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CHAP 5
MANAGERIAL ETHICSAND
ORGANIZATIONALDESIGN
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Structural causes of unethical conduct inorganizations
Two planning systems for managingbehaviour in organizations
Various means of solving unethical
behaviour problems in organizations andresponsibilities of senior management inorganizations
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WHAT ARE ETHICAL CODES?
Statements about norms an beliefs
of an organization.
They are proposed, discussed and
defined by the senior executives.
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ETHICAL CODES
Norms Standards ofbehaviour, the waythe seniormanagement wantstaff to behave in agiven situation.
Generally expressedas a series of negativestatements.
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ETHICAL CODES
Beliefs Standards of thought,ways of thinking inwhich the seniormanagement want
staff to adopt.
They are generallyexpressed in positive
forms.
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WHY ETHICAL DILEMMA IN
ORGANIZATIONS?
The code of ethics says, in one sectionthat we respect our employees and inanother section, that we expect fair
profits.
Ethical dilemmas are conflicts betweeneconomic and social performance.
(Give two examples of good beliefs inorganizations.)
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OMBUDSMAN POSITION
An older person, respected manager,close to retirement, who has been relievedof operating responsibilities and assigned
the task of counselling younger employeeson career problems, organizationaldifficulties and ethical issues.
(Can an ombudsman play his roleeffectively? Why?)
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STRUCTURAL CAUSES AND
UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR
Most companies are diversified within numerousdivisions with its given product line, marketsegment and production process.
Divisional structures of this type aredecentralised, authority for product, market andprocess changes are allocated to the divisional
managers who will be responsible for economicperformance.
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PROBLEMS WITH
DIVISIONALIZATION
Interrelationships cannot be utilised as thebasis of economies.
Corporate management has little controlover the strategies of the divisions untilafter an outstanding success or anabsolute failure has occurred.
(As a manager who would you solve anethical problem in your organization?)
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QUESTIONS TO BE
DISCUSSED ONLINE
What are ethical codes and can theywork? Why?
What are the structural causes of
unethical behaviour?
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TWO PLANNING SYSTEMS
The General Electric PlanningSystem.
The Boston Consulting GroupPlanning System.
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General Electric Planning System
Its termed as aportfoliomodel.
It evaluated each product-market-process unit inthe company as an investment that could beincreased, maintained or decreased over time.
The product-market-process units were termedasstrategic business units(SBUs).
Each SBU differed on two basis: The attractiveness of the industry, and The strength of the company within that industry.
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General Electric Planning System
Company strength within the industry
Above Average Average Below Average
Above Average
Average
Below Average
Invest Invest Retain
Invest Retain Divest
Retain Divest Divest
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General Electric Planning System
Measurement factors weighted for strength of business unitwithin industry:
Measurement Factors
ProductQuality
MarketShare
BrandReputation
ShareGrowth
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BOSTON CONSULTING
PLANNING SYSTEM (BCG)
BCG believes that:
Growth rate can be shown in percentage forattractiveness of the industry.
High growth rates show high gross margins and lowcompetitive pressures.
Share of market can be shown in percentage to showthe competitive position on the company within theindustry.
High market share shows low production and distribution
costs.
The relationship between market share and marketgrowth is generally portrayed in the BCG model on afour-cell matrix, star,cash cow,problem child and
dogcategory.
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BOSTON CONSULTING
PLANNING SYSTEM (BCG)Relative Market Share
(Cash Generation)
High
Market GrowthRate(Cash Usage)
Low
High Low
(Market share and market growth relationship for the Boston Consulting GROUPPlanning Matrix)
STARPROBLEM
CHILD
CASH COW DOG
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BOSTON CONSULTING
PLANNING SYSTEM (BCG)
Star a business unit that has a large market in a fastgrowing industry. It generates large amount of cash andconsumes large cash investment to maintain its lead.
Cash Cowsa business unit with a large market share in
a mature, but slow growing industry. It requires slowinvestment but generates cash that can be used to invest inother BUs.
Problem Childa business unit with small market sharein a high growth market. It requires high large cash
consumption, since it requires large resources to grow.
Dog a business unit with small market share in a matureindustry. It has low market share and slow growth rate.Does not generate or consume large amount of cash.
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IMPACT OF PLANNING SYSTEMS
ON MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR
GE matrix:
Profitability has a direct influence on the measurement
of industry attractiveness through the input factors ofhistorical margins and competitive intensity, accountingfor 30%.
Profitability has an indirect influence on the
measurement of company strengths through inputfactors of product quality, brand reputation, promotionaleffectiveness and product efficiency, accounting for35%.
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IMPACT OF PLANNING SYSTEMS
ON MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR
BCG matrix:
High profits are assured to be the result of
high market share and high market growth.
The markets served by a given SBU will besegmented and redefined until profit, growth
and share figures are consistent.
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IMPACT OF CONTROL AND
MOTIVATION SYSTEMS ON
MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR
Strategic planning:
Looks at environmental assumptions, organizationalresources and managerial intentions.
Programme planning: Allocates the resources necessary to implement that
strategy.
Budgetary planning: Forecasts the revenues and expenses and establishes
numerical measures of the achievement of the strategy.
Operational accounting planning:
Record the actual results of the achievement innumerical terms, sees the variances between the
planned outcomes and actual results.
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QUESTIONS TO BE
DISCUSSED ONLINE
Compare and contrast the two newlydeveloped methods. What are they?
What can be done to solve the structuralcauses of unethical behaviour of the
organizations?