Many Large Organizations Suffer from Rampage Unethical Practices
The
problem with our world starts when people with vested interests get into
positions of authority. Many large organizations suffer from rampage unethical practices
conspired by a very small number of people in influential & authoritative
positions. There are obvious undesirable fall-outs, for the stake holders, of
not being able to check this menace before it manifests into volcanic eruptions
causing shock-waves leading to ripples of panic & devastation right through
the organization and beyond
Symptoms Exhibited by Suffering Organizations
Organizations
suffering from the impact of unethical practices may exhibit symptoms including
but not limited to clandestine predetermined customary commissions, nepotism,
favoritism and unhealthy politics aimed at promoting the vested interests of few
favorites at the expense of the organization as well as the other interest
groups including all ethical actors putting them in a strongly disadvantageous
position. Work cultures marred by this evil strangle creativity, innovation,
justice, growth, motivation and prosperity. In all likely-hood such a trend
plummet the organization towards a downward spiral of hopelessness, destitution
& complete loss of focus on the organizational values and objectives
Recipe for an Ethical Organizations?
Solution lies in whole hearted
adoption of these rich practices within the governance framework of your
organization
1. Unwavering
commitment of the stake holders towards building an ethical organization
2. Keeping
aside a budget towards accomplishing “Ethics and Compliance”
3. Organization
wide dissemination of the code of conduct manual, detailing the definition of
integrity violation for identification & prevention of corrupt practices
4. Building
complete transparency around the processes and systems of your organization
5. Carefully
structuring the whistle blower policy
6. Conducting
surprise inspections of the individual work stations
7. Benchmarking
organizational costs with contemporary market practices & scenario through
real time studies and researches
8. Ensuring
optimum frequency of intra organizational employee transfers in case of a
single business entity and inter organizational employee transfers in case of a
multiple business entity. This also takes care of the critical business areas
such as business continuity planning by lining up future business leaders
capable of shouldering bigger responsibilities of your organization.
9. Making
contribution towards Knowledge Management system an integral component of the
employee KPI (key Performance Indicators) matrix
10. Developing
significant overlaps in the employee KPI matrices as a proactive measure
towards implementing a strong checks & balances mechanism.
11. Carrying
out unexpected audits of the organizational processes
12. Zero
tolerance policy for integrity violation
13. Continuous reviewing and updating of the governance framework to keep it effective and relevant to the changing times
13. Continuous reviewing and updating of the governance framework to keep it effective and relevant to the changing times
