A proposed infrastructural model for the establishment of organizational ethical systems

We define ethical system infrastructure as being composed of three major fa ctors - means, motivation, and opportunity. Means are defined as organizati onal rules, policies, and procedures. Motivation focuses upon the values an d the interests being pursued by the position occupant and the organization al value system, while opportunity is discussed in terms of the environment in which the dilemma occurs, proposing that position in the hierarchy pres ents its own unique set of ethical dilemmas. Ethical breeches are discussed in terms of the interactional processes among means, motivation, and oppor tunity. Finally, a sequential process is suggested to use the infrastructur al components to institutionalize organizational ethics training and subseq uent behavior.