The purpose of this project is to understand how and why companies have the ethics codes that they do and to consider if theirs mirrors your own. If not, would you still want to work for them? Why or why not?
- Identify a company related to Human Resource major.
- Research their code of ethics, which should be found on their website.
- Identify your own code of ethics as related to business (minimum of 4 items).
- Be certain to list the values that you think will be especially important in your current or future career.
Solution
1-Identify a company related to Human Resource major.
Ans. Kellogg’s Company
2-Research their code of ethics, which should be found on their website.
Ans. The Global Code of Ethics of Kellogg’s is published on its website;
https://www.kelloggcompany.com/content/dam/kelloggcompanyus/PDF/KGlobalCodeofEthics.pdf
The global code of conduct of Kellogg’s is based on;
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Passion
- Humility
- Simplicity
- The results
3-Identify your own code of ethics are related to business (minimum of 4 items).
Ans. My own code of ethics is based on;
- Honesty and integrity
- Accepting, obeying and implementing of laws and regulations
- Avoid using my professional position to gain personal favors.
- Focus on having shared goals.
4-Write an essay that includes:
A-Name of the company that you are planning to work for in this scenario
Kellogg’s Company
B-Background Information of Kellogg’s Company
- The Kellogg’s Company is a US-based multinational company dealing in food manufacturing.
- It is the marketer and manufacturer of the ready-to-eat convenience foods and cereals.
- It is one of the largest producers of cereal in the world.
- The company produces convenience food items like frozen waffles, crackers, cookies, cereal bars, snacks, and veggie foods (Kellogg Company, 2018).
C-Kellogg’s Global Code of Ethics
The global code of conduct of Kellogg’s is very comprehensive, and only its standard core values are going to be discussed briefly here. The core standards followed and implemented at the Kellogg are based on these key values:
- Integrity: The company acts with integrity and show respect to everyone with fairness and zero bias.
- Accountability: The company believes that everyone is accountable
- Passion: The Company states that they are passionate about what they do and what they offer to their customers.
- Humility: The Company shows that they have the humility and are always hungry for learning new things.
- Simplicity: Kellogg’s strives for simplicity.
- The results: Kellogg’s is very result oriented and loves success.
The core standards followed at Kellogg’s are summarized as:
- Our People: Kellogg’s act with integrity and respects everyone by treating everyone with fairness.
- Our Consumers: Kellogg’s delight their consumers by providing them with safe, quality based and tasty food.
- Our Marketplace: Kellogg’s company vigorously competes in the marketplace with its integrity. They are partnering with the ones who also show integrity and value it.
- Our Investors: Kellogg’s consider it as a preferred investment. It proudly states that Kellogg’s delivers the present while also participating in creating a better future.
- Our Commitments: Kellogg’s company works on responsibly using natural resources and supports its communities (The Kellogg Company, 2017).
D-My Individual Code of Ethics
- My code of ethics is the one that encompasses communication, integrity, shared goals, open-mindedness, compassion, and confidentiality.
- My goal is to become a symbol for my team and do the right things regardless of any personal risks.
- For guiding into my professional career, and for making the right decisions, my code of ethics is going to help me in ethical dilemmas (Howard & Korver, 2008).
As a team member, I want to be committed to:
- Provide services in an unbiased manner with honesty and integrity.
- Accept the responsibility for my actions.
- Protect human rights of all individuals.
- Obey and implement laws and regulations of the firm, state, and country.
- Honor all contracts until its release.
- Avoid using my professional position to gain personal favors.
- Keep guard of the confidentiality of the company and its staff.
- Avoid any fraud, misrepresentation, and dishonesty in my professional position.
- Focus on having shared goals.
- Respect the vision and goals of the company and align my activities with it.
E-Common Values between My Code and Kellogg’s Company Codes
There are some common values between my code of conduct and Kellogg’s company.
- I give very high regard for integrity and honesty. So does the Kellogg’s company.
Similarly, they also believe in fairness and respect for everyone.
- Kellogg’s Company believes that having shared goals with their partners makes them stronger and also enables them to work with collaborating effort, maximizing the trust between the partners as well as results.
- Another common value which I can see is that of accountability. Kellogg’s company believes that every one of them is accountable for the responsibility and authority that were given to them. It is also important for me. I accept that with authority comes the responsibility to act wisely and use this authority within its prescribed limits for the benefit of the company. Thus, being accountable to the given authority makes sure that everyone acts wisely.
F-Reason to Prefer Working at Kellogg’s
The reasons to prefer Kellogg’s are:
- The culture and work environment at Kellogg’s represent much of the values that are highly regarded by me.
- I want to work for an organization which gives high regard to its employees as its one of the most important resource of a company. I believe that considering the employees as not merely a resource, but also as a human gives the company the edge in establishing ethical values in the work environment. It can be witnessed in the Kellogg’s company.
5-Be certain to list the values that you think will be especially important in your current or future career
Ans. The values that are important for me in terms of my future as well as current career include the ethics like;
- Honesty and integrity
- Accepting of laws and regulations
- Avoid using my professional position to gain personal favors.
- Shared goals
6-References
Howard, R. A., & Korver, C. D. (2008). Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life. Harvard Business Press.
Kellogg Company. (2018). About Kellogg Company. Retrieved February 12, 2018, from Kellogg Company: http://www.kelloggcompany.com/en_US/about-kellogg-company.html
The Kellogg Company. (2017, September 3). Living Our Values | Kellogg Company’s Global Code of Ethics. Retrieved Fenruary 13, 2018, from The Kellogg Company: https://www.kelloggcompany.com/content/dam/kelloggcompanyus/PDF/KGlobalCodeofEthics.pdf
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