Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Encouraging Ethical Conduct

Ethics Training
Amoral managers: Managers who are neither moral nor immoral, but ethically lazy
Key features of effective ethics programs
Support of top management
Open discussion
A clear focus on ethical issues
Integration of ethics into the organization
A mechanism for anonymously reporting ethical violations
Rewarding of ethical conduct
Twelve Questions for Examining the Ethics of a Business Decision

Ethical Advocate: An ethics specialist who plays a role in top management’s decision-making.
Code of Ethics: Published statement of moral expectations requirements for an effective code:
Reference to specific practices
Is supported and equitably enforced by top management
Whistle Blowing: The reporting of perceived unethical matters

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