Workplace ethics

Article Abstract:

In response to recent scandals of government and corporate misconduct, many companies have implemented codes of conduct for their employees, and business schools have begun requiring their students to take courses in management ethics. In addition to the more obvious violations of ethics caused by greed or ambition, managers must also cope with ethical problems caused by conflicting demands (productivity vs. product quality) or by activities in which there is a fine line between aggressive and unethical behavior (intelligence gathering). Managers can help maintain high standards for integrity by setting an example of ethical, consistent behavior, communicating company values to employees, and identifying areas that can pose ethical problems.

Usage, Ethics, Supervision of employees, Employee supervision

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Doing what's right

Article Abstract:

Ethical questions can be analyzed by asking whether the decision is fair, and whether one can be comfortable living with the decision. Five hypothetical situations are examined from the standpoint of ethics: what to do when a supplier underbills, how to handle calls from competitors complaining of low prices, what to do if someone offers a competitor's confidential or proprietary information, how to handle requests from superiors that involve illegal or wrongful actions, and what to do with personal information learned about fellow employees that could affect their ability to work, such as knowledge of someone's drug problem. Although these situations are not resolved, suggestions for determining one's own personal ethics are provided.

Management

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A question of corporate ethics

Article Abstract:

Personnel Journal surveyed corporate personnel managers to determine what ethical issues are considered important with companies, and how companies are enforcing standards of behavior among employees. Seventy-two percent of the executives surveyed reported that their organizations publish an employee code of ethics. Most of these publications cover traditional ethics problems such as embezzlement, but new areas of concern such as divulging company secrets are not being addressed by company manuals.

Surveys, Personnel Journal (Periodical)

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