Preparing Business and Information Technology Students to Contribute to Organizational Cultures Grounded in Moral Character

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
William I. Sauser ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Technology Leaders ◽  
Show Business ◽  
Information Technology Students

The ethical crisis in business and information technology is very real. Countering this crisis by creating organizational cultures grounded in moral character is the challenge people face as leaders if they are to regain the respect and confidence of the public. As educators of future business and information technology leaders, how can educators prepare their students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to the establishment of cultures of character in the organizations which employ them—and which they may ultimately lead? In this article the authors distinguish among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics —cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and present a blueprint for constructing an organizational culture grounded in moral character. With respect to showing students how to contribute to such a culture, the authors then (a) describe how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about ethics, (b) proffer a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to organizational cultures of character, and (c) explain how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. The authors conclude the article by providing three examples from their own experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to show business and information technology students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

Preparing Business and Information Technology Students to Contribute to Organizational Cultures Grounded in Moral Character

2015 ◽  
pp. 1901-1923
Author(s):  
William I. Sauser Jr. ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Technology Leaders ◽  
Show Business ◽  
Information Technology Students

The ethical crisis in business and information technology is very real. Countering this crisis by creating organizational cultures grounded in moral character is the challenge people face as leaders if they are to regain the respect and confidence of the public. As educators of future business and information technology leaders, how can educators prepare their students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to the establishment of cultures of character in the organizations which employ them—and which they may ultimately lead? In this article the authors distinguish among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics —cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and present a blueprint for constructing an organizational culture grounded in moral character. With respect to showing students how to contribute to such a culture, the authors then (a) describe how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about ethics, (b) proffer a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to organizational cultures of character, and (c) explain how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. The authors conclude the article by providing three examples from their own experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to show business and information technology students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

Showing Business Students How to Contribute to Organizational Cultures Grounded in Moral Character

2018 ◽  
pp. 485-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
William I. Sauser Jr. ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Show Business ◽  
Future Business

The ethical crisis in business is very real. Countering this crisis by creating organizational cultures grounded in moral character is the challenge we face as business leaders if we are to regain the respect and confidence of the public. As educators of future business leaders, how can we prepare our students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to the establishment of cultures of character in the organizations which employ them—and which they may ultimately lead? In this chapter the authors distinguish among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics in business—cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and present a blueprint for constructing an organizational culture grounded in moral character. With respect to showing business students how to contribute to such a culture, the authors then (a) describe how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about business ethics, (b) proffer a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to organizational cultures of character, and (c) explain how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. They conclude the chapter by providing two examples from their own experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to show business students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

Showing Business Students How to Contribute to Organizational Cultures Grounded in Moral Character

2012 ◽  
pp. 232-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
William I. Sauser ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Show Business ◽  
Future Business

The ethical crisis in business is very real. Countering this crisis by creating organizational cultures grounded in moral character is the challenge we face as business leaders if we are to regain the respect and confidence of the public. As educators of future business leaders, how can we prepare our students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to the establishment of cultures of character in the organizations which employ them—and which they may ultimately lead? In this chapter the authors distinguish among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics in business—cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and present a blueprint for constructing an organizational culture grounded in moral character. With respect to showing business students how to contribute to such a culture, the authors then (a) describe how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about business ethics, (b) proffer a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to organizational cultures of character, and (c) explain how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. They conclude the chapter by providing two examples from their own experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to show business students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

Techniques for Preparing Business Students to Contribute to Ethical Organizational Cultures

2015 ◽  
pp. 221-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Irvin Sauser Jr. ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Ethical Organizational Culture ◽  
Effective Learning

This chapter distinguishes among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics—cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and outlines a plan for constructing an ethical organizational culture. Some proven ideas are then shared for showing business students how to contribute to such a culture. These include (a) describing how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about business ethics, (b) offering a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to ethical organizational cultures, and (c) explaining how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. The chapter concludes with three examples from the authors' experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to teach business students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

Techniques for Preparing Business Students to Contribute to Ethical Organizational Cultures

2015 ◽  
pp. 1591-1617
Author(s):  
William Irvin Sauser Jr. ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Ethical Organizational Culture ◽  
Effective Learning

This chapter distinguishes among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics—cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and outlines a plan for constructing an ethical organizational culture. Some proven ideas are then shared for showing business students how to contribute to such a culture. These include (a) describing how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about business ethics, (b) offering a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to ethical organizational cultures, and (c) explaining how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. The chapter concludes with three examples from the authors' experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to teach business students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

A Study to Investigate Technopreneurship Talent for Higher Education Students [Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, and Information Technology Students in Universitas Andalas Indonesia]

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Insannul Kamil ◽  
Berry Yuliandra ◽  
Taufik .
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Weighted Sum ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
New Business ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Information Technology Students

Lack of new business and jobs has led unemployed issues. This problem can be settled by increasing the number of new technopreneurs, entrepreneurs creating new business and jobs through technological innovations. The study is to find out technopreneurship talent of the students of faculty of engineering, agriculture engineering and information technology of Universitas Andalas. Then, they are compared by four criteria or dimensions: [1] Entrepreneurial Characteristics, [2] Absorptive Capacity, [3] Knowledge and Learning Skills, [4] Business and Communication Skills. A set of indicators is developed for each criterion and assessed qualitatively using questioners as tool. The assessments are carried out in three stages: indicators, criteria, and technopreneur talent assessment. Attitudes measurement technique is used for indicators assessment while Weighted Sum Model [WSM] is used for criteria and technopreneur talent assessment. The overall technopreneur talent assessments show that engineering students are relatively better with information technology students and agriculture engineering students are adept in some aspects of technopreneurship.  

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