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Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level
Mini-disseration (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/52248 Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level Price, Gavin ichelp@gibs.co.za Armstrong, Gareth UCTD Mini-disseration (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. This paper explores the understanding, application and utility of integrity at an organisational level to assist in bridging the gap between the notion and application of the concept. Integrity is one of the most touted values in business, yet well-documented failures of organisations lacking integrity continue to play out with often disastrous consequences. Such recurrence highlights this gap. An explorative study using semi-structured interviews with managers from a range of industries was conducted to assess their views, practices and experiences. The study focused on organisations that claimed integrity as a value. The results reveal moral behaviour as the underlying foundation across a range of definitions. They also show that the perspectives of objects and systems are important to, and interdependent of, an organisation s integrity. Leader-driven practices focus on encouraging dialogue and transparency, with scenario-based discussions generating awareness of situational risks. While a principles-based approach to codes of conduct and acknowledging mistakes facilitates greater transparency, creating a safe space for discussion of different views provides an avenue to deal with tension between personal and organisational values. Should an organisation s integrity be compromised, this study shows that repairing it requires quick action, acknowledgement, transparency and accountability while preventing recurrence to maintain trust. nk2016 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2016-05-04T13:45:06Z 2016-05-04T13:45:06Z 2016-03-30 2015 Mini Dissertation Armstrong, G 2015, Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level, MBA Mini-disseration, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52248> GIBS http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52248 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| title | Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| title_full | Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| title_fullStr | Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| title_short | Towards understanding, applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| title_sort | towards understanding applying and utilising integrity at organisational level |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52248 |