GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

"If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization." - Robert Noyce

Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2023–2024

Civil Service ValuesCorporate GovernanceEthics in Private and Public LifeWork CultureCorruptionFamily, Society and EducationIntegrity

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

How toppers approached it

From all 8 answers · about 170 words · 13% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening50%
  • A restatement38%
  • A quotation13%

Body

  • Points and prose38%
  • Points38%
  • Continuous prose25%

Close

  • A way forward50%
  • No separate close25%
  • A summary25%

The toppers’ answers

Aditya SrivastavaAIR 1 · CSE 2023 · 172 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Organization ethics tend to trickle down from the leader as an organization is only as good as the leader.

Body · points

Reasons for copying down

  1. Leaders have charismatic influence. Eg unethical Hitler made unethical Germany.
  2. Corruption of moral standards by social proofing. Eg ICICI - Videocon fraud.
  3. Organizational influence of the leader → coerce even integral people. Eg transfer/posting in bureaucracy (II ARC)
  4. Promotes partisanship for plum posting & career progression. Eg NC Saxena committee said

However, it isnt always true as

  1. Individuals inside locus of integrity determines. Eg Ashok Khemka - 55 transfer
  2. Empathy stops individual from following arbitrary tyranny. Eg German man - Oswald - saved 200 jews (Schindlers list)
  3. Emotional intelligence helps the organizations ethics be shaped by right work culture. Eg Most ICICI employees ethical.
  4. Courage of conviction and avoidance of crisis of conscience prevent the person from following the unethical path mindlessly.

Close · a way forward

Need is to promote the values of integrity via reward → for operant conditioning towards a good work culture.

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