The Positive Ethical Organization: Enacting a Living Code of Ethics and Ethical Organizational Identity |
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Authors: | Amy Klemm Verbos Joseph A Gerard Paul R Forshey Charles S Harding Janice S Miller |
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Institution: | (1) Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 742, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA |
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Abstract: | A vision of a living code of ethics is proposed to counter the emphasis on negative phenomena in the study of organizational
ethics. The living code results from the harmonious interaction of authentic leadership, five key organizational processes
(attraction–selection–attrition, socialization, reward systems, decision-making and organizational learning), and an ethical
organizational culture (characterized by heightened levels of ethical awareness and a positive climate regarding ethics).
The living code is the cognitive, affective, and behavioral manifestation of an ethical organizational identity. We draw on
business ethics literature, positive organizational scholarship, and management literature to outline the elements of positive
ethical organizations as those exemplary organizations consistently practicing the highest levels of organizational ethics.
In a positive ethical organization, the right thing to do is the only thing to do.
Amy Klemm Verbos is a Ph.D. candidate at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where
she received a Chancellor’s Fellowship, Graduate Fellowship, Dissertation Fellowship, and C. Edward Weber Research Award.
She co-authored ‚Positive Relationships in Action: Relational Mentoring and Mentoring Schemas in the Workplace’ in the forthcoming
edited book, Positive Relationships at Work. Her work on positive organizing also has been presented at the Academy of Management
Conference.
Joseph A. Gerard is a Ph.D. student at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He
is a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater teaching organizational behavior, strategy, and accounting. He is
a founding member of Ascent Organization Development LLC, which provides management consulting services to for-profit organizations
in the areas of effectiveness and performance enhancement.
Paul R. Forshey is a Ph.D. student in Organizations and Strategic Management at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research interests include startup firms and firms in transition.
Charles S. Harding is a Ph.D. student in Organizations and Strategic Management at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Awarded a Chancellor’s Fellowship, his research interests include strategic decision-making
and the role of value creation in strategy.
Janice S. Miller is an Associate Professor at the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
where she has received the Business Advisory Council Award for Teaching Excellence. Her published work has appeared in Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Business Ethics among others. She received her Ph.D. in Human Resources Management from Arizona State University. |
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Keywords: | authentic leadership ethical organization positive organizational scholarship organizational culture organizational identity |
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