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21st AnnuAl EmployEr prEfErEncE survEy that employers rated favorably on their ethical climates would also be rated favorably on other important characteristics, including work-life balance initiatives, organizational stability and innovativeness. For NSBE members, it seemed reasonable that attractiveness ratings would also be related to the organization’s relationship with the AfricanAmerican community or the number of African Americans in management, both of which were examined in the 21st Annual NSBE 50 Survey. Most important, when individuals perceive a strong ethical climate, they may be more likely to interview with the organization, rate it as a first-choice employer and ultimately accept a job offer from the employer — clearly a notion that employers should consider! The ideas discussed above were the basic premise for this year’s special research section of the NSBE 50 Survey. In particular, we sought to examine whether or not ethical climates relate to NSBE members’ attraction to an organization. The first climate was Machiavellian in nature and focused on self-enhancement. In this type of culture, power is more important than money, employees protect their own interests above those of others, and they would be willing to lie if it meant advancing in the organization. This is the sort of culture that creates a Bernie Madoff. Needless to say, this sort of climate was not attractive to NSBE members. The second ethical climate focused on “doing the right thing.” Employees in this climate feel a sense of responsibility to their peers and to society as a whole. They have confidence in their ability to do what’s right when faced with dilemmas and take responsibility for mistakes. In the first two ethical climates, the behaviors of individual employees, both good and Continued on page 32 EthicAl climAtE prEfErEncEs Before examining NSBE members’ attraction to specific employers based on the types of ethical climates the employers possess, it was necessary to understand the types of ethical climates that NSBE members most prefer. Survey participants were asked to read a set of statements concerning organizational ethics and then rate how important each statement was to them when considering a future employer. Three types of ethical climates emerged. 2009 ‘NSBE 50’ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Microsoft Corporation IBM Corporation The Boeing Company Exxon Mobil Corporation Shell Oil Company Chevron Corporation General Electric Lockheed Martin Corporation NASA Google Intel Corporation General Motors Corporation Dell Inc. Apple Inc. Johnson & Johnson Procter & Gamble Northrop Grumman Corporation Boldface names: New in the ‘NSBE 50’ 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Toyota Hewlett-Packard Company Texas Instruments Incorporated bp Caterpillar Inc. Raytheon Company Cisco Systems, Inc. Schlumberger Sony Ford Motor Company Honda United Technologies Corporation Goldman, Sachs & Co. U.S. Government AT&T The Dow Chemical Company(+) Siemens USA 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Halliburton Company The Walt Disney Company Accenture Verizon Communications, Inc. Turner Construction Company Merck & Co. (-) Medtronic, Inc. Pfizer Inc. (-) Bank of America Motorola, Inc. Central Intelligence Agency 3M DuPont Deloitte(+) JPMorganChase Genentech, Inc. Italicized names: Moved at least 10 places (+=Up, -=Down) 2009 ‘NSBE NExt 50’ 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. U.S. Navy Bechtel Corporation The Southern Company NSBE QUALCOMM Incorporated BMW Federal Bureau of Investigation Abbott U.S. Department of Defense BAE SYSTEMS ConocoPhillips The Coca-Cola Company Eli Lilly and Company National Security Agency CH2M Hill Cummins Inc. Rolls-Royce 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. ASCE Duke Power Morgan Stanley Booz Allen Hamilton Total Energy General Mills, Inc. Chrysler Rockwell Collins, Inc. Nike U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nissan Jacobs Battelle U.S. Army Yahoo! Inc. Nokia Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. McKinsey & Company Boston Scientific Corporation Mercedes-Benz National Institutes of Health United States Steel Corporation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oracle Corporation Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. John Deere UPS Honeywell Con Edison, Inc. URS Corporation Delta Air Lines, Inc. Electronic Arts Inc. General Dynamics www.nsbe.org nsbe magazine • fall 2009 • 31

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