ethics and politics of organisational life

who does the exercise of power impact

• worker management relations

• worker customer

• co worker interactions

• different workers management

what are the six bases of managerial power

• legitimate

• reward

• coercive

• expert

• referent

• informational

under neoliberalism, fundamental structural changes have led to what

• The declining role and influence of unions

• Rise of non-unionism

• Expansion of precarious workers and technology enabled amorphous forms of work

what are the internal stakeholders of organisation

management and employees

what are the external stakeholders of organisation

suppliers, competitors, customers, civil society and government

what is CSR

CSR is a ‘cluster concept which overlaps with such concepts as business ethics, corporate philanthropy, corporate citizenship, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.’ -(Matten and Moon, 2004)

3 importance of addressing ethical issues

• Increased corporate power under neoliberalism

• Unethical practices are prevalent

• Globalisation and rapidly changing technologies have made ethics ever more complex and challenging

How can we tackle unethical practices to ensure that organisations produce more social good than harm to society?

• The state: laws and regulations

• Civil society (unions, NGOs, communities) & social movements

organisations are therefore not neutral shaped by who

political and ethical complexities

Organisations are the source/cause of unethical behaviour, but are also an important mechanism for…

challenging it