BUSINESS ETHICS

Unit 1: Explain how the Batho Pele principles apply to own work roles

• How to apply the principles of ethics to improve organisational culture
• Relationship between personal values, ethics and organisational culture
• Relationship between ethics and organisational culture
• Types of cultures and how they influence ethics and values
• Conflicts between personal values and organisational values and ethics
• Illustrations of conflicts
• Impact of organisational values and culture on organisations
• Role of organisational values and culture on triple bottom line

Unit 2: Understanding ethics, values and culture

• Importance of ethics in South Africa
• Batho Pele principles
• The King report
• Corporate governance and ethics
• Role of corporate governance
• Benefits of corporate governance
• Ethics of corporate governance
• Ethical practices in a unit

Unit 3: Principles of corporate ethics

• Principles of corporate ethics
• Assessing individual and organisational conduct, values and ethics
• Conducting a survey to collect information on organisational values, codes of conduct and ethics
• How do you prepare a survey
• Sampling
• Interviews and phone surveys
• Evaluating the current state against desired state with respect to values, ethics and code of conduct
• Elements of a SWOT analysis
• Setting goals and objectives

Unit 4: Recommendations for strengthening organisational values, code of conduct and ethics

• Developing an implementation plan to strengthen organisational values, ethics and code of conduct
• Roles and responsibilities of a manager in strengthening ethics, code and values
• Promoting the values, code and ethics
• Elements of a communication plan
• Monitoring and evaluating improvements in values, code and ethics