Impact of Unethical Management Practices on Society

Question: Discuss about the Impact of Unethical Management Practices on Society. Answer: Introduction This report has been providing the brief description about the ethical issues and ethical dilemma. It has been focused on the ethical issues with the one business ethical problem i.e. unethical management behavior. The impact of unethical management behavior on the society has also been described in this report. Before starting, it is important to understand about the ethics in the business. Ethics can be described as the doing right activities and the practices for the welfare of the organization as well as society. In present time, unethical business and management practices can be seen in the various organizations and practiced by various people. Consequences of unethical business practices not only impacts on the business but also affects the society and community in which the organization is operating (Zuber Kaptein, 2014). The society depends so much on the organization as a source of goods, services, employment, and to some level to help in environment protection. When a busi ness decides to misuse the ethical values, that business will fall and will affect the society in many ways (Withanage, 2010). Along with this, those persons who works in the unethical business, they lost the meaning of getting employment. The customers who come from the society will be removed of the products and the services. This shows that how extreme the unethical business can go. Impact on Society It is the sad truth that now almost every company is involved in the unethical behavior for their personal benefit. There are many organizations which are adopting unethical behaviors to maximize the profit. In the present business environment, there is no lie between right and wrong. Those workers who have high moral standards are helpless. They cannot do anything against unethical behavior which they notice in their colleagues. Along with this, due to legal insignificance, the unethical conducts remain unpunished. An employee who is working with the organization having unethical practices, dishonest and fault conducts has directly affected the society. Workers who are involved in the unethical practices are responsible for their actions directly or indirectly (Moore, et al, 2012). Although, they may not found guilty by the court or law but it is understood that they may face stress in terms of mental and physical stress due to immoral actions. When a company is found guilty in doin g unethical practices, the workers of the company face many questions under investigation. If the workers are found to be involved in those false practices then thy may be get blacklisted for their professional career (Welsh Ordez, 2014). There are many workers in various organizations who are involved in the unethical and false practice and they do not know the cause of unease or other health issues. The unethical behavior and practices have the strong impact in the lives of employees who are working in such organizations (Tonus Oru, 2012). Further, the unethical management behavior can harm the society by many other ways. The unethical behavior can harm the sales of goods and services. The customer many deny or boycott to buy the products from those companies due to unethical behavior. Due to business dishonesty, the investors may also deny to buy the share of the companies as investing in the dishonest organization will give poor returns in the result. Immoral dealings and the unethical practices creates mistrust in the society. Along with this, workers face lower productivity, conflicts and cripple in the organization (Kish-Gephart, Harrison Trevino, 2010). Ethical dilemma Ethical dilemma can be described as a moral situation in which a choice has to be made by the person between two unwanted options. The ethical dilemma can be understood by the example. The ethical dilemma in the organization may arise due to various factors such as conflict of personal values, organizational goals versus social values and failure of personal character etc. business dilemma happens when the decision maker in the organization face the choice between two options (Andreoli Lefkowitz, 2009). For example, in an organization the new technology has launched which is very beneficial for both organization as well as client. But in that technology, there are less number of workers is required. Now decision maker is in now ethical dilemma i.e. either he provides the better services to the clients by the new technology or be loyal towards the employees of the organization. In this situation, neither clients nor employees deserve to suffer. Recommendations To reduce the unethical practices, there are some recommendations for the organizations: The seniors and the top management of the organization should cross check the decisions of organizations but they should also be legally correct. In the case of ethical dilemma, there should be the win-win situation. It is not wrong to adopt new technologies as the overall aim of the organization is customer satisfaction. But at the breakdown situation of technology, employees can be used. There should be a code of conduct in the written format for both employees as well as managers. The code of conduct will outline the unethical behavior and measures of the people within the organization (Kaptein, 2011). Conclusion This report has been focused on the unethical management practices in the organization. The impact of the unethical practices on the society has also been analyzed. From the above discussion, it has been observed that the society depends so much on the organization as a source of goods, services, employment, and to some level to help in environment protection. So, when an organization does unethical practices then the organization lost its trust among the consumers. Along with this, those persons who work in the unethical business are also responsible for their actions directly or indirectly. The unethical behavior can harm the sales of goods and services. There might be the condition of ethical dilemma, in which the organization can adopt unethical practices for its personal benefits. In the above given example, company can terminate the employees due to new technology for the personal benefit. So, to overcome from this type of situation, there must be code of conducts for the welfa re of the employees as well as society. References Andreoli, N., Lefkowitz, J. 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