Business Awareness Paper

Ethics Awareness Inventory

Michele McAfee

Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility – MGT/216

July 25, 2010

Dawn F. Huber

Ethics Awareness Inventory

My Ethics Awareness Inventory Profile gave me plenty of insight into my own individual perspectives. I learned that I base my ethical perspectives on an individual's duty or obligation, to do what is morally right. I plan on applying this information to my workplace by continuing to do what is right and helping my coworkers to make ethically sound decisions. Concerning social pressures I have let them affect me personally or but not in the workplace. I am always true to myself and always make ethically sound decisions.

What I learned from doing the Ethics Awareness Inventory Profile is that I base my ethical perspectives on an individual's duty or obligation, to do what is morally right. I have worked very hard to see people for who they are. I am not a judgmental person but I do hold people accountable for their actions. From doing the EAI and reading the summary I discovered that I look at the intent behind people’s actions, rather looking at the results. Also I believe that people chose how they act and what rules they are willing to follow. According the EAI, my perspective on ethical principles must be, “appropriate under any circumstances; respectful of human dignity; and committed to promoting individual freedom and autonomy.”

To know myself and how I view life is an easy transition into my workplace. I do not do anything differently at work then I do at home. I hold myself to same set of standards, honest and forth coming. If I make a mistake on something, I take ownership of those mistakes. I use them as a learning tool to make myself a more knowledgeable person and I expect nothing less from my coworkers. I have been very frustrated when my coworkers choose to lie, deny or, not even acknowledge their mistakes. For example, my supervisor was counting the commissary...