Social Conformity and Normative Pressures 1. Watch the following videos, which are located in Videos: Assignment #3 within the Content section. What are the main takeaways? Is any of this information relevant to how it is difficult to enforce standards of ethics due to individual differences, and, if so, in what way(s)? o The Asch Experiment (5:48 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyDDyT1lDhA o Elevator Group Think (2:31 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTk6DsEJ2Q o WYFFT: Would You Fall For That - Elevator (6:30 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDAbdMv14Is o Groupthink - A short introduction (2:54 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWEvJciU0Zc o The Stanford Prison Experiment (34:27 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KND_bBDE8RQ o ABC's Milgram Experiment Remake (27:10 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYUl6wlBF4 o Original Milgram Experiment Clip (11:44 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCbghXsLDQ o Deindividuation (6:47 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5qApIjNLXY o Bystander Effect (7:04 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4S1LLrSzVE o The Bystander Effect vs. The Good Samaritan Effect (8:47 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9GMo0QE7Us o Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity (5:58 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc o The Banality of Evil (7:09 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Km0LQCK-9I Part 2: Using Social Conformity and Normative Pressure 2. Are we really independent thinkers who make up our own minds or are we very influenced by people, institutions, rules, authority, and so forth beyond our own comprehension? Why do you think people are susceptible to social pressure? Why do people feel very comfortable obeying authority figures? How do social norms shape your thinking? 3. How can you, as a manager, use social conformity and normative pressures to your advantage to ensure that others act ethically? Part 3: Ethical Leadership 4. Watch the following videos. What are the main takeaways? Is any of this information relevant to how it is difficult to enforce standards of ethics due to individual differences, and, if so, in what way(s)? o Independent Thinking in Leadership (2:09 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqITbbNB5Jo o The Most Toxic Person in the Workplace - by Simon Sinek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljLlpOAGRsQ o Ethical Leadership, Part 1: Perilous at the Top - Concepts Unwrapped (7:49 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmsl1xVx7Ec o Ethical Leadership, Part 2: Best Practices - Concepts Unwrapped (6:41 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icJZxLoX14U 5. What are the most important things you have learned about leading others in an ethical way