Creating ethical work climates: A socioeconomic perspective |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710, USA;2. Durham VA Medical Center, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27710, USA;1. Chief Resident, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;2. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;3. Professor, Vice Chair for Health Policy & Practice, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan;2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York;3. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;4. Mercy Medical Group, Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, California;5. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina;6. Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Structural Heart Program, Seattle, Washington;1. College of Power and Energy Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China;2. Maritime Safety Research Centre, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
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| Abstract: | In this essay, I introduce a theory of ethical work climates and describe how ethical climates can be created in business firms by applying a socioeconomic perspective to the process of organizational design. I begin by discussing moral climate in general—presenting the concept of a moral climate continuum and identifying the positive moral climate as one especially conducive to ethical behavior by agents of the firm. Next, I suggest a process for determining where a firm falls along the continuum by obtaining information about prevailing organizational norms. I then proceed to outline the theory itself, analyzing how management can move a firm from the negative to the positive end of the continuum. In this analysis, I argue that a socioeconomic management perspective provides a particularly strong foundation for establishing positive moral climate. I then propose a strategy for designing key organizational processes to transmit this perspective throughout the firm. The essay concludes with an agenda for future research. |
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