Building an Ethical Organization Part 2
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Building an Ethical Organization part 2
July 21, 2013
HSM/230
Cheryl Henry
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An ethical organization is not only best for the people it serves but also best for the organization. Being able to describe the organization is key to helping others understand what it is that the employees are trying to accomplish. A mission statement helps to keep the ideals or the organization in mind, as well as establishing what target population they would help. A values statement help the organization to communicate its moral side with potential clients and others. A code of ethics helps the organization’s personal to know what is and what is not acceptable within the workplace and outside of it but while representing the organization. An organizational culture needs to be determined for the organization and the community around it to know what is expected and accepted from the organization, in terms of cultural needs.
The organization provides a safe and welcoming environment for children and their families to play, learn and interact. The program reaches out to mainly lower income families who live within the county limits. The families that have children aged 3 years to age 16 years are the organization’s main focus group. The organization is a non-profit program. It does not charge a fee for the services it provides, but rather depends on donations, investors and volunteers. The organization would work by communicating with the schools, churches, and police stations to give the program’s information to certain youth and their families. The children who are bullied into doing/not doing something, suffer from bad grades, or have a criminal past would be the main focus of the group. At the organization, there would be spaces for different activities like a gymnasium for sports, one or two classrooms for tutoring and homework help, and a game room with a variety of
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games not included in sports, computers for computer games. Besides reaching out to
Building an Ethical Organization part 2
July 21, 2013
HSM/230
Cheryl Henry
2
An ethical organization is not only best for the people it serves but also best for the organization. Being able to describe the organization is key to helping others understand what it is that the employees are trying to accomplish. A mission statement helps to keep the ideals or the organization in mind, as well as establishing what target population they would help. A values statement help the organization to communicate its moral side with potential clients and others. A code of ethics helps the organization’s personal to know what is and what is not acceptable within the workplace and outside of it but while representing the organization. An organizational culture needs to be determined for the organization and the community around it to know what is expected and accepted from the organization, in terms of cultural needs.
The organization provides a safe and welcoming environment for children and their families to play, learn and interact. The program reaches out to mainly lower income families who live within the county limits. The families that have children aged 3 years to age 16 years are the organization’s main focus group. The organization is a non-profit program. It does not charge a fee for the services it provides, but rather depends on donations, investors and volunteers. The organization would work by communicating with the schools, churches, and police stations to give the program’s information to certain youth and their families. The children who are bullied into doing/not doing something, suffer from bad grades, or have a criminal past would be the main focus of the group. At the organization, there would be spaces for different activities like a gymnasium for sports, one or two classrooms for tutoring and homework help, and a game room with a variety of
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games not included in sports, computers for computer games. Besides reaching out to
References: Mihaela, Valentina. (2012). Organizational culture modeling. Retrieved from Mihaela, Valentina, Managemnet and Marketing website. Morrisette, Shelley. (2010). Leadership development approaches. Retrieved from Morrisette, Shelley, The Journal for Quality and Participation website.