278.6_Ethics in organisations - Theory of Change

This book shows how managers can approach the ethical dilemmas they face in an increasingly complex world. Excellent for students on MBA and other business courses.

To explore:

• Ethical-ologies p.20: deontology (theory of duty and obligation) - teleology (consequence of an act or consequentialism) - utilitarianism (maximizing welfare) - ethical dilemmas
• Academic business ethics, p. 212 (business ethics teaching, ethics conferences, academia and the internet)
• Business ethics in the 21st century, on the geopolitical divides and the role of business and the future role of faith , Working on the organisational (change), p 218

Main steps:
1. introduction
2. Diagnosis - public concern, p 154,156, 159; shared values, p 47 (business benefit, the right thing); multiple stakeholders, organisation influx, shrinking world
3. Action - ethics codes p 162, dilemmas, ethics and values programmes,, integrated ethical management, managing ethical performance
4. ideas - ethics and government, p 152, Business ethics and media, Ethics and Professional institutes, Business Ethics and NGO, Business Ethics and Faith, Academic Ethics, Business Ethics into the 21st century.
  
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Related topics to the ideas of Integrated leadership and Change Management

• Global Social Change Research Project about Change
• Subjects you need to know are: 1) organizational theory (structure, behaviour), 2) organisational change managemant in public sectors, 3) working in teams, on teams, team diagnosis, 99 rules of teamwork, 4) social psychology (science, principle, basics), 5) Behaviour Change.
• Link: https://sites.google.com/site/gsocialchange/need2know

The TOCO Theory of Change Certification,
http://www.theoryofchange.org/library/presentations/

•  Basics : http://www.theoryofchange.org/wp-content/uploads/toco_library/pdf/2011_-_Montague-Clouse_-_Theory_of_Change_Basics.pdf
• Online Solutions: http://www.theoryofchange.org/wp-content/uploads/toco_library/pdf/2011_-_ActKnowledge_-_Theory_of_Change_Online_-_overview.pdf
• Outcome Mapping: http://www.theoryofchange.org/wp-content/uploads/toco_library/pdf/2001-Hearn-Presentation-Outcome-Mapping-Building-Learning.pdf
• From evaluation to learning: http://www.theoryofchange.org/wp-content/uploads/toco_library/pdf/Batliwala-From-Evaluation-to-Learning.pdf

 
Notes: Explored also the idea of quality assessment and evaluation methodology

• Eval Agenda 2020 : the Global Evaluation Agenda, evalpartners.org
• American Evaluation Association, eval.org, composed of evaluation network (ENet) and Evaluation Research Society (ERS)
•  Resource library - the 5 guiding principles include: 1)systematic inquiry, 2) competent evaluation, 3) integrity and honesty, 4) respect for stakeholders, 5) responsibilities for the general and public welfare. see more under this link: http://www.eval.org/p/cm/ld/fid=51

 (Source: as mentioned)