Ethical Management Research Articles

Megatrends and ethics in future project management - how project leaders can benefit from their potential

Megatrends and ethics in future project management - how project leaders can benefit from their potential

Ethics of Human Resources Management in the Cameroonian Health System, Medical Nomadism and the Ineffectiveness of the Fight against High Blood Pressure

Ethics of Human Resources Management in the Cameroonian Health System, Medical Nomadism and the Ineffectiveness of the Fight against High Blood Pressure

Waste not, want not: Value chain stakeholder attitudes to surplus dairy calf management in Australia.

The management of surplus dairy calves in Australia has traditionally been influenced by the economic viability of different practices. When beef prices are favourable, more surplus calves are raised for beef, and when beef prices are low, more calves are killed in the first few days of life. Early life killing of surplus calves may however threaten the dairy industry's social licence to operate. The aim of this study was to describe the views of value chain stakeholders regarding the management of surplus calves. Representatives from seven post-farm gate organisations participated in semi-structured interviews and were asked about their views on current practices, alternatives to early life killing and how best to implement change. Responses were analysed using inductive thematic analysis and were organised into three themes: (1) ethics of surplus calf management; (2) economics of surplus calf management; and (3) moving towards solutions including approaches to affecting change. We conclude that stakeholders widely recognised early life killing of surplus calves as a threat to the industry's social licence. Whilst technical solutions such as beef on dairy breeding programmes were cited as important, participants emphasised that implementing sustainable solutions will require collaboration, leadership, and commitment by all stakeholders along the value chain.

Including Organizational Ethics in the Risk Management Process: Towards Improved Practices and Analysis

Risk management has played an important role in Quebec’s health and social services organizations for several years. This process is based on two guiding principles: the just culture and the no-blame concept and is an integral part of the Act respecting healthcare and social services. However, for all its usefulness, the current risk management process has certain limitations and criticisms. To overcome these weaknesses, the association of organizational ethics with the risk management process represents an interesting option. The use of organizational ethics concepts and tools overcomes the limitations of risk management and even optimizes it. Both are organizational processes with many common objectives and links, and both provide tools for decision-making. The combination of organizational ethics and risk management broadens the scope of risk management. To enable the best possible optimization, an analysis grid is proposed, and recommendations are made for the inclusion of ethics in risk management.

Institutional Review Board Considerations for Clinical Trials.

To protect subjects who participate in human research, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) play an important role in reviewing research and determining the validity of a study by comprehensively examining it for ethical issues, including invasiveness and management of personal information. They conduct regular and independent reviews to protect the health, rights, and welfare of research subjects. When we as researchers conduct clinical research, we must obtain IRB approval and submit our research for investigation of ethical issues before we begin.

The effect of decision making related rationalization on fraud and the mediating role of psychosocial work environment

This study aims to examine the influence of the psychosocial work environment on the proclivity for asset misuse in the context of local government management, with a focus on the perceptions of administrators in Central Sulawesi Province. Employing purposive sampling, a total of 39 government units constituted the study's population, with a final sample size of 114 participants, comprising administrators, officers, and managers. WarpPLS software was employed to analyze the data. The findings reveal a positive relationship between rationalization and the inclination toward asset misuse. Additionally, rationalization exhibits a negative impact on the psychosocial work environment. Finally, the psychosocial work environment demonstrates a negative influence on the propensity for asset abuse. These outcomes suggest that the psychosocial work environment plays a pivotal role in mitigating the inclination for asset misuse within the local government of Central Sulawesi Province. This research sheds light on the significance of fostering a positive psychosocial work environment to enhance decision-making processes and reduce the likelihood of fraudulent activities in the management of government assets. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for the development of strategies to promote ethical and responsible asset management in local government entities.

Virtue Ethics and Organizational Culture Management in Humanitarian Assistance

Aim: The aim of the article is to investigate the validity of virtue ethics to humanitarian organizational culture management. Methodology: The method applied is basically focused on the analyses of the relevant literature. Results: The results of the paper show that a humanitarian virtuous agency conducted by innate moral qualities can employ standards that are far beyond formal code duties or effectiveness. Implications and recommendations: Virtue ethics, by stressing the importance of motivational aspects, has unquestionable implications in analyses around humanitarian organizational culture management. Originality/value: Motivational aspects become fundamental for relief workers, especially in situations where normality means lack of normality.

Utilitarianism, Sport Mega-Events, and Pandemic Protocols: A Case Scenario for Teaching Utilitarianism in Sport Ethics and Event Management

Sport managers need to make decisions that have moral implications on a regular basis, and applying their theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios is an essential skill in the field. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory that focuses on maximizing the production of good. The purpose of this case is to provide students with the opportunity to learn about utilitarianism (including act and rule utilitarianism) and engage in class discussions surrounding the case of pandemic protocols in sport organizations. A brief and general overview of pandemic protocols used in the sport industry is provided alongside discussion questions designed to challenge students with the application of utilitarian principles to their decision making. The case also provides a teaching note with discussion topics and potential responses.

