Ethical Climate Survey

ETHICAL CLIMATE SURVEY

Submitted by: MaCheryl Hall

Professor: Dr. Damita L. Goods

Leadership and Organizational Behavior BUS520

Strayer University

June 7, 2015

Consulting services are being provided for Johnson Controls, a multi-industrial company with approximately 170,000 employees globally. Our company has been hired to provide consulting services for one of the company major business hubs, the Washington DC Branch office. This branch has recently suffered from accusations of ethical misconduct. As consultants, we will first develop an anonymous survey to measure the ethical climate in the organization, secondly, recommend steps the organization can take to create a strong culture, lastly, we will provide a report with survey results, recommendations, and the impact of our survey results on the business and the businesses reputation throughout the industry.

Our first step was to develop and distribute an anonymous survey to both managers and support staff in this branch. The survey included the following questions:

1) I trust my supervisor (Bonczek, S. (1999), The Ethics Edge. Source: Ethics in Action: Leader’s Guide published by ICMA, Washington, D.C.).

2) Coworkers in my department trust each other (Bonczek, S. (1999), The Ethics Edge. Source: Ethics in Action: Leader’s Guide published by ICMA, Washington, D.C.).

3) Individuals in my department accept responsibility for the decisions they make (Bonczek, S. (1999), The Ethics Edge. Source: Ethics in Action: Leader’s Guide published by ICMA, Washington, D.C.).

4) My superiors set a good example of ethical behavior (Bonczek, S. (1999), The Ethics Edge. Source: Ethics in Action: Leader’s Guide published by ICMA, Washington, D.C.).

5) The organizations decisions on how people are treated are clear and consistent (Bonczek, S. (1999), The Ethics Edge. Source: Ethics in Action: Leader’s Guide published by ICMA, Washington, D.C.).

6) My supervisor encourages...