“Organizations as a source of Immoral Behaviour”

Whilst I believe that there are particular features and processes of business organisations which tend to generate wrong doing and such organisations may influence individuals to perform evil acts I don’t believe that under normal circumstances individuals are compelled by an organisation to perform such acts because ultimately - all individuals possess free will. I will justify my opinion by answering the following three questions - What is evil doing? Why may individuals within a business organisation feel obligated to perform evil acts? Are individuals free to decide whether or not they perform evil acts?

its simplest form is the opposite of good and remains synonymous with thoughts of Hitler, the holocaust, September 11th and other such malevolent events. An evil act is described by Darley as “a class of actions, in which innocent individuals are severely harmed, and this harm is done intentionally, as ‘evil’ actions.”

While the choice to perform evil acts is determined largely by our conscience, I do not believe that our conscience is solely responsible for this decision. Other factors must be considered such as an individual’s willpower and courage to break out of a situation that they believe is morally unacceptable. All individuals are capable of making this distinction but few are strong enough to defy their employee, lose their job, quit their participation in ‘evil doings’, and expose unethical procedures carried out by their organisation.

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