Introduction In the United States, managing a corporate image is a challenge because public scandals, allegations, regulatory fines, and imprisonments are common themes that involve Code of Conduct or a Conflict of Interest issue that is prevalent in a workplace environment. A Code of Conduct Handbook is a communication tool that describes and communicates its values and what an organization expects from management and employees’ (Healthfield, 2018). Greenberg and Baron (2008) expands the definition by including 1. Responsibilities of each employee (e. g., be respectful, perform well, etc.) 2. Relationship with others (e. g., honesty, etc.) 3. Prohibitions against inappropriate behavior (e. g., conflict of interest, corruption, …show more content…
Managers and leaders utilize knowledge, skills, competencies, and observations to manage resources efficiently and effectively. In the United States, every substance abuse treatment service provider utilizes a Substance Abuse Employee Handbook that communicates acceptable behavior and aligns with its regulatory mandates of how it operates and handles client and employee dilemmas. A substance abuse counselor or addiction counselor work with clients individually and in group sessions who incorporates the principles of helping clients to recover from addiction using resources and making referrals base on client’s needs. In the State of Hawaii, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Hawaii Department of Health oversee each service provider to be compliant and address dilemmas that affect licensure. In addition, the agency provides training classes that assist counselors to recertify annually and comply to comply with federal laws and with funding …show more content…
Although rules governing how judicial ethics were established post Watergate reform, the Korea Influence Inquiry of mid 1970’s (gifts to Senate members), Senator David Durenberger Investigation (financial improprieties), Keating Five (substantial contributions), Hilary Clinton (failure to provide billing records), and President Clinton (inappropriate engagement with staff) are several ethical dilemmas that may warrant arrest, impeachment or disbarment. However, the American government failed to uphold its own Code of Ethics and literally allowed individuals to avoid punishment through loopholes and cover-ups (Morgan & Reynolds, 1997). Admitting to an appearance of impropriety is common, however laws and policies that suppose to protect (Morgan & Reynolds, 1997) and hold the perpetrator accountable is an “illusion” created by an incompetent government system that is infamous for covering up rather than investigating facts! Dealing with ethical dilemmas is time-consuming, however, the voters can be the change for reform rather than paying for an imperfect system that refuses to be
By proactively addressing ethical issues with a code of conduct, Raiders Inc. can set the standard regarding how they want employees to behave. Employee can be trained on the company code of ethics so they understand how their company expects them to respond. They can also train them on the biases of decision making, to make sure they are aware of the pitfalls that exist. (Robbins & Coulter, 2012)
Realizing Ethical Issues Helps You Avoid Unethical Behaviors In this age of change, the human society is progressing rapidly on various fields. However, the ethical problems are becoming increasingly severe. According to the teaching notes of “In It To Win: The Jack Abramoff Story,” “During the Bush Administration, Abramoff was the most influential lobbyist in Washington, D.C. His excesses led to his downfall and that of Congress members with whom he was closely connected, including aides, business associates, government officials, and lawmakers.”
The ethical code of an organization illustrates the importance of being honest, acting with integrity, and showing fairness in decision making (Bethel, 2015). Ultimately, “laws regulating business conduct are passed because some stakeholders believe they cannot be trusted to do what is right” (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2015, p. 95). In the last couple of years, culture has become the initiator for compliance, which means from the top down there has to be a commitment to act in a way that represents the company’s core values (Verschoor, 2015).
Corruption is an individual and institutional process where there is a gain by a public official from a briber and in return receives a service. Between the gain and the service, there is an improper connection, (Thompson p.28). The two major categories of bribery is individual and institutional corruption. Receiving personal goods for the pursuit of one’s own benefit is personal fraud. An example of individual distortion is the financial scandal involving David Durenberger. Organizational corruption involves “receiving goods that are useable primarily in the political process and are necessary for doing a job or are essential by-products of doing it,” (Thompson p.30). An instance of institutional fraud is the Keating Five case. There are also times where there is a mixture of both individual and organizational corruption in a scandal. An example of this diverse combination is James C. Wright Jr. actions while he was the Speaker of the House.
The Watergate Scandal and the resignation of President Nixon was the beginning of American’s mistrust of politicians. This can be viewed as a positive effect. As a result three important open record reforms created. The first of the reforms is the Sunshine Act in 1976. This requires government agencies to conduct meetings that are open to public, with a few exceptions. In 1978, the Ethics in Government Act requires public officials to disclose financial and employment records. The Presidential Records Act, also initiated in 1978, required preservati...
“Most people in the U.S. want to do the right thing, and they want others to do the right thing. Thus, reputation and trust are important to pretty much everyone individuals and organizations. However, individuals do have different values, attributes, and priorities that guide their decisions and behavior. Taken to an extreme, almost any personal value, attribute, or priority can “cause” an ethical breach (e.g. risk taking, love of money or sta...
Christine’s current position requires a bachelor’s degree in a health related field, although she noted other counselors at her place of employment have master’s degrees. She is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) in the State of New Jersey. Certification involved verifying education and experience, completing an exam, and paying a fee. Christine is also a member of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). Membership in this organizat...
LEADERSHIP BRIEFING PAPER Leadership Briefing Paper After spending your entire working life in one giant corporation that went down overnight; investing most of your retirement in stock options that plummet to zero; you are suddenly jobless and your retirement money is gone. Yet, perhaps even more threatening; our skilled and managerial jobs are steadily going abroad, due to poor corporate ethics. The crisis of poor ethics has jeopardized public trust, caused an erosion of organizational cultures, created human suffering, caused unemployment, and profit losses. Poor ethics
services and co-occurring disorders: Prevalence estimates, treatment practices, and barriers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31(3), 267-275.
Substance abuse is the habitual use of mind altering substances (Substances). Addicts have a false or altered look on reality; they need help seeing what is wrong with the life style they are living. Nikki Sixx once said,” Addiction- When you can give something up at any time, as long as it’s next Tuesday!” Recovery is teaching a person to break old habits. Substance abuse counselors are very important, not only in the mental health field, but in society as well.
There are many contributing factors and political issues that address substance abuse. Throughout the years, many researchers have designed many interventions and social policies designed to treat people who have used, abused, and became addicted to substances. Today, there are many new studies that address substance abuse at the individual, group, family, and community or policy levels. Today, there are many services that are effective for decreasing recidivism in youth who have completed a substance abuse program. A substance abuse treatment program or center is the best way to treat individuals who have abused substances.
Employers may want to consider combating the stigma which haunts its addicted workers with a resourceful drug rehabilitation education system to both its addicted and non-addicted employees including the scientific facts surrounding addiction and dependence. This education may develop a positive perception of management, trust and introduce an efficient employee assistance program for all those in need to utilize.
To provide an example of a breach of ethical conduct in the workplace, we may remember the case of a financial manager in a corporation that decided not to pay overtime to some employees. After a deep outside investigation, the company was summoned with thousands of dollars to remedy the payment that was supposed to be paid to all employees who worked more than forty hours per week. Again, it is needed more than just a booklet stating that the company adheres to the code of business ethics. It is needed serious managers that can run the company with the most seriousness as possible. Consequently, any written codes of business ethics, regardless of how well it has been crafted, need people that adhere to its internal content with a serious desire to do the right thing.
come up with ethical values to maintain structure and integrity of the corporation. Theft means to
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