Safeguarding in sports physiotherapy

Sports physiotherapists work in very close contact with athletes, both on and off the field of play. In this challenging sporting context, they often have to find a balance between pushing the limits in rehabilitation/training and staying within the limits of a safe and ethical proper management of the athletes. Sports physiotherapists have also access to a unique perspective of behaviours not only of the athlete, but of all other individuals interacting with the athlete. Therefore, recognition of potentially abusive behaviours is an important component of education, as well as developing the communication skills to address issues appropriately. Mentored practice may be the best training for sports physiotherapists to acquire the necessary skills and behaviours in the complex sporting environment.

Хозяйственно-управленческая этика советских руководителей предприятий 1930–1940-х гг. По источникам личного происхождения

This article, for the first time in domestic historiography, scrutinizes the ethical principles guiding the managerial activities of directors in Russian enterprises during the 1930s and 1940s. To address this issue, a selection was made from sources of personal origin, consisting of expressions concerning the principles of managerial ethics, followed by a structured description of these principles. The study employs historical-comparative and historical-genetic methods. The significance of the economic-ethical aspect of the soviet leaders mentality allows for a fresh understanding of the genesis of the soviet elite and its role in the transformation of the socio-economic structure of the country. Furthermore, the examination of the labor ethics of soviet leaders based on personal origin sources is undertaken by the author for the first time in historiography. Additionally, the article introduces a novel approach by applying a systematic structuring method to the managerial-ethical principles of enterprise leadership. The study of managerial ethics is conducted based on personal origin sources, such as memoirs and diaries of enterprise directors. The primary portion of the source complex is extracted from the archives of the Russian State Archive of Economics (memoirs of A. L. Kozlov, A. M. Kontorshchikov, Yu. N. Kozhevnikov, and the diary of M. V. Yasvoin), the majority of which remain unpublished and minimally incorporated into scholarly discourse. The methodological foundation for studying these sources is rooted in A. Rikh's works on the understanding of economic ethics, as well as contemporary Russian historians works on new property relations in the soviet economy of the 1930s to the early 1950s. The author concludes that the fundamental ethical principles adhered to by enterprise leaders in their managerial activities consisted of an «oath» to the fundamental postulates of soviet authority and the requirements formulated by the state. The leaders deemed the principles of centralized command and personal labor participation in enterprise affairs as correct. Regarding moral norms of management, the leaders considered personal gain, nepotism, and favoritism, among other practices, as unacceptable. However, the principles of economic-labor ethics identified through published sources do not encompass the latent stratum of the soviet economic model, where deviations from certain economic-ideological norms, disregard for subordinates, «everyday» norms of managerial material support, etc., were deemed acceptable. The article concludes that a significant portion of soviet enterprise leaders in the 1930s and 1940s adhered to the proposed soviet ideological system of ethical values, striving to uphold and cultivate «socialist» ethical parameters.

Ethics And Deontology in Archival Practice: Uses and Epistemological Issues

Ethics and professional conduct have become central concerns in the archival profession, as well as in heritage-related fields, for several years. The integrity of cultural artifacts and the respect for the rights and dignity of individuals are of paramount importance. These principles are governed by a professional archival framework and specific codes of conduct that archivists must adhere to. This paper delves into ethical and deontological considerations within the context of an archivist's role. It explores how these considerations impact every stage of the archival process, from acquisition to giving access to documents for users. To offer a comprehensive understanding of the various layers of ethical management in the archival field, we have developed a holistic diagram encompassing all the elements that shape a professional's actions throughout the archive processing journey. Part of these elements belong to the professional framework and another part of them is linked to the subjectivity factors specific to the archivist. This model takes into account, in particular, the dynamics between various stakeholders in the system, including the relationships between archivists and creators of archives, as well as the relationships between archivists and users of archives. These relationships further underscore the societal role of the archivist.

THE STRUGGLE FOR HIGHER JOB POSITIONS AS AN ETHICAL PROBLEM

Competition for working positions at the workplace constitutes one of the real problems frequently encountered in business and management ethics. Despite its frequent occurrence at the workplace, as literature research shows, theoretical reflection on the issue within applied ethics is relatively rare. The present paper aims to provide a scholarly reflection on the unfair competition for positions, which is not in compliance with the ethical rules of competition. Furthermore, significance will also be placed on providing a definition of unethical job competition, identifying the features of this pattern of behavior, as well as describing the impact of this undesirable phenomenon. The present paper contributes to the underlying reflection on the issue from the point of view of applied ethics as applied in Economics. The main task of the study is to delineate the various features of unfair competition for higher work positions and the terminology related to this issue, possible ethical theoretical apologetics, and to describe the negative consequences of such conduct and practices.

