economic rewards‚ providing intrinsic satisfaction to the employees along with others such as creating effective social relationships within the workplace. These stimuli are specifically outlined within the report and compared accordingly as to why some may be preferred to other‚ depending on the individual circumstances. As such‚ motivation is multi-faceted with its factors having varying degrees
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occurs very often in the workplace. The most common would be‚ sexism against women; because men are the more dominant figure in today s society they receive more jobs‚ than do women Sexism is described as “discrimination or devaluation based on a person’s sex as in restricted job opportunities; especially‚ such discrimination directed against women.” (Merriam-Webster) Since the beginning of history‚ sexism has always been a prominent barrier between sexes. The notion that women are not on the same level
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