University of Phoenix
PA09MBA12F
MGT/521
March 3, 2010
Personal Values
One of the best ways to improve society and input more quality is to re-evaluate values. Person, family, organization, and even country have its values, and most of the decisions support those values. University of Phoenix Management class gives the opportunity to understand how values effect every day ethical decisions and even discover what we value more. William Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory self-assessment is founded on CORE decision. CORE stands for character, obligation, results, and equity. (WIEA) According to that test my highest score is Results and lowest one is Equity. It means that in my ethical decision Result plays a significant role, and I have to improve approach to Equity. This test would be valuable for business people to analyze their existing values and make any possible changes for an improvement. For example, Kudler Fine Foods store has its strengths and weaknesses based on its values. If I were a manager at Kudler, I would improve marketing and prepare more training based on my personal values and assessment results.
According to the assessment, Result plays a vital role in my ethical decisions. As Williams Institute Ethics Awareness mentions, “Your approach to ethics is likely to focus on what could be done to improve the well being of the greatest number of persons.” According to my ethical perspective, I would concentrate on cross training to lower the stress and improve the quality of work. One of the weaknesses of Kudler is its small management team with too many responsibilities. Of course, everyone has priorities at workplace, but it is essential to look ahead and prepare for unexpected events. In case if manager is sick or just needs a vacation; someone should have knowledge for a temporary replacement. If I were a manager at Kudler, I would train my assistant skills important to substitute. Besides, as...