The Good Place in Your Classroom: Recommendations for Teaching Management Ethics

2021 ◽  
pp. 237929812110416
Author(s):  
Chantal van Esch ◽  
Emily Tarr ◽  
John Frye
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Teaching Management ◽  
Good Place ◽  
Management Ethics ◽  
Ethical Frameworks ◽  
The Us ◽  
Pedagogical Analysis

The sitcom The Good Place can be used by management instructors to teach ethical frameworks and concepts. This series, familiar to many undergraduate students in the US, features a Professor of Ethics and Moral Philosophy who gives mini lectures applied to what the characters are experiencing. These mini lectures can be shown to undergraduates studying ethics in a full course or as a subsection of courses such as management, organizational behavior, or leadership. This article provides information on particular clips that management instructors can use, recommendations for discussion topics with prompts provided, and a comparative pedagogical analysis of using this resource.

The challenge of business ethics - management and the question of ethics

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-152
Author(s):  
Anton Jamnik
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management Ethics ◽  
Ethics Management ◽  
Thoughtful Reflection ◽  
Moral Management

Past several decades management has become a vital concern to society. If we look at pools, we notice that the public does not have good opinion abouth management ethics and business. For the management community to turn this situation around, significant efforts are required. It should be understood what management ethics means, why it is important and how it should be integrated into decision making. Principles of ethics from moral philosophy and management theory are available to inform interested managers. Next challenge is to avoid immoral management, transitioning from an amoral to a moral management mode of leadership, behavior, decision making policies and practices. Moral management stands on ethical leadership. It requires that managers search out those vulnerable situations in which in which amorality may reign if careful, thoughtful reflection is not given by management. Further requires that managers understand, and be sensitive to, all the stakeholders of the organization and their stakes. If the moral management model is to be achieved, managers need to integrate ethical wisdom with their managerial wisdom and to take steps to create and sustain an ethical climate in their organizations. When all that will be done, the desirable goals of moral management will be achievable.

Biculturalism and Self-Esteem: Differential Associations Based on Cultural Domain

2021 ◽  
pp. 073998632110425
Author(s):  
Paulette D. Garcia Peraza ◽  
Angela-MinhTu D. Nguyen ◽  
Joshua Corona ◽  
Sadie S. Amini
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
The Us ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Cultural Domain ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Collective Self Esteem

Acculturation is multidimensional in that it encompasses both heritage and dominant cultural orientations, and it can take place across multiple domains; therefore, biculturalism, an acculturation strategy involving strong orientations to both heritage and dominant cultures, can also occur for the domains of behaviors and practices, values and beliefs, and cultural identity. The current study is the first to compare the relations between biculturalism and self-esteem across these three cultural domains. Mexican American undergraduate students ( N = 219; Mage = 18.82 years, SD = 1.09), who were primarily women (72.15%) and born in the US (81.74%), responded to an in-person survey. We found that biculturalism is differentially associated with personal and collective self-esteem depending on the domain, with stronger associations for bicultural behaviors and weaker associations for bicultural values. Our findings highlight the importance of recognizing the multidimensionality of biculturalism in theory, research, and practice.

Work climate, innovativeness, and firm performance in the US forest sector: in search of a conceptual framework

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 1703-1715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Crespell ◽  
Eric Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Work Climate ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
The Us

Innovativeness can help companies differentiate themselves, with the ultimate goal of securing survival and improving performance. Modern theories in organizational behavior look at innovation as something that starts with individual creativity but that is also affected by the work environment. Using one broad industry sector, the US forest products industry, this study attempts to integrate into a unifying model the concepts of work climate, innovativeness, and firm performance using structural equation modeling. Results support the proposed theoretical model, with some modifications, finding a positive and significant relationship among all factors. Having innovation as a core part of a company’s strategy and fostering a climate for innovation positively affects the degree of innovativeness and performance of a company. This is especially true for secondary or value-added wood products manufacturers. A climate for innovation is characterized by high levels of autonomy and encouragement, team cohesion, openness to change and risk taking, and sufficient resources available to people. Lack of a validation sample suggests treating the model as tentative until further testing.

Incorporating Career Exploration Into an Introductory Organizational Behavior Course

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rommel Salvador ◽  
Atul Teckchandani
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Career Changes ◽  
The Core

Although undergraduate students value preparing themselves for careers that have personal meaning, relatively little curricular attention has been paid to facilitating this goal. In this article, we present a targeted review of the literature on career exploration as a basis for an approach to integrate it into the core undergraduate organizational behavior course offered at most business schools. The approach consists of four components, each consisting of activities that provide opportunities for career exploration. The goal of this approach is to develop a higher level of career adaptability in students, improving their ability to manage career changes and challenges.

