Eth/316 Organizational Ethics Research Paper
“Organizational Ethics”
John Alvin Carter
ETH/316
April 1,
Richard Sorrentino/Facilitator
“Organizational Ethics”
Organizational Ethics are an integral part of any successful organization. Without an ethical foundation, the organization is ripe for many different types of internal issues that stem from lacking values and ethics. DART (DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT) and Organizational Ethics I am currently employed in public transportation. I work for DART, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system, which is one of the largest and considered to be one of the most efficient metropolitan transportation organizations in the nation. DART consists of Light Rail Trains and busses which shuttle Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (2012 figures, the number has increased exponentially each year with the rise …show more content…
The company, which is a hybrid organization currently, employs some 4,000 people in the various positions. Three thousand of those individuals are either drivers or customer service professionals who assist and inform the public about the services we provide, and give them the necessary information on fares and routes. There are also individuals in various departments such as Labor Relations, Legal, Human Resources, as well as a police force that is attached to it.
What role do external social pressures have in influencing organizational ethics?
Companies do and should pay attention to the voice of the public. Whether it’s a large business, small dry cleaners or other small business, or a public service company such as DART, these companies should meet the expectations of the public as well as be responsible in all areas in which they have a direct effect on the public, the environment, the economy and the public trust. How the public perceives a company goes a long way towards affecting the bottom line of all companies. Profit. When the
John Alvin Carter
ETH/316
April 1,
Richard Sorrentino/Facilitator
“Organizational Ethics”
Organizational Ethics are an integral part of any successful organization. Without an ethical foundation, the organization is ripe for many different types of internal issues that stem from lacking values and ethics. DART (DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT) and Organizational Ethics I am currently employed in public transportation. I work for DART, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system, which is one of the largest and considered to be one of the most efficient metropolitan transportation organizations in the nation. DART consists of Light Rail Trains and busses which shuttle Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (2012 figures, the number has increased exponentially each year with the rise …show more content…
The company, which is a hybrid organization currently, employs some 4,000 people in the various positions. Three thousand of those individuals are either drivers or customer service professionals who assist and inform the public about the services we provide, and give them the necessary information on fares and routes. There are also individuals in various departments such as Labor Relations, Legal, Human Resources, as well as a police force that is attached to it.
What role do external social pressures have in influencing organizational ethics?
Companies do and should pay attention to the voice of the public. Whether it’s a large business, small dry cleaners or other small business, or a public service company such as DART, these companies should meet the expectations of the public as well as be responsible in all areas in which they have a direct effect on the public, the environment, the economy and the public trust. How the public perceives a company goes a long way towards affecting the bottom line of all companies. Profit. When the