Chapter 4 - Social responsibility and ethics in management. The following are the main points from chapter 4: Discuss how the nature of management jobs creates the possibility for ethical abuses, describe what influences ethical decision-making, explain what practical steps managers can take to improve ethical decision-making, explain for what organizations are socially responsible,. | CHAPTER 4 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT *© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury. Lecture outline Organisational social responsibility Organisational social responsiveness Managing an ethical organisation *© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury. Organisational social responsibility ‘The obligation of an organisation to seek actions protecting and improving society’s welfare along with its own . | CHAPTER 4 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT *© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury. Lecture outline Organisational social responsibility Organisational social responsiveness Managing an ethical organisation *© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury. Organisational social responsibility ‘The obligation of an organisation to seek actions protecting and improving society’s welfare along with its own interests.’ *© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury. Organisational social responsibility Major perspectives: Invisible hand A view holding that the entire social responsibility of a corporation can be summed up as ‘make profits and obey the law’. Hand of government A view holding that the interests of society are best served by having the law and political process guide the corporation’s activities. *© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & George Sansbury.© 2003 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd. PowerPoint Slides t/a Management: A Pacific Rim Focus Enhanced Edition. Slides prepared by David Meacheam & .