Opportunity recognition in a declining industry: the consultant's role

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-224
Author(s):  
Gina Vega ◽  
Earl Simendinger
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Furniture Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Consultant ◽  
Small Business Management

Synopsis Carl Woods, a management consultant, experiences a series of frustrating events when trying to replace the mesh sling to a patio chair. Eventually, he realizes that he could organize a coopetitive relationship among the various outdoor furniture companies, each of which provided only a portion of the service he needed. The case tracks Carl's recognition of the opportunity presented by a hole in the market and the consultant's role in the development of coopetition in the Florida outdoor furniture industry. Students are asked to assist Carl in performing the consulting role by developing solutions to the problems that have arisen within the coopetitive group. Research methodology This case has been field researched. Relevant courses and levels The case is suitable for undergraduate students in basic entrepreneurship, small business management, or organizational behavior.

Teaching Virtual and Cross-Cultural Collaborations: Exploring Experiences of Croatia- and U.S.-Based Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 105256292097217
Author(s):  
Maya Vidovic ◽  
Michelle Hammond ◽  
Jenna Lenhardt ◽  
Michael Palanski ◽  
Joy Olabisi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Business World ◽  
Team Efficacy

Two important characteristics of contemporary teamwork are working with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds and working in virtual teams. Hence, preparing students to successfully navigate through the business world must include developing these two skills. To investigate learning for both cross-cultural and virtual collaboration, we conducted a cross-cultural virtual team experiential exercise with 635 undergraduate students comprising 189 teams. The exercise was part of Organizational Behavior classes at three university campuses—two in the United States and one in Croatia. Data analysis examining skills development and efficacy demonstrated a significant increase in virtual team efficacy for all students and a significant increase in cross-cultural efficacy for students in Croatia. Qualitative results point to differences in key lessons learned between U.S. and Croatian students, such as communication skills, time management skills, and intensity of the experience. We provide a description of the exercise, lessons learned, and suggestions for future use, including adaptations to smaller class sizes.

Thrust Vectoring Design Project at Six Universities: Part I — Project Description and Final Designs

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark G. Turner ◽  
Markus P. Rumpfkeil ◽  
James T. VanKuren ◽  
Rory A. Roberts ◽  
Jeffrey Bons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Thrust Vectoring ◽  
Jet Engine ◽  
Us Air Force ◽  
Project Description ◽  
The Us ◽  
Air Force Research Laboratory ◽  
Academic Year

An undergraduate student design and build project has been established by the US Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory as part of an outreach program. During the 2011–2012 academic year, undergraduate students of six universities participated in designing a thrust vectoring system for a small (20 pound-thrust) jet engine. A description of the project parameters and student designs is given in this paper. It proved to be an extremely successful project, and other professors and students can learn from the different approaches taken by the six different teams and the project itself. Industry will also be interested in the depth and breadth of an undergraduate project that is being used to educate their future engineering workforce.

scholarly journals Economic Uncertainty And The Role Of Organizational Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin D. Carrigan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Stock Markets ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Us Economy ◽  
The Us

The US Economy has entered an era of economic uncertainty.  Stock markets are down. Unemployment is up.  This paper examines the effect of economic uncertainty on organizational behavior. 

scholarly journals Diversity Beyond Demographics: Environmental Worldviews of Forestry and Natural Resource Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sativa Cruz ◽  
Chelsea Batavia ◽  
Ana Spalding ◽  
Ivan Arismendi ◽  
Michael Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Natural World ◽  
State University ◽  
Ethical Beliefs ◽  
The Us ◽  
Environmental Worldviews ◽  
New Generation

In U.S. academic institutions, efforts often concentrate on enhancing the recruitment of students from underrepresented groups, focusing on gender and/or race. Yet, non-demographic forms of diversity have received little attention, such as environmental worldviews, i.e., differences in the metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical beliefs that define how humans view, value, and interact with the natural world. Here, we develop an exploratory measure of environmental worldview diversity among undergraduate students enrolled in natural resource related programs. We tested our procedure at Oregon State University, a large public land-grant university in the US. Many students reported metaphysical, epistemological, and/or ethical beliefs that deviate from what has been philosophically characterized as the dominant western worldview of natural resources (anthropocentric, dualistic, hierarchical, utilitarian, mechanistic). Our results suggest that, although forestry students’ environmental worldviews are in some ways more closely aligned with the dominant western worldview than other students in natural resources, generally their worldviews reflect long-term generational shifts away from a strict resource-commodity value orientation, as documented in past research. Our findings highlight the importance of considering environmental worldviews as a dimension of diversity within the new generation natural resource students. Future efforts toward understanding these levels of difference can be important assets in designing programs which appeal to wide variety of students; ultimately helping efforts to recruit and retain a diverse of aspiring natural resource professionals.

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