Code Of Ethics: Shriners Hospitals For Children

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Code of Ethics Learning Team Assignment Team B December 18, 2012 HCS/335 Instructor: Beverly Rashad Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America. Children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. Shriners Hospitals for Children has a mission to provide the highest quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment. To educate the physicians and other health professionals throughout the…show more content…
When it comes to organizational culture affects the way workers respond and react when positioned in ethical problems Organization’s culture can disclose the unwritten ethical standards that guide workers in their decision-making. Some companies can prevent unsafe ethical behavior by changing their organizational culture. Organizational culture is the study of the attitudes, beliefs and psychology within an organization. It not only includes how workers act together, but also how they connect with others outside of the organization. Ethical standards are the code of conduct required by the organization for workers to follow. The relationship between organizational culture and ethics is that the organizational culture guides workers when faced with ethical problems. If the organization culture counters what they are required to do ethically, workers may put the organization in jeopardy by not act ethically. When a worker is faced with a decision that others within the organization think as appropriate, though it is unethical, the worker may follow what is acceptable as per the culture. It is the relationship between organizational culture and ethics that can get businesses into significant trouble in the long term. An organizational culture that supports uncertain decisions and unethical behavior will need to change its culture. When changing business, organization culture is problematic, but…show more content…
Explain. 1. Values represent the core priorities in the organization’s culture, including what drives members’ priorities and how they truly act in the organization, etc. values are increasingly important in strategic planning. They often drive the intent and direction for “organic” planners. 2. Developing a values statement can be quick culture-specific, participants may use methods ranging from highly analytical and rational to highly creative and divergent, focused discussions, divergent experiences around day dreams, sharing stories. Therefore, visit with the participants how they might like to arrive at description of their organizational
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