Pengenalan Digital Marketing Dalam Upaya Pengenalan Objek Wisata Hutan Pinus Di Buntu Datu

Digital marketing in the current era has become very important in marketing its products, no exception to tourism. Social Media allows everyone to create and spread their own content on various social networking platforms. But in the promotion of tourism, there needs to be a briefing on the strategy of using and preparing content, including social media ethics for managers and other stakeholders. Based on this, the PKM team conducted digital marketing introduction and training activities to be able to promote Pinus Buntu datu Forest Tourism and what potential it has and can be introduced to tourists. This training is aimed at tourism managers of Pinus Buntu datu Forest and the interest of the participants is quite high and they also feel the benefits of this digital marketing introduction training can be applied in digital marketing on social media. Further training is still needed on how to create messages in multimedia (photos and videos) that are attractive to potential tourists.

물류기업의 윤리적 경영활동이 조직유효성에 미치는 영향

물류기업의 윤리적 경영활동이 조직유효성에 미치는 영향

Evaluation of health risk associated with consumption of food crops from electronic waste dumpsite using albino Wistar rat’s model: Bayelsa state Nigeria case study

The alterations in some important health biomarkers associated with consumption of food crops harvested near E-waste dumpsite in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, was evaluated. Samples of soil, plant, water and sea foods were collected around E-waste dumpsites and control sites for laboratory screening. A standard animal feed was formulated (control group), and the feed formulated from plants harvested from e-waste dumpsites was used to feed the experimental animals (Test group) for a period of three months. The formulated feeds were screened for toxic metals using atomic absorption spectrometry. The study comprises of twenty-eight animals (fourteen each of male and female) of albino wistar strain, weighing 50-100g were divided into two groups of fourteen animals each. Health biomarkers such as C-reactive protein, TNF alpha, creatinine, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine phosphatase (ALP), platelet count, and oxidative stress parameters were evaluated in both groups. Toxic metals content of samples collected from the E-waste dumpsite revealed significantly (p<0.05) higher levels of Cd, Co, Ni and Pb, which exceeded WHO permissible limits, compared with the control (p<0.05) site. Significant (p<0.05) differences between the test and control group for serum C-reactive protein, TNF alpha, creatinine concentrations, ALT, AST, ALP activities, platelet count, and oxidative stress parameters of the test group were all significantly (p<0.05) higher than the control group, suggesting the presence of oxidative stress trigger(s) among animals in the test group and these results were further affirmed by the histology results as presented. Conclusively, this study highlighted a strong correlation between consumption of food crops cultivated near E-wastes dumpsites and potential associated health risks. Hence, demands public awareness and a call on governments and concerned regulatory bodies to ensure and enforce ethical E-waste management and disposal practices to minimize E-waste exposure and toxicity.

Implementasi Etika Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia di Lembaga Pendidikan Mas Al-Washliyah 22 Tembung

This research aims to analyze the implementation of human resource management ethics at the MAS Al-Washliyah 22 Tembung Educational Institution. The method used is qualitative descriptive data analysis with a case study approach through interviews, documentation, observation with one of the teachers at MAS Al-Washliyah 22 Tembung. The aim of this research is to determine the implementation of human resource management ethics at the MAS Al-Washliyah 22 Tembung Educational Institution. This research will focus on the definition of educational ethics, human resource management such as the performance of employees or teaching staff and the productivity of teaching staff and the work morale of teaching staff. The research results show that ethics in human resource management principles must match the commitment of words with the achievement of personal performance through actions or work implementation. Which can build and create results from performance that are in line with common goals.

The impact of corporate social responsibility on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises can be mediated by innovation ability and learning orientation

Every company will face complexity, change, and increasingly fierce business competition that occurs not only in large companies but also in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Achieving competitive advantage for MSMEs requires assistance and guidance from external parties, both government and private, through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. This study examines the effect of CSR programs on the innovation ability, learning orientation, and performance of MSMEs. The ability of Innovation and learning orientation to mediate the relationship between CSR programs and the performance of MSMEs. This study's population is the MSME owners receiving CSR program assistance from the government (BUMN) and the private sector in Tulungagung, Blitar, Malang, Batu, and Sidoarjo districts, with a research sample of 165 MSME owners. Based on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the study results show that companies or governments that provide CSR program assistance to SMEs contribute to increasing innovation capabilities. For companies or governments, it is necessary to have a model of CSR assistance. Assistance is related to providing training on how to improve product quality, providing understanding on compliance with legal standards in business management, providing understanding on the formation of a comprehensive code of ethics in business management, and providing understanding about the contribution of SMEs to charity. MSME owners are expected to maximize innovation by adopting new products and developing new product variations. In addition, SME owners need to find solutions to improve the production process and start adopting other MSME production processes to be better than their competitors.

Green Business and Environmental Sustainability

Given the growing awareness of environmental issues and the role firms play in escalating them, green business and environmental sustainability have emerged as fundamental principles for contemporary businesses. With a focus on sustainability, companies can reduce their environmental impact and yet be profitable. Resource efficiency, the use of renewable energy, waste reduction, the creation of eco-friendly products, and ethical supply chain management are some examples of green business practices that not only benefit the environment but also improve a company's reputation and financial performance. Sustainable business practices are largely adopted as a result of government laws and regulations. The benefits of green efforts are shown via successful case studies. The adoption of sustainability as a core value by organizations promotes a greener and more sustainable future for future generations, adding to the effort being made by everyone to address the environmental catastrophe.

Corpse identification in mass disasters and other violence: the ethical challenges of a humanitarian approach.

In October 2022, the Centre for Ethics of Yenepoya University hosted a national workshop entitled: "Respect for human dignity of the unidentified dead from mass disasters and other violence: strategies for the ethical management of biological samples and personal data". The aim was to explore and share experience and ethical considerations regarding the management and identification of human remains in the event of disasters, with the purpose to arrive at a general consensus about what constitutes the ethical foundation of the management of unidentified human remains in forensic practice and, in particular, contextualizing this in India. The main ethical consideration that emerged was tracing the missing and identifying the dead are crucial to maintaining or restoring basic human rights and responsible relief activities. Identification is not only an organizational and scientific achievement but, regardless of circumstances, also necessarily and always an activity with significant political, epistemic, and philosophical relevance and consequence. In India, it could be important to consider new legal provisions for the management of human samples so that this would provide a starting point for the treatment of human remains managed for forensic purposes with uniformity in the country. Another important step in which governments should take part regards the involvement and education of the general public to develop their interest in this important goal. In the field of forensic anthropology, artificial intelligence can support, through the use of algorithms, the decision-making process that leads to the identification of the victim or its remains. Furthermore, they can be used to extract new knowledge from huge databases and shorten identification through computer automation of data binding activities. Applying artificial intelligence tools in forensic sciences to collect new information from massive datasets to enhance knowledge, and reduce human subjectivity and errors, provides a greater scientific basis that could improve the strength of the evidence and support the admissibility of expert evidence. In light of the general lack of national/international guidance about ethical oversight for identification and care of human remains, the fact that regulations are frequently not adequate to govern ethical aspects, we hope that an internationally recognized body should develop such guidance in collaboration with relevant organizations.

Enhancing Industrial Automation through Efficient Technology Management in Society

Purpose: The accelerated advancement of technology has revolutionized industries across the globe, enabling unprecedented levels of automation and efficiency. An in-depth examination of the vital field of technology management and its crucial part in orchestrating the smooth automation of primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries is provided in this study. Information, communication, and computation technologies (ICCT underlying technologies) and nanotechnologies are included in the broad range of Universal technologies of the 21st century that fall under the purview of technology management. The first point made in the article is how crucial good technology management is to the success of industrial automation. It looks at how technology management techniques have changed to meet the varied and dynamic nature of contemporary industries. Design/Methodology/Approach: ICCT can be used to connect and coordinate processes, as well as for intelligent decision-making. Additionally, the potential of nanotechnologies for precise and miniature automation components is being explored. Examining the intricacies related to technology integration, scalability, and sustainability, key challenges and opportunities in technology management are examined. Findings/Result: The paper provides insights into best practices for matching organizational goals and strategies with technology management, emphasizing the necessity for flexible frameworks that can adjust to changing market demands. Based on the proposed developments of Super Intelligent Machines and technology-based singularity, and their impact on Industrial Automation, the consequences of socio-economic and environmental effects of technology-driven automation in companies are also covered in this article, highlighting the significance of ethical and sustainable technology management. It emphasizes the requirement for moral concerns, skill development, and laws that guarantee a fair transition to automated industrial processes while minimizing potential negative effects. Originality/Value: In summary, competent technology management forms the basis for the successful automation of industries in all spheres of society. This paper includes a comprehensive overview of the principles, strategies, and applications of technology management along with ABCD analysis emphasizing the potential for transformative change in the landscape of modern industries in all four sectors and the pressing need to ensure ethical and sustainable practices. Type of paper: Exploratory Research.