Individual Behavior and Communication
In our individual behavior and communication paper, we would examine our individual behavior and communication issues such as ethical responsibility, beliefs, attitudes, and values; demographic differences, communication barriers and the differences between effective and efficient communication; and finally we compare and contrast the differences of the selected organizations, D-wave, software specialist; Chubb, security specialist; KPMG, professional accounting specialist; and 21st Century, driver training.
Ethical Responsibility
Responsibility is defined as the obligation to carry out certain activities and be responsible for them to others (Bloomsbury Business Library- Business & Management Dictionary, 2007, p6389-6389, 1p). The unethical behavior and irresponsible activities carried out by top management to manipulate of accounting accounts, such as Enron and WorldCom. Enron and WorldCom are the example of Corporate that had compromised the responsibility definition and therefore its agents were held responsible and punished, and stricter penalties and stricter procedures were being legislated, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley. Such punishments are considered measure to deter others from carry out such and similar unethical activities in their organization (Painter-Morland, Mollie, 2001, p515).
21st Century Driving School, the instructor has certain guidelines to teach student driving lessons; he or she has the option to deliver instructions ethically or unethically. For example, teaching parallel parking takes approximately one to two lessons for a student to be able to park satisfactory. However; the instructor could use four to five hours to complete parallel parking task by letting a student practice by him or herself with minimal guidance from an instructor. Parallel parking is one of the mandatory tasks for the road testing process administrated by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
At KPMG, integrity is about doing the right thing, adhering to high standards of ethical conduct, being honest, accountable and consistent with the standards of professionalism. Each partner and employee...
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