How Organizations Can Promote Ethics

Ethics are the standards of right and wrong that influence behavior, and ethical behavior is the accepted or "right" way to behave according to those standards. Managers will often have to choose between courses of action that will promote either economic performance or social performance. In today's marketplace, organizations are under tighter and tighter scrutiny when it comes to ethics. This activity is important because it is critical for managers to be familiar with and understand ethics and how to promote ethical behavior in the workplace.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of the ways in which organizations can promote high ethical standards on the job.

Riverview Manufacturing, as part of an ongoing continuous improvement process, recently completed an ethics audit to determine if there were potential ethical lapses within their organization. While they did not find any glaring problems or issues, they did discover some issues that need to be addressed as well as some best practices that need to be recognized.

Match each scenario to a strategy for promoting ethical behavior.

Screening prospective employees

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Using a multifaceted approach

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Instituting ethics codes and training programs

Rewarding ethical behavior, protecting whistle$-$blowers

Creating a strong ethical climate