Case Study Of Ramona's Code Of Ethics

Ramona’s Decision Ramona is in a difficult spot where she has to choose whether to take an extraordinary job offer. The job offer is for Next Step’s Atlanta, GA office with an $80,000 base salary plus commissions. It sounds like a perfect opportunity for an entry-level business job for a recent MBA graduate. However, several red flags that went up during Ramona’s recruitment at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, WA. The company’s ethical climate and negative outlook on Christians caused Ramona to rethink the job offer.

Ethical Perspective The ethical climate at Next Step appeared to be questionable at best during Ramona’s recruitment. The lack of commitment to the company’s code of ethics on the part of the recruiter showed Ramona that the statement is nothing more than a promotional gimmick. The purpose of an organization’s code of ethics is the moral guidelines that determine acceptable behavior and enshrine regulate a core value and belief system (McNutt & Batho, 2005). However, in the case of Next Step the formally stated code of ethics does not appear to be the true integrated organizational code of ethics. Typically, the adopted code of ethics is due to the organizations managers’ behavior and the imitation for good or bad by the employees of that behavior (McNutt & Batho, 2005). Next Step’s lack of honesty was also

The most well-known verse is I Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs,” (English Standard Version). The Bible also states in Matthew 6:24 that humankind is unable to serve both God and money. This means that if the organization primary goal is to make large profits and gigantic sums of money than they are not too concerned with serving