Constructing a Code of Ethics: An Experiential Case of a National Professional Organization

Messikomer, Carla; Cirka, Carol C.

doi:10.1007/s10551-009-0347-y

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“…However, we show that this professional ethical identity is sufficiently tangible in collective conversations to influence the struggles that interculturalists say they face in their professional activities; we know that the expression of these struggles is the very first step in participative code of ethics development (Messikomer and Cirka 2010). In brief, this form of ethical identity can influence the development of a code of ethics, which is an important aspect of the ethicalisation process.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Employee involvement in the code development process progressively emerged as one of the conditions for the creation of a code of ethics enacted in the organisation (see Snell et al 2004;Verbos et al 2007;Webley and Werner 2008;Schwartz 2002). Messikomer and Cirka (2010) provide a first-hand empirical investigation of the development of a code of ethics for the professional organisation of senior move managers. They show how a code of ethics is successfully built with a development process that is participative, led by ethical managers, and value-based.…”

Section: Codes Of Ethics and Employee Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is in line with Newton's (1994) framework for ethical validity. The process development of a professional code of ethics described by Messikomer and Cirka (2010) starts with participation. During well-attended workshops, participants first ponder their own perceptions of ethics and core professional values.…”

Section: Codes Of Ethics and Employee Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In sum, managerial commitment, leadership, culture, and strategy are elements that take part in the enactment of a code into a living code of ethics and contribute to the development of an organisation's ethical identity. Messikomer and Cirka (2010) have argued that similar mechanisms are at play for professional ethical identity construction.…”

Section: Living Code Of Ethics and Ethical Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In turn, relevant codes of ethics are said to participate in the development of organisational ethical identity (Verbos et al 2007). Our study centres on the very first steps in the ethicalisation process of the professional group: when interculturalists express the ethical struggles they face in their professional duties and, thereby, start a discussion around these dilemmas and the values they stand for (see Messikomer and Cirka 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Struggles of the Interculturalists: Professional Ethical Identity and Early Stages of Codes of Ethics Development

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Ethicalisation processes that partake in the construction of a firm or a professional group's ethical identity are often described as a relatively linear combination of several components, such as policies (starting with the development of a code of ethics), corporate practices, and leadership. Our study of a professional community dealing with the topics related to cultural diversity indicates a more reciprocal relationship between ethical identity and ethicalisation processes. We argue that a tangible form of ethical identity can pre-date the ethicalisation process of a professional group, and additionally, can impact this process at the start. We highlight that, despite the absence of official ethical statements in the community, a form of ethical professional identity is already present among the interculturalists of the international organisation Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research. Using critical discourse analysis, we identify the proclaimed humanist ethos in the discourses that interculturalists co-produce and diffuse during conferences, on on-line discussion forums, and in the mission of their professional organisations. This study contributes to the literature on ethical identity development by showing how a pre-existing form of ethical identity can influence the early stage of the development of a code of ethics. In addition, we indicate that, similar to organisational identity construction, ethical identity construction uses self-other identity talks, thus, defining an ethical other (or less ethical other) in its development.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 79%