NSTP1-Day-2-Values-and-Ethics

• NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM 1


  Values & Ethics
• Values


  Those things that are important to or valued by someone, either an individual or an organization
• Values


  Individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another, serving as a guide for human behavior
• Values


  Everything from eternal ideas to behavioral actions, serving as criteria for determining the levels of goodness, worth, or beauty
• Values


  The embodiment of what an organization stands for, and should be the basis for the behavior of its members
• Ethics


  What is "generally considered to be right" provided by an external source
• Differences between Ethics and Values


  • ETHICS: Perhaps the first place to look in determining what is right or wrong is society. Virtually every society makes some determination of morally correct behavior.
  • ETHICS: In Islamic countries, a determination of what is right or moral is tied to religious structures.
  • ETHICS: The Ten Commandments, for many people, define what is morally right or wrong. Societies not only regulate the behavior of their members, but also define their societal core values.
  • VALUES: Experience often has led societies to develop beliefs about what is of value for the common good
  • VALUES: One example is the notion of reciprocity. ("One good deed deserves another.")
  • VALUES: Another is the notion of good intent. ("A gentleman's word is his bond.")
  • VALUES: And, third is the notion of appreciation of merit in others regardless of personal feelings. ("Give the Devil his due.")
• Causes of Unethical Behavior

  • INDIVIDUAL: Complexity ethics
  • INDIVIDUAL: Competition for scarce resources/power/position
  • INDIVIDUAL: Conflicting loyalties
  • GROUP: Group think
  • GROUP: Presence of ideologues
  • GROUP: Negative organizational response to dissent
• 3 Qualities Individuals Must Possess To Make Ethical Decisions


  • The ability to recognize ethical issues and to reason through the ethical consequences of decisions
  • The ability to look at alternative points of view, deciding what is right in a particular set of circumstances
  • The ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty; making a decision on the best information available
• Ethical Responses


  Exit: if you can't live with behavior that does not meet your own ethical standards, leave
• BIBILIOGRAPHY: Del Rosario, Ed. D. (2012). Resurreccion et. al. National Service Training Program 1. Bulacan: St. Andrew Publishing House. Lee, Sergio J. (2007). National Service Training Program: 2nd Edition. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc.