University of Miami Unethical Organizational Climate and Culture Discussion

Post an analysis of possible causes of the culture of corruption and corresponding unethical behavior in the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. Refer to theories and practices of organizational ethics from Week 4 of our course, in addition to other sources you may find on the web (make sure to include a link to the source in your post), and to theories and practices of employee motivation and organizational culture from Week 5.

Read the investigative article, “The Man Who Seduced the 7th Fleet” (available via the UM Richter Library search feature) to understand the details of the corruption that produced a dysfunctional culture and an uninterrupted series of unethical acts for a decade or more. You can find more information about the case by doing a web search. In addition, search the web for information about the U.S. Navy’s formal organizational values and Ethics Codes. Knowing what you now know about why people who consider themselves to be “ethical” sometimes act unethically, assess the causes of the dysfunctional culture and the unethical behavior in the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet by referencing the theories, strategies, and practices you have learned about in our Week 4 and Week 5 course materials and any new information you find by doing a web search. Once you have identified causes, suggest possible strategies to promote ethical behavior and change the organizational culture in the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet.

Be sure to specify the criteria you use to make your arguments. Include references to the readings and your own research where appropriate. Link any relevant web sources that you use to support your arguments.

The Man who Seduced the 7th Fleet: Sting Reveals Trail of Corruption

The Washington Post, May 28, 2016.

Whitlock, C. (2016, May 28).

NOTE: The version of this article in the library is shortened and without photos or graphics. To get the full original article, with photos and graphics, search the web for the following title (put in quotation marks): “The man who seduced the 7th Fleet” — it should be available without a subscription from the Washington Post.

Building Strong Ethics and Promoting Positive Character Development: The Influence of HRM at the United States Military Academy at West Point

This scholarly journal article, based on the authors’ field research at West Point, illustrates how ethical standards can be integrated into an organization’s human resource management policies and its culture.

Offstein and Defresne